C&R · II · 583
Walther TP & TPH, German manufacture
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, Model TP and TPH pistols, cal.’s .22 and .25 ACP, original German manufacture only.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “original German manufacture only”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1961–1987.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Carl Walther, UlmBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .22, .25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- German manufacture only · c. 1961–1987production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
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 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Walther TPH” ↗, years: TP made 1961-1971; TPH produced since 1968; made in Germany and by Interarms in the US
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Walther TPH”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Walther TP and TPH are a series of compact, lightweight, double-action semi-automatic pistols made by German arms manufacturer Walther. These pistols come chambered in .22 Long Rifle and .25 ACP.