C&R · III · 219
Type 4 Naval handgun
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 ↗
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Type 4 Naval handgun, a double-barrel, smooth bore pistol, in cal. 20mm/12 gauge, produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1944/45.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1944/45”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1944–1945 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “in 1944”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
JapanBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Yokosuka Naval ArsenalBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 20mm/12 gaugeBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1944–1945Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 64 ↗ · 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
- None attached yet
- 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
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