Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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C&R · IV · 228

Tippmann ½-scale machinegun set, S/N 333

Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 88 ↗

Tippmann Arms Company, cal. .22, machinegun set, consisting of a Model 1919-A4, S/N 333, Model 1917, S/N 333-A, and a Model .50 HB, S/N 333-B.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 333, Model 1917”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1983–1987.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Tippmann Arms Co., Fort Wayne, IN
Type
Machinegun
Action
Select-fire / auto
Caliber
.22
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1983–1987production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 88 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. forgottenweapons.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): company formed 1983 (1919 and 1917), M2HB (.50 HB) added 1985, business sold when the registry closed in 1986
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): Tippmann Model 1917 manufactured 1986 and 1987 (Gun Digest); the set's own date is not stated
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
None

Historical context

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