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

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. 22 ↗

Winchester, Model 1902, cal. .22, bolt-action rifles.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1902–1931.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
Type
RifleBasis: the ATF wording
Action
BoltBasis: the ATF wording
Caliber
.22Basis: the ATF wording
Made
1902–1931production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 22 ↗ · ATF original ↗
Entries
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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. 1. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: "About 640,000 sold between 1902 and 1931, when it was discontinued"
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
None

Historical context

Patent drawing, U.S. Patent 632,094 (shown for Winchester Model 1902)
Shown: the patent drawing for John M. Browning's single-shot bolt gun (U.S. Patent 632,094), the patent marked on Model 1902 barrels; not a production example.

Image: U.S. Patent 632,094, “Bolt-gun, sheet 1” by John M. Browning, Public domain (US patent). Retrieved October 2026.