4 Aces

US

ERL

Mfd. by Esfac, Inc.

A & F (Abercrombie & Fitch)

IT/WG

ABC

Importer

A W C Systems Technology

US

AWS

Phoenix, AZ

A. B. Distributors

US

ABD

A. Fagnus

BG

FAG

Mfg.  of revolvers and pistols

A. Gilon

FN

GOA

Mfr. of Velo-Dog revolvers

A. H. Fox (Sterlingworth)

US

FOX

Double-barrel shotguns

A. J. Aubrey

US

AUB

Mfd. for Sears, Roebuck & Co.

A. J. Rummel Arms Co. (Rummel)

US

CRE

Mfd. by Crescent

A. Joseph Defourny

BG

AJD

A. Krausser

GE

KUS

Not Iver Johnson

A. R. Sales Co.

US

ARS

Mfr. of .45 pistol frames

A. Stroeger

--

STR

Not to be confused with Stoeger Arms

A. T. I. S. (Armi Atis)

IT

AAS

Mfr. of shotguns

A. W. Schwarzlose

AU

SCH

A. Zoli/Antonio Zoli

IT

ZOI

Mfr. of shotguns; not be confused with Angelo Zoli

AA Arms Corp.

US

AAC

Model Hill, NC

AA Modelo 1916

SP

AZA

Model of Arrizabalaga & Azanza

AAA/AAA Model 1919

SP

ALD

Trademark of Aldazabal

AARCO

US

ARL

Arlington, WA; trade name for Arnold Arms Co., Inc.

Abadie

PT

ABE

Abercrombie & Fitch (A & F)

IT/WG

ABC

Importer

Abesser & Merel

GE

ABM

Abiline Centennial

US

HR

Mfd. by Harrington & Richardson

Abiline Marshal

WG

SSS

Mfd. by J.P. Sauer & Sons

A-Bolt

--

FNB

Accu-Match Intl.

US

ACU

Mesa, AZ

Accuracy Intl., Ltd.

US

AIL

Hampshire, England; mfr. of rifles

Accu-Tek

US

ACC

Chino, CA

Ace

US

CLT

Model of Colt

Acha/Acha Hermanos

SP

ACH

Acier Comprime

SP

ACI

Ackley, P. O.

US

ACK

Mfr. of rifles; importer

Acme

US

DVT

Brand of Davenport

Acme Arms Co.

US

ST

Subsidiary of Stevens

Action Arms Ltd.

EN

ACL

Importer for Britarms of England

Action/Action 1920 Model

SP

ACT

Mfd. by Modesto Santos

Adams

EN

ADA

Adler/Adlerwaffenwerke

WG

ADL

Advanced Armament, Inc.

US

AVC

Georgia

Advanced Armaments, Inc.

US

ADV

Advanced Small Arms Inds.

SZ

ASA

Solothurn, Switzerland

Advantage

--

AVA

Advantage Arms

US

ATG

St. Paul, MN

Aetna Arms Co.

US

AET

AG

IT

IAG

See Galesi, Armi

Agawam Arms

US

AGW

Agent

US

CLT

Agner

DK

SAX

See Saxhoj Product

Agramonte, Ed

US

AGM

Importer

Agristin-Farar-Espana

SP

AGR

Aguirre y Aranzabal

SP

AGT

Aguirre y Cia

SP

AYG

Aguirre, Pedro Arosa

SP

ADC

Mf. of shotguns

Aguro

SP

AGU

Aiken, Henry

EN

AIK

AIM, Inc.

US

APD

Parton, MD

AIMCO

US

AIC

Houston, TX; see ARMAS International Manufacturing Co.

Aircraft Armaments Corp.

US

USA

Aircrewman

US

CLT

Mfd. by USAF

Ajax

US

CRE

Mfd. by Crescent

Ajax Army

US

MED

Mfd. by E.C. Meacham Arms Co.

Akah

GE

ALB

Distributed and imported by Albrecht Kind

Akkar Silah Sanayi TIC, Ltd.

