Gun Make Codes

Make, Brand, Model or Trademark	Country	Code	Reference
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	IT	BEN
Bernardon-Martin	FN	BEO
Bernedo	SP	BED
Berns Wholesale	US	BEW	Importer/distributor
Bersa/Bersa Piccola	AT	AEI	Mfd. by Industria Argentina
Besa	EN	BSA	Mfd. by BSA; copy of two-barrel .37 machine gun
Beschi, Mario	IT	BSM	Mfr. of shotguns
Best, The	US	FIP	Mfd. by F.I.E.
Bes-Tof-Al	--	BSL	Brand of shotgun
Bettinsoli Tarcisio	IT	BTT	Gardone, Italy
Big Bear Arms	US	BBA	Importer
Big D	WG	ROM	Brand name of Rhoem Gesellschaft
Big Horn Arms	US	BHN	Watertown, SD
BII Sales	US	BII
Bijou	BG	BIJ
Bingham, Squire's	PI	SQB	Mfd. by Squibman
Bird Hunter	FR	DAE	Model of Darne shotguns
Birmingham Gun Depot	US	SMC	Brand name of L.C. Smith Gun Co. shotguns
Birmingham Small Arms (BSA)	EN	BSA
Bisley	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Bison	WG	SCR	Brand of Herbert Schmidt
Bittner, Gustav	AU	BIT
Bjorgum	NW	BJO
Black Forest	AU	VOE	Model of Voere rifles
Black Prince	US	BRG	Brand name of Bridge Gun Co.
Blackhawk	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Bland, Thomas, & Sons	EN	TBS
Blaser Jagdwaffen gmbh.	GE	BJW	Isny/Allgau, Germany
Bliss & Goodyear	US	BLG
Blue Hen	US	BJH	Brand name of Jellico Hardware
Blue Jacket	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Blue Mallard	IT	MSI	Model of Masieri
Blue Ridge Precision Gunworks	US	BRP	Fort Hill, SC
Bluegrass Armory	US	BLS	Richmond, KY
Blumenfeld Imports Co.	US	BLC	Importer
Blunt & Syms	US	BLU
BM	SX	BM	Mfr. of shotguns
Bobcat Weapons, Inc.	US	BOB	Phoenix, AZ
Bock	FN	BOX	Double-barrel pistols
Bodyguard	US	EME	Mfd. by Gerstenberger & Eberwein
Bodyguard	US	SW	Model of Smith & Wesson
Bohica	BA	BOC	Loveland, CO; mfr. of AR-15 rifles
Bohnmische Waffenfabrik	CK	BW
Boito	BZ	BOI	Shotguns and single-shot pistols
Bojho	YG	BOJ	Yugoslavian Army marks on Browning 1922
Boltun	SP	BOT
Bolumburu, Gregorio	SP	BOU
Bonanza	US	BNZ	Bacon Mfg. Co.
Bond Arms	US	BNA	Granbury, TX; mfr. of Remington-type over/under derringer
Bonehill, C. G.	EN	BTF	Model of Belmont Firearms
Bonifacio Echeverria	SP	STA	See Star
Boniotti, Angelo & Emelis	IT	BAO
Bonnell Firearm Co.	US	BFC
Boone, Daniel	US	BOO	Several mfrs.; distributed by Belknