Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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76mm Tank Gun M1, M1A1 & M1A2

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. Tank Cannon, Models M1, M1A1, and M1A2, cal. 76mm.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1942–1945.
  • 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
Not stated (U.S. manufacture)
Type
Cannon
Action
Other
Caliber
76mm
Made
c. 1942–1945production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 89 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “76 mm gun M1” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): developed 1942, test guns from 1 August 1942, classified 18 August 1942; production M1 guns tested 1943, M1A1 created after August 1943; production end 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
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passMaker: U.S. Government contractors → Not stated (U.S. manufacture)

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Historical context

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Summary: Wikipedia, “76 mm gun M1”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II–era tank gun developed by the United States Ordnance Department in 1942 to supplement the 75 mm gun on the basic Medium tank M4. It was also used to arm the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer.