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SEC. IV.

NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT WEAPONS CLASSIFIED AS CURIOS OR RELICS UNDER 18 U.S.C. CHAPTER 44

The Bureau has determined that the following National Firearms Act weapons are curios or relics as defined in 27 CFR 178.11 because of their dates of manufacture. These National Firearms Act weapons, classified as curios or relics, are still subject to all the controls under the National Firearms Act. However, licensed collectors may acquire hold or dispose of them as curios or relics subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR Part 178. They are still "firearms" as defined in the National Firearms Act and Chapter 44 of Title 18, U.S.C.

• Alarm Pistol, S/N IRS-3591, cal. .22 rimfire, marked Patent Pending about 1883, which rings an alarm bell and also fires a cartridge when set to do so.
• Armalite, AR 10, 1955, cal. 7.62mm NATO submachinegun, made by the Armalite Div. of Fairchild Engine & Airplane Co., Costa Mesa, CA prior to 1961.
• * Armalite AR-15, .222 Remington or .223 cals., produced by Armalite.
• * Armalite AR-15, Model 601, .223 cal., manufactured by Colt. Must be marked "Armalite." * Armalite, AR-18, selective fire rifle, cal. .223, prod. by Armalite, Costa Mesa, CA.
• Astra, models 901, 902, and 903, selective fire pistols, cal. 7.63mm (.30 Mauser).
• Astra, model F, selective fire pistol, cal. 9mm Bergmann.
• Azul, selective fire pistol, cal. 7.63mm (.30 Mauser), copy of Mauser model 1896 pistol.
• * Australian, Austen MK I and MK II Submachineguns, cal. 9mm, manufactured in Australia prior to 1946.
• Australian, Owen MK I and MK II Submachineguns, cal. 9mm, manufactured in Australia prior to 1946.
• Austrian, Swartzlose machinegun, model 1905 and 1907/1912, cal. 8mm.
• Austrian, Steyr-Solothurn model MP-30 and MP-34 submachineguns as originally manufactured by Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Steyr-Austria, prior to 1946.
• Auto Ordnance, WWII commemorative Thompson model 1928, cal. .45.
• Auto Ordnance, Korean War Commemorative Thompson model 1928, cal. .45.
• Benet Mercie, machine rifle, model 1909 (French and American manufacture), cal. 8mm Lebel or .30.
• Boys, MK1, cal. .55 , anti-tank rifle.
• Brevettata, model F.N.A.- B 1943, submachinegun, cal. 9mm Parabellum, with an 8" barrel, S/N 5391.
• Browning automatic rifle (BAR), model 1918A2, manufactured by New England Arms Corporation prior to 1946.
• Bren, light machineguns, any model, any cal., British Commonwealth manufacture.
• British, Lanchester (Lancaster) Mk 1 and Mk 1, 9mm, submachineguns manufactured in England, during World War II.
• British, STEN submachineguns Mk. I, Mk. II, Mk. III, Mk. IV and Mk. V, cal. 9mm, original British Commonwealth Military issue only.
• Canadian, EX1 and EX2 experimental series of the FN FAL in cal. 7.62mm NATO, as manufactured by Fabrique Nationale, Herstal, Belgium, for the Canadian Government.
• Cane Gun, cane with horn handle, silver tipped, wood covered steel, breech loading, smooth bore barrel, S/N IRS-5834, cal. .32 centerfire.
• Cane Gun, English walking stick, bamboo covered steel rifled barrel with horn handle, S/N IRS-3589, cal. .38 centerfire.
• Cane Gun, S/N IRS-3587, cal. .410 centerfire.
• Chinese manufactured copy of the U.S. 60mm mortar manufactured prior to 1946. Chinese, Type 24 (Maxim) machinegun, cal. 7.92mm, Chinese manufacture.
• Chinese, Type 26 light machinegun.
• Colt, machinegun, model 1895, any cal.
• Colt, machinegun, model 1914, any cal.