TY

AKK

Izmir, Turkey; trade name Hatsan

Akliengesellschaft

CK

AKT

AKM

EY

MDI

Model of Maadi

Alamo

US/SP/WG

ALM

Also brand name of Stoeger on Rohm revolver and Alamo Leather Co. on High Standard revolver

Alaska

US

HOD

Brand name of Hood Firearms Co.

Albin Wall

GE

STQ

Albion

EN

ENF

Mfd. by Enfield

Albrecht Kind

GE

ALB

Distributor/importer

Alchemy Arms Co.

US

ALY

Auburn, WA

Aldazabal

SP

ALD

Aldens (Chieftain)

US

ADS

Mfd. by Savage

Aldo Uberti

IT

UBE

Mfr. of revolvers

Alert

US

HOD

Brand name of Hood Firearms Co.

Alex

US

HAA

Brand of Hopkins & Allen

Alex Martin, Ltd.

EN

MRA

Distributor/importer

Alexander Arms

US

AXA

Radford, VA

Alexander James Ordnance

US

AJO

Alexander Stocking & Co.

US

STX

Alexia

US

ALX

Mfr. of revolvers

Alexis

US

HOD

Brand name of Hood Firearms Co.

Alfa

BG/SP/GE

ALF

Trademark of Adolf Frank Co.

Alfaro

BG/SP/GE

ALF

Trademark of Alfa

Alkar/Alkartasuna

SP

ALA

Brand names of Alkartasuan Fabrica de Armas

Alkartasuan Fabrica de Armas

SP

ALA

All-American 2000

US

CLT

Allen

IT

ALN

Allen

US

HAA

Allen & Thurber

US

HAA

Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen

Allen & Wheelock

US

ALW

Allen American

IT

IAL

Imported shotguns

Allen, Ethan, & Co.

US

ALE

Allied Arms

US

ALS

Allies

SP

ALL

Alonzo D. Perry

US

PER

Alpha Arms

US

AHA

Flower Mound, TX

Alpine

EN

FCL

Mfd. by Firearms Co., Ltd.

Alpine Industries

US

ALP

Los Angeles, CA; mfr. of commercial M-1 carbines

Amadeo Rossi & Co.

BZ

AMR

Amantino, E. R.

BZ

BOI

Previously Boito; guns now marked ERA

Ameetec

US

AEE

Gilbert, AZ

Amelung

BG

WAT

Model of L.J. Warnant

America

US

BLG

Brand name of Bliss & Goodyear

America S.A.

DR

AMA

American  S & W

DR

AMA

American Arms

US

AER

North Kansas City, MO

American Arms & Ammo

US

AAM

American Arms Co.

US

AM

American Arms International

US

AAI

Salt Lake City, UT

American Arms, Inc.

US

AAR

Garden Grove, CA

American Arms/Delta

US

AAD

Sparks, NV

American Barlock Wonder

US

CRE

Mfd. by Crescent for Sears, Roebuck & Co.

American Boy

US

TOW

Brand Name of Townley Metal Co.

American Browning

US

BRO

American Bulldog

US

IJ

Brand of Iver Johnson

American Club

US

AMC

Mfr. of shotguns

American Craftsmen

US

AMF

American D. A.

US

HR

Model of Harrington & Richardson

American Derringer Co.

US

AMJ

Waco, TX

American Derringer Corp.

US

AMD

Distributed by Early & Modern Firearms

American Eagle

US

NOB

Brand name of Noble

American Firearms Corp.

US

AMH

American Firearms Mfg. Co.

US

AFM

.38 single-shot derringer and stainless .25 automatic

American Frontier Firearms

US

AFF

Aguanga, CA

American Gun Co.

US

CRE

Brand of Crescent

American Import Co. (Taico)

WG/IT/PI

AIM

Importer

American Industries, Inc.

US

AII

Mfr. of Calico

American S & W

SP

AMW

Not Smith & Wesson

American Spirit Arms Corp.

SP

APT

Phoenix, Arizona

American Standard Tool Co.

US

AMI

Mfr. of revolvers

American Steam Works

US

AMM

American Weapons Corp.

US

AWC

Importer

American Western Arms

US

AWA

Del Ray Beach, FL

American, The

US

THE

Amerigo Cosmi

IT

ACS

Amero Especialistas Reunidas

SP

AES

Ames, N. P.

US

AMN

Amr Model

IT

BEN

Model of Bernardelli

Amsden, R. W.

US

AMS

AMT (Arcadia Machine & Tool)

US

AMT

Mfr. of frames and stainless pistols

Amtec 2000

US

AIE

Gardner, MA; mfr. of revolvers

Amuategui, Martin

SP

AMU

Anaconda

US

CLT

Anciens Establishments Pieper

BG

ANC

Ancion-Marx

BG

EXT

Mfr. of Extracteur

Andrea Benetti

IT

BNE

Andrew Fyrberg & Co.

US

FYR

Early mfr.

Andrus & Osborn

US

AND

Angelo & Emelis Boniotti

IT

BAO

Angelo Zoli

IT

ANZ

Not to be confused with Antonio Zoli

Anschutz

WG

ANS

Anschutz/Savage/Anschutz

WG

ANS

Rifles imported by Savage

Anson & Deeley

EN

ANY

Mfr. of shotguns

Antonio Aspiri

SP

AZC

Mfr. of pistols; see Colon B.H.

Antonio Errasti

SP

ERR

Antonio Gil & Co.

SP

AOG

Eibar, Spain

Antonio Zoli

IT

ZOI

Mfr. of shotguns

Anzio Ironworks

US

AZI

St. Petersburg, FL

Apache

US

APC

Mfr. of .45 carbines

Apache

SP

OVO

Made by Ojanguren & Vidosa

Apaolozo/Apaolozo Hermanos

SP

APH

Apex

EN

HOH

Model of Holland & Holland

Apollo

WG/AU

APL

See Voere

AR-7 Industries

US

ARB

Meriden, CT; mfr. of AR-7 rifle

Aramberri, Victor, & Sons

SP

ARV

Aramberry Hermanos

SP

ABH

Arana y Cie

SP

ARA

Mfr. of revolvers

Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT)

US

AMT

Arcoa

US

ACA

See Arms Corp. of America

Arcus Co.

BU

AC

Mfr. of 9 mm semiautomatic pistols (Arcus 94)

Ardessa

SP

ASS

Spain

Areito-Auriena

SP

AOA

Ares Defense Systems

US

ADE

Blacksburg, VA

Argentina

AT

AT

Code by country if make cannot be determined

Argler

--

ARG

Arisaka

JA

ARI

Aristocrat

US

ARJ

Brand name of Supple-Biddle Hdw. or model of Stevens

Aristocrat

WG

MAU

Rifle model of Mauser

Arizaga, Caspar

SP

ARK

Mfr. of shotguns

Arizaga, Eusebio

SP

ARE

Arizaga, Gaspar

SP

ARK

Mfr. of shotguns

Arizmendi y Goenaga

SP

ARZ

Arizmendi y Zulaica

SP

AYZ

Arizmendi, Francisco

SP

ARZ

Arizmendi, Norberto

SP

ANO

Arkawa Kogyo K. K.

JA

AAK

Mfr. of rifles

Arlington Ordnance

US

ARL

Weston, CT; importer - reimports surplus U.S. military weapons shipped overseas (M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, etc.)

Armaf S. A.

BG

ARF

Armalite

US

AAL

Use AAL only when model is other than listed

Armalite AR-15

US

CLT

Mfd. by Colt

Armalite AR-180

JA

HWA

Mfd. by Howa

Armalite AR-180

EN

STL

Mfd. by Sterling

Armalite AR-7

US

CAC

Mfd. by Charter Arms Corp./Survival Arms

Armament Technology Corp.

US

ARH

Armand Gavage

BG

GAV

Armand Mieg

--

MIE

Armas

--

AEI

ARMAS International Manufaacturing Co.

US

AIC

Houston, TX; also see AIMCO

Armas Bost

SP

BOZ

Armas Erbi

SP

ERI

Armas Gib-Maximo

SP

GIM

Armas Marixa

SP

MRX

Mfr. of shotguns

Armee (pistol)

GE

WAL

Model of Walther

Armee Model

AU

RGA

Mfd. by Roth-Gasser

Armera

SP

ARQ

Armeria El Cazador

UY

AEC

Armeria El Ciervo

UY

ALC

Armi Atis S. R. L.

IT

AAS

Armi Fabri

IT

FBR

Mfr. of shotguns

Armi Galesi

IT

IAG

Not to be confused with Rigarmi

Armi Guiseppe Tanfolglio

IT

GUT

Mfr. of pistols; same company as Fratelli Tanfolglio

Armi Jaeger/Armi Jager

IT

JAE

Imported by Navy Arms Corp.

Armi Sabatti

IT

SBI

Mfr. of shotguns

Armi San Marco

IT

ASM

Replicas of antiques

Armi San Paolo

IT

ASP

Armi Sport

IT

ASB

Mfr. of reproduction firearms

Armi Tecniche de Emilio Rizzini

IT

ATZ

Brescia, Italy

Armigas-Comega

IT

ARC

Arminex

US

ARM

Scottsdale, AZ

Arminius

WG

ARN

Not a make; brand mfd. by Herman Weihrauch, F.I.E. and others

Armitage International

US

AIN

Seneca, SC; mfr. of 9 mm Scorpion and Scarab pistols

Armory Gun Co.

US

AGC

Mfr. of shotguns

Armotecnia

IT

IAR

Mfr. of shotguns

Arms Co.

US

ACA

Same as Arms Corp. of America

Arms Corp. of America

US

ACA

Milan, IL; mfr. of pistols

Arms Corp. of America

US

ACP

Baltimore, MD

Arms Technology

US

ATH

Armsco

US

ACA

Same as Arms Corp. of America

ARMSCO

US

ACA

Nashville, TN

Armscor

SF

ACR

Armscor Precision

US

APR

Importer

Armsport

IT

AMP

Importer

Army (U.S.)

US

USA

Military-issue weapons; each weapon has own mfr.

Arnold Arms Co., Inc.

US

ARL

Arlington, WA; trade name AARCO

Arosa Aguirre, Pedro

SP

ADC

Mfr. of shotguns

Arquebusier

SZ

MAY

Model of Mayor

Arrieta & Azcoaga

SP

AZB

Imported by Galesi

Arriola

SP

ARP

Arrizabalaga & Azanza

SP

AZA

Arrizabalaga, Calixto

SP

ACO

Arrostegui, Eulogio

SP

EAS

Arsenal Company

BU

RSE

Private, nongovernment firm; mfr. of pistols

Arsenal, Inc.

US

ANL

Do not confuse with Arsenal of Bulgaria of Arsenal U.S.A.

Arsenal de Tula

SX

TUA

Arsenal USA, LLC

US

ASL

Houston, TX

Artic

US

CRE

Brand of Crescent

Artigis

GE

ART

Artillerie Inrichtigen

NE

NE

Military arsenal

Artistic Arms

US

ATA

Mfr. of rifles

Arva

SP

ARU

Ascaso, F.

SP

ASC

Ascensio Zabala

SP

ZAA

Ashton (P.H. or W.)

SP

ASH

Aspiri, Antonio

SP

AZC

Mfr. of pistols; see Colon B.H.

Aston (W. or H.)

US

ASO

Astra

SP

AST

Astra Unceta y Cia

SP

AST

Ata Arms

TY

ATM

Istanbul, Turkey

ATC

SP

ATC

Athena

JA

SKB

SKB Firearms Co.

Atkin, Grant & Lang

EN

AGL

Atlas

SP/IT

ATL

Importer/distributor

Attila

HU

FEG

Auto-loading pistol; mfd. by Feg Union

Aubrey, A. J.

US

AUB

Mfd. by Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Audax

FN

MDA

Brand D'Armes des Pyrenees

August Francolette Co.

US

FRG

August Francotte

BG

FTR

Mfr. of shotguns

August Menz

GE/WG

ME

August Schnle

GE

SHN

Also see Reform

August Schuler

GE

AGS

Aurora

SP

AUA

Auslands Patent

GE

SHN

Trademark of August Schnle; see Reform

Austen

AS

ASN

Military weapons; see Sten

Australia

AS

AS

Code by country if make cannot be determined

Australian Arms

AS

ATR

Australian Automatic

AS

AS

Australian Automatic Arms

AS

STU

Tazmania, Australia

Austria

AU

AU

Code by country if make cannot be determined

Auto Mag

US

AUQ

See AMT., T.D.E., or Jurras

Auto Nine Corp.

US

ATO

Parma, ID

Autograde

FN

AUR

Automatic Arms

US

AUO

South Carolina

Automatic Model 1924

SP

AUM

Automatic Pistole ZKP

CK

AUP

Military Weapons

Automatique Francaise

FN

AUT

See Societe D'Armes

Auto-Ordnance Corp.

US

AOC

Mfr. of submachine guns and semiautomatic rifles

Auto-Wing

US

UNV

Shotgun model of Universal Firearms Corp.

Avant Industries

US

AVT

Avenger

--

ANG

Revolvers

Avion/Avion Pistolet

SP

AVI

Mfd. by Azpiri

AVK-BV

GE

GUS

See Gustloff

AWC Systems Technology

US

AWS

Phoenix, AZ

AWI

US

AWI

Eaton, CO

Aya

SP

AGT

Shotguns

Azanza & Arrizabalaga

SP

AZA

Azcoaga & Arrieta

SP

AZB

Imported by Galesi

Azpiri/Antonio Azpiri

SP

AZC

Mfr. of pistols; see Colon B.H.

Azul (Mauser copy)

SP

ARK

Model of Arizaga

B & H Small Arms

US

BHA

Mfr. of handguns and rifles

B. A. Co.

US

BAC

Bacon Arms Co.

B. C. Automatic

SP

BCA

B. F. Joslyn

US

JSN

Mfr. of Civil War rifles

B. H.

SP

BHP

B. M. & S. Special

US

SMC

Brand name of L.C. Smith Gun Co.

B. S. F.

GE

BSF

B. West Imports Inc

US

BWA

Tucson, AZ; mfr. of AK-type receiver

B.F. Arms Manufacturer

US

BFA

B/S or BS

--

BSS

BA

SP

BA

Baby

BG/SP

BAB

Various mfrs.

Baby

HU

FEG

Model of Frommer

Baby Browning

BG

FNB

Baby Dragoon

US/SP

BAY

Various mfrs. Including Colt in early 1800s

Baby Hammerless

US/BG

BH

Model Sedgley or various other mfrs.

Bacon (Mfg. or Arms Co.)

US

BAC

Badminton

EN

HOH

Model name of Holland & Holland

Baford Arms

US

BFD

Bristol, TN; mfr. "Thunder," a multi-caliber derringer

Bahia

SP

BHI

Two-barrel pistols

Baikal

SX

BKL

Mfr. of shotguns

Bailey, Thomas

US

BAI

Baker

US

SMC

Brand name of L.C. Smith Gun Co.

Baker Gun Co.

US/BG

BAK

Imported or mfd. by Crescent

Baldwin Co.

US

BAW

Mfr. of shotguns

Ball & Williams

US

BLD

Mfd. by C.H. Ballard

Ballard & Fairbanks

US

BAF

Ballard (rifle)

US

MAR

Model of Marlin Firearms Co.

Ballard Arms

US

BAA

Lynndyl, UT; .50-caliber rifle

Ballard Rifle & Cartridge, LLC

US

BRC

Cody, WY

Ballard, C. H.

