C&R · II · 576
Walther rifles, before 1946
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 19 ↗
Walther, bolt action and semiautomatic rifles, all cal.’s, mfd. prior to 1946.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1946”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Carl Walther Waffenfabrik, Zella-MehlisBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Bolt / Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Before 1946Basis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 19 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Carl Walther GmbH” ↗, years: shop established 1886 in Zella-Mehlis; 'The company originally manufactured hunting and target rifles'; end 1945 follows ATF 'prior to 1946'
- 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
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: Carl Walther GmbH → none. Carl Walther GmbH is about the Walther company, not this class of pre-1946 rifles
Historical context
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