• Colt, model MG38 and MG38B, water cooled machinegun any cal. manufactured by Colt. Colt, model 1919 auto rifle. Colt, Model 1921, Model 192lAl, Model 52, and Model 52A, .50 cal., water-cooled machinegun, as originally manufactured by Colt and bearing the original S/N with the letter "C" prefix.
• Colt, Monitor model machine rifle, cal. 30-06, commercial version of the BAR, 18" barrel, vertical pistol grip, Cutts compensator, manufactured by Colt.
• Crescent, Certified Shotgun .410 gauge, w/12-1/4" barrel and pistol grip. Czechoslovakian, model ZB 26 and ZB 30 light machinegun.
• * Danish HOVEA M1949, 9mm Parabellum, produced in Denmark.
• Danish, Madsen machineguns, all models produced prior to 1946; all cals.
• Danish, Madsen, model 1946, submachineguns.
• Danish, Madsen, model 1950, submachineguns.
• Degtyarev-PTRD 1941, 14.5mm anti-tank rifle.
• * Egyptian "Port Said" version of the Swedish Model 45B, 9mm cal., produced in Egypt. Enfield, military bolt action rifle cut-a-ways, having barrels of less than 16". Fabrique Nationale, model BAR, full automatic rifle, all cals., as manufactured by Fabrique Nationale, Herstal, Belgium.
• Federal Laboratories, 12 Gauge Gas Billy, all variations.
• French, 25mm anti-tank cannon SA-L mil. 1937, commonly known as French models 34 SA and 37A.
• French, Chatellerault model 1924/29 machineguns, cal. 7.5mm.
• French, C.S.R.G. (Chauchat) machinegun model 1915, cal. 8mm Lebel.
• French, C.S.R.G. (Chauchat) machinegun, model 1918, cal. .30.
• French, model MAT 49, submachinegun, cal. 9mm.
• French, model 1897 75mm breechloading cannon of French and American manufacture, in 1899 or later.
• French, model 37, 50mm (1.97 in.) mortar - also designated as a German, model 203(f), 5cm (1.97 in.) mortar.
• French, model 34 SA and 37A, antitank cannon 1937 in 25mm.
• French, model 1934 M39 (Mle 34 K39), cal. 7.5 x 54mm, aircraft machinegun.
• Franchi, model 1962 Semiautomatic carbines, cal. 9mm.
• French, St. Etienne machinegun, model 1907, cal. 8mm. Lebel.
• Finnish, Tampella (original), model 1938, cal. 81mm mortars.
• German, assault rifles selective fire, produced during 1941 through 1945, in cal. 7.92mm Kurz (7.92 x 33mm) including MP - 43 per EMO.
• German, Bergmann model 1915 water cooled machinegun, cal. 7.92mm.
• German, Bergmann model 1915, an air cooled machinegun cal. 7.92mm.
• German, Bergmann, MP-34, 9mm, machine pistol.
• German, Bergmann, MP-35/I, 9mm, machine pistol.
• German, BUCO hand firing device, cal. 12mm (.44 cal.).
• German, Dreyse model 1918 water cooled machinegun, cal. 7.92mm.
• German, Erma (EMP), or MPE, 9mm, machine pistol.
• * German Flak 30, 2cm antiaircraft machinegun.
• German, Gast machinegun, cal. 7.9mm.
• Gervan, FG42 Parachutists rifle, cal. 7.92mm, manufactured prior to 1946.
• German, MG 15 anti aircraft machinegun 7.92mm made before 1945.
• German, MG 15 machineguns, cal. 7.92mm, made prior to 1945.
• * German MP41 submachineguns, cal. 9mm parabellum, manufactured by C.G. Haenel, Suhl, Germany during W.W.II. Original W.W.II German production, only.
• * German Minenwerfers, having fixed firing pins, spring or hammer actuated striker, any cal., any model, manufactured prior to 1919.
• German, 15cm Nebelwerfer, 41 (150-mm) Rocket Launcher.
• German, Parabellum machinegun, model 1913, 1914 and LMG 14/17, cal. 7.9mm.
• German, Raketenpanzerbuchse 43 (8.8cm, RPzB43), model 43, 88mm Rocket Launcher. German, Raketenpanzerbuchse 54 (8.8cm, RPzB54), model 54, 88mm Rocket Launcher. German, Schmeisser, MP-28/II, 9mm, machine pistol.
• German, Steyr-Solothurn, 9mm, machine pistol.
• German, submachinegun, model MP18-1, cal. 9mm Parabellum.
• German, MG 34 light machinegun, cal. 7.92mm.
• German, MP38 submachinegun, cal. 9mm Parabellum, manufactured by B. Geipel (Erma) prior to 1941.
• German, MP40 submachineguns, cal. 9mm, manufactured from 1940-1945 for the German military forces.
• German, MG 42 light machinegun, produced prior to 1946, cal. 7.92mm.
• German, 7.5cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun (75mm).
• German, 7.5cm Pak 39 anti-tank gun (75mm).
• German, 7.5cm Stuk assault gun (75mm).
• German, 7.5cm Kw.K 40 tank gun (75mm).
• German, 8mm MG 81 and MG 81Z aircraft Machineguns.
• German, 15/20mm MG 151 Aircraft Machineguns (all variations).
• German, 30mm MG 108 Aircraft Machineguns/Cannons.
• German, 13mm Rheinmetal-Borsig model 131, Aircraft Machineguns (all variations).
• H&A A. Company, 16 gauge, set gun.
• Harrington & Richardson (H&R) "Handy Gun," .410 gauge with a 12-1/4" barrel. H&R "Handy Gun," .410 or 28 gauge, with 8" or 12-1/4" smooth bore barrels, with or without accompanying original stock.
• H&R "Handy Gun," .22 rimfire or .32-20 centerfire with 12-1/4",rifled barrel and ac- companying original factory shoulder stock.
• High Standard, USA model HD, .22 lr cal. pistols, originally equipped with silencers for issue to the OSS and other military agencies, S/N range 109110-153890.
• Hotchkiss, light machinegun, British model 1909 Mark I and Mark 1, cal. .303.
• Hotchkiss, models 1897, 1900 and 1914 machineguns of French mftr. in all cals.
• Ingram Models 6 and 7, various cals., produced by Police Ordnance Company.
• Ingram Models 8 and 9, various cals., produced in Thailand.
• Italian, Breda model 1930 machineguns, all cals.
• Italian, Breda Safat, model 1935, 7mm aircraft machinegun, manufactured by Societa Anonima Ernesto Breda, Brescia, Italy, prior to 1946.
• Italian, Breda model 1937 heavy machinegun, cal. 8mm.
• Italian, Cannone anticarro e d'accompagnamento 47/32 M1935, cal. 47mm, all variations and manufacturers.
• Italian, model 38A, 9mm Parabellum submachinegun, manufactured by Pietro Beretta SpA, Gardone-val Trompia, Italy, prior to 1946.
• Italian, model 38/42, 9mm parabellum, by Beretta SpA, Gardone-val Trompia, Italy prior to 1946.
• Italian, Fiat Revelli model 1935 machinegun, cal. 8mm.
• Italian, Revelli model 1914 machinegun, cal. 6.5mm.
• Italian, Villar Perosa submachinegun, model 1915, 1916 and 1917, cal. 9mm Parabellum.
• Ithaca, "Auto and Burglar Guns," manufactured by Ithaca Gun Company from 1922, to 1933, all original guns.
• Japanese, experimental submachinegun "Bullpup" cal. 8mm Nambu.
• Japanese, model 38 Field Cannon.
• Japanese, (model 1921 Browning Type), aircraft fixed machinegun, cal. 12.7mm.
• Japanese, model 94, 37mm gun manufactured prior to 1946.
• Japanese, modified Bergmann (SIG), submachinegun, cal. 7.63mm, featuring bayonet mounting lug.
• Japanese, Type 1 (1941), aircraft flexible machinegun, cal. 7.92mm, twin barrel type Japanese, Type 3 (1927), heavy machinegun, cal. 6.5mm. twin barrel type.
• Japanese, model 10 and 89, 50 mm grenade dischargers.
• Japanese, Type 11 (1922) light machinegun, all variations, cal. 6.5mm.
• Japanese, Type 38 (1905) machinegun (Hotchkiss) cal. 6.5mm Japanese, Type 89 (1929) Vickers pattern machineguns, cal. 7.7mm.
• Japanese, Type 91 (1931), tank machineguns (modified Type 11), cal. 6.5mm.
• Japanese, Type 92 (1932), heavy machinegun, Hotchkiss pattern cal. 7.7mm.
• Japanese, Type 92 (1932), light machinegun or aircraft machinegun, Lewis pattern, cal. 7.7mm.
• Japanese, Type 92 (1932), tank machinegun, cal. 13.2mm.
• Japanese, Type 93 (1938), aircraft machinegun cal. 7.29mm.
• Japanese, Type 94, 37mm gun, manufactured prior to 1946.
• Japanese, Type 96 (1936), light machinegun cal. 6.5mm.
• Japanese, Type 97 (1937), tank machinegun, cal. 7.7mm.
• Japanese, Type 98, 7.92 aircraft machinegun, Japanese manufactured prior to 1946.
• Japanese, Type 99 (1939), light machinegun, all varieties, cal. 7.7mm.
• Japanese, Type 100 (1940), aircraft flexible machinegun, cal. 7.92mm, twin barrel type.
• Japanese, Type 100 submachinegun, cal. 8mm Nambu, all varieties.
• Japanese, 12.7 (13)mm Browning HO-103 Machineguns.
• Japanese, 20mm Browning Aircraft HO-5 Machineguns/Cannons.
• Japanese, 30mm Browning Aircraft HO-155 Type 1, Machineguns/Cannons.
• Japanese, 30mm Browning Aircraft HO-155 Type 2, Machineguns/Cannons.
• Japanese, 37mm Browning Aircraft HO-204 Machineguns/Cannons.
• Japanese, 40mm Caseless Aircraft Machineguns/Cannons Japanese, 20mm Oerlikon model 99, Machineguns/Cannons.
• Japanese, model 94, 37mm gun, manufactured prior to 1946.
• Lahti, model 39, cal. 20mm anti-tank rifle.
• Lewis, Light machinegun (American or British manufacture), cal. .303 or .30.
• Luger, Mauser commercial manufacture, semiautomatic pistol, 75 Jahre, Parabellum-Pistol, Mod. Karabiner, Commemorative, cal. 9mm, accompanied by a carbine type shoulder stock.
• M1918 and 1918A2 BAR, manufactured by Colt, Winchester, Marlin Rockwell, New England Small Arms, IBM, Royal Typewriter.
• M2 Browning, .30 cal. machineguns (AN-M2), as manufactured by various U.S. Government contractors prior to and during WWII.
• M3 submachinegun, 9mm Parabellum, as originally produced by the U.S. Government, having no manufacturer's name or S/N and originally marked U.S. 9mm SMG on the left side of the magazine housing. Original production only.
• Marble's Game Getter, Firearms, with a combination of .44 cal. or .410 gauge smooth bore and .22 cal. barrels, both lst and 2nd models, with barrel lengths of less than 18, " manufactured by the Marble Arms Corporation of Gladstone, MI, prior to 1943. Marlin, aircraft machinegun, model 1917 and 1918, cal. .30.
• Marlin, U.S. model 1917, ground machinegun, cal. 30/06.
• Marlin, tank machineguns, model 1918 cal. .30.
• Mauser, manufactured Schnellfeuer selective fire pistols and all original prototypes, cal. 7.63mm Mauser.
• Maxim, machineguns of German manufacture, all models and cals.
• Maxim, machineguns produced by Maxim Nordenfeldt and Vickers Sons and Maxim from approximately 1885 through 1908, all cals.
• Maxim, machineguns, Russian model 1905, Russian manufacture having a brass water Jacket in cal. 7.62mm, Russian rimmed Oerlikon, 20mm Automatic Cannon, all variations manufactured in the United States prior to 1946.
• Pipe Pistol, S/N 420, cal. .22 rimfire (word "pipe" means smoking tobacco type). Pipe Pistol, S/N IRS-3579, cal. 7mm centerfire, marked drgm Bucksom (word "pipe" means smoking tobacco type).
• Reising, Submachineguns U.S. model M-50, .45 cal., Harrington & Richardson Arms, Worchester, MA, USA Pat Pending.
• Royal, selective fire pistol, cal. 7.63mm (.30 Mauser), copy of Mauser model 1896 pistol.
• Russian, Degtyarev, machineguns, models DA, DP, DPM, DT, and RP46, cal. 7.62mm. Russian, model 1910 (Maxim), machinegun, any cal., Russian manufacture.
• Russian, model PPD 1943/38 and PPD 1940, submachineguns, cal. 7.62mm, original Russian manufacture.
• Russian, 50mm Mortar Launcher.
• Russian, PSH41, 7.62mm submachineguns and all copies/variations produced in the Communist Bloc countries prior to mid 1950's.
• Russian, PPS 42, submachineguns, cal. 7.62mm.
• Russian, PPS43 submachineguns, cal. 7.62 mm manufactured in the Soviet Union prior to 1946.
• Russian, model SG43 heavy machinegun, cal. 7.62mm, Russian manufacture. Russian (U.S.S.R.), Federov, automatic rifle, model 1916 AVF (Avtomat), cal. 6.5 x 50.5SR (6.5mm Japanese), of Russian manufacture Russian (U.S.S.R.), Simonov, automatic rifle, model 1936 AVS (AVS36), cal. 7.62 x 54R, of Soviet manufacture.
• Russian (U.S.S.R.), Tokarev, automatic rifle, model 1940 AVT (AVT40), cal. 7.62 x 54R, of Soviet manufacture.
• Russian (U.S.S.R.), Stechkin, automatic pistol, model APS, cal. 9 x 18 (Makarov), of Soviet manufacture.
• Sedgley, Glove Pistol .38 centerfire, S/N IRS-3580, single shot, marked MK2S, manufactured by Sedgley, Philadelphia, for the U.S. Marines.
• Simonov-PTRS 1941, 14.5mm anti-tank rifle.
• Smith & Wesson, Model 76 submachinegun, cal. 9mm parabellum, S/N range from U100 to U6100.
• Solothurn Maschinengewehr, Model 38 (MG38), 7.92 mm machinegun, manufactured between 1930 - 1935, by Waffenfabrik Solothurn AG, Solothurn, Switzerland.
• Solothurn, models S18-100 S18-1000 and S18-1100 20mm semiautomatic, antitank rifle. Springer, .32 cal., Knife-Pistols, marked "C-16" and "C-12" on the left and right ex- tractors, respectively, with "BAZAAR" marked on the left side of the blade. Some devices are marked "Solingen" on the left side of the blade and "Made in Germany" on the other.
• STAR, models AD, BD, MD, and PO, Selective Fire Pistols, any cal., produced prior to 1953.
• Stevens, Offhand Number 35, .410 gauge shot pistols.
• Stevens, Auto Shot Number 35, .410 gauge shot pistols.
• Stoner, model 63 and 63A, rifles Suomi, model 26 and 31 sub machinegun.
• Swedish, model 37 and 39 sub machinegun.
• Swedish, Model 45, and Model 45B 9mm Parabellum cal., produced in Sweden.
• Swedish, model M-42 20mm recoilless anti-tank rifles Swedish, 3.7cm Bofors anti-tank guns produced prior to 1946, including the following variations or designations: Swedish Bofors, 37mm, anti-tank cannon, German 3.7cm, Pak 30 anti-tank gun (designation unconfirmed), German 3.7cm, Pak 157(b) anti-tank gun (captured Danish guns), Polish 37mm, Armata Przeciwpancerna Wz 36, British Ordnance O.F. 37mm, Mk 1, anti-tank gun.
• Swedish, models 21, 6.5mm, auto rifles manufactured prior to 1946. Swedish, model 37, 6.5mm, auto rifles manufactured prior to 1946. Swiss (Societe Industrielle Suisse) NKPO carbines, 7.65mm, w/barrels less than 16". Thompson, model 1927, semiautomatic carbine, cal. .45 ACP.
• Thompson, submachineguns including all models, prototypes, and variations actually manufactured in or before, 1945.
• Thompson, model 1928, Korean War Commemorative. submachineguns, cal. .45 produced by Auto Ordnance, West Hurley, NY.
• Umbrella Gun, 6 shot pepper box revolver with dagger attachment extending from muzzle, combined with handle and umbrella, S/N 16, cal. .22 rimfire, with markings Brevette PT, manufactured by Marquis de Fabrique, France.
• United Defense Supply Corporation, model U.D. 42, submachinegun, cal. 9mm Parabellum, as manufactured by Marlin Firearms Company, New Haven, CT.
• U.S. Arms Company, knife pistol, cal. .22, manufactured prior to 1934.
• U.S. 37mm Antitank guns M3 and M3Al, produced by various U.S. Government contractors prior to 1946.
• U.S. M6 Survival rifle/shotgun, cal. .22/410 gauge, having 14-1/2" barrels, produced by various U.S. Government contractors.
• U.S. Browning machineguns (original), cal. .30, M1917 and M1917Al, manufactured by Colt's Patent Firearms Company, New England Westinghouse Company, Remington ArmsUnion Metallic Cartridge Company, Rock Island Arsenal, High Standard Company, Savage Arms Corporation, Buffalo Arms Corporation, Frigidaire, AC Spark Plug, Brown-LipeChappin, Saginaw Steering Gear Division, and Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company.
• U.S. Browning model 1919, cal. .30, machineguns, produced by various U.S. Government contractors prior to 1946, all variations.
• U.S. Browning model 1919A4 air cooled machinegun, produced by various U.S. Government contractors prior to 1946, cal. .30.
• U.S. Carbine, cal. 30, M2, original U.S. Military issue, manufactured prior to 1946, and marked "M-2" on the receiver.
• U.S. Johnson models 1941 and 1944 light machineguns, cal. .30.
• U.S. Mortar (original), cal. 60mm, Ml and M2, with mount M2.
• U.S. M 4 Survival Rifle, cal. .22 Hornet, as issued by the government, manufactured in the United States and Canada by Harrington & Richardson Arms Company.
• U.S. Maxim machinegun, model 1904, cal. .30.
• U.S. models 1915 and 1918 Vickers machineguns manufactured by Colt in cals. 30/06 or 11mm.
• U.S. models Ml, M9 and M18, cal. 2.36" Rocket launcher (Bazooka) and variations thereof.
• U.S. 3" Anti-tank Gun, model M5.
• U.S. model M6, 37mm, gun, produced prior to 1946.
• U.S. model T-48 assault rifles, cal. 7.62mm, manufactured by H&R.
• U.S. Small Arms Company knife pistol, cal. .22 original manufacture produced prior to 1934.
• Vickers commercial water cooled machinegun, any configuration, any cal., British manufacture.
• Vickers original military machineguns, all variations, all cals., manufactured prior to 1946.
• Winchester model 92 Trapper carbines having barrel lengths of less than 16" (original Winchester manufacture only).

U.S. Government Printing Office: 1993 -- 343-007/75561

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