US

BLD

Mfr. of Civil War rifles

Ballester-Molina

AT

HIS

Mfd. by Hafdasa

Ballester-Riguad

AT

BAD

Baltimore Arms Co.

US

BAM

Bang Up

US

BUP

Trade name of Graham & Haines Co.

Bantam

IT

BER

Model mfd. by Beretta

BAR (Browning auto rifle)

US/GE/BG

USA

Various mfrs.; military-issue weapons

Barett Firearms Mfg.

US

BRT

Murfreesboro, TN; mfr. Of .50-caliber rifle

Barker, T.

US/BG

BAE

Sold by Crescent, H & D Folsom Arms Co., and Iver Johnson

Baroness

US

BUQ

Mfd. by Butler Associates, Inc.

Barrenechea & Gallestegue

SP

BAG

Auto Pistols

Bar-Sto Precision

US

BSP

Twentynine Palms, CA

Bascaran, Martin A.

SP

BNM

Basculant

SP/BG

BAS

Basque

SP

ECE

Model of Echasa

Batavia/Batavia Leader

US

BAT

Model of Crescent or Baker

Battista Rizzini

IT

BZL

Marcheno, Italy

Bauer Firearms Corp.

US

BAU

Mfr. of pistols

Bauer, Karl

GE

BRL

Distributor

Bauska Arms

CK

BKA

Mfd. in Czechoslovakia; imported to the U.S.

Bay State

US

HR

Model of Harrington & Richardson

Bayard

DK

HAJ

Mfd. by Haerens Tojhus

Bayard/Bayard Bergmann

BG

ANC

Mfd. by Anciens Establishments Pieper

Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik

GE

BSF

BDM (pistol)

--

FNB

Bearcat

US

SR

Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.

Beaumont-Vitali

NE

BEA

Becker

GE

BCK

Mfr. of shotguns

Becker & Hollander

GE

BEC

Beebe Arms Co.

US

BBE

Brand of Marlin or Remington

Beeman

US

BMN

Mfr. of airguns

Beesley

EN

BEE

Beholla

GE

BEC

Brand of Becker & Hollander

Behorden

GE

SSS

Model of J.P. Sauer & Sons

Beistegui

SP

BEI

Beistegui-Hermanos

SP

BEI

Spanish for Beistegui Brothers

Belategui, Juan Antonio

SP

BJA

Belgian Browning

BG

FNB

Belgique/Belgium

BG

BG

Code by country if make cannot be determined

Belknap Hardware

US

BHE

Use BHE only when model is other than listed

Belknap Hardware Model B-63

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-64

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-65C

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-68

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-963

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-964

US

SAV

Belknap Hardware Model B-967

US

SAV

Belleri, Luigi

IT

LBU

Bellmore Gun Co.

US

CRE

Brand of Crescent

Bellmore-Johnson Tool Co.

US

BJT

Belmont Firearms

EN

BTF

Mfr. of shotguns

Ben Franklin

US

BEJ

Benelli S.P.A.

IT

BNL

Benemerita

SP

RET

Brand of Retolaza/Retolaza Brothers

Benet Arms

US

BTA

Importer

Benetti, Andrea

IT

BNE

Benjamin

US

BJM

Mfr. of air guns

Benjamin Franklin

US

BEJ

Berasaluze Areitio Aurtena

SP

BZA

Mfr. of pistols

Berben Corp.

US

BBC

Importer of Beretta

Berdan

SX/US

BEF

Early arms mfr.

Berent Steel Co.

US/IT/WG

BEQ

Importer

Berestian & Cia

SP

BYC

Beretta (Industria S.A.)

BZ

BER

Beretta (P. or Pietro)

IT

BER

Beretta USA Corp.

US

FII

Formerly F.I. Inds.

Bergereon

FN

BEB

Bergmann, Theodor

GE/BG

BEG

Bergmann-Schmeisser

WG

BEG

Berkshire

US

BEK

Berlin Suhler Waffen

GE

BSW

Bernardelli, Vicenzo