C&R · IV · 256
75mm Pack Howitzer M1A1, S/N 336
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. 89 ↗
U.S. Pack Howitzer, Model M1-A1, cal. 75mm, S/N 336, manufactured in 1941.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 336”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1941 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “manufactured in 1941”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 89 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “M116 howitzer” ↗, years: production 1927–1944
- 2. Wikipedia, “M116 howitzer” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer General Electric
- 3. livinghistoryregistry.com ↗, maker: Living History Registry: M1A1 gun s/n 506 made by General Electric, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1941 (record 5675: s/n 572, GE, 1941) — the 1941 M1A1 tubes recorded are GE-made; S/N 336 itself not recorded
- 4. Wikipedia, “M116 howitzer” ↗, action: breech-loading pack howitzer with horizontal-block breech (recorded as Other)
- 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
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passMaker: U.S. Government arsenals → General Electric (Erie, PA). The M116 article names General Electric and registry records show 1941 M1A1 tubes made by GE at Erie
- Data-trust reviewYears shown as: Listed serial only → S/N 336, made 1941. ATF states "manufactured in 1941"
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Two M116 75mm Howitzers in Chengkungling 20111009.jpg” by 玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M116 howitzer”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The 75mm pack howitzer M1 was a pack howitzer designed in the United States. The gun saw combat in World War II with the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, and was also supplied to foreign militaries. Initially designed to be moved across difficult terrain, the gun and carriage could be broken down into several pieces to be carried by pack animals, and this ability as well as its compact size allowed it to be used by paratroop and glider forces.
