C&R · III · 163
Winchester Model 36
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. 45 ↗
Winchester, Model 36, shotgun, cal. 9mm rimfire.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1919–1927.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- ShotgunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 9mm rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 45 ↗ · 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. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: Gun Digest: Model 36 'introduced in 1920' ... 'Discontinued in 1927. About 20,000 sold'.
- 2. Wikipedia, “List of Winchester models” ↗, years
- 3. merzantiques.com ↗, years: Dealer listing (Merz Antiques): 'About 20,000 were made between 1920-1927'.
- 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
- Evidence passYears: 1920–1927 → 1919–1927. Wikipedia's Winchester model list gives 1919 for the Model 36, Gun Digest 1920–1927; widened to cover both
Historical context
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