Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester 1902 factory pistol, Topperwein

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 64 ↗

Winchester, 1902, pistol made from a rifle, cal. .22, produced at factory, having no S/N, but having a decorated stock and accompanied by documents denoting its use by Mr. Ned Tupperwein.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “produced at factory”
  • ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by documents denoting its use by Mr. Ned Tupperwein”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having no S/N”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a decorated stock”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm has no serial number, as the ATF wording statesATF: “having no S/N”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1902–1931.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Pistol
Action
Bolt¹
Caliber
.22
Made
No S/N · c. 1902–1931production; ATF states no date²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 64 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “List of Winchester models” ↗, action: Model 1902: bolt-action single-shot .22 rifle
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): Gun Digest: Model 1902 single-shot .22, 'About 640,000 sold between 1902 and 1931, when it was discontinued'; the factory pistol conversion itself is not dated.
Fact tags
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  • 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
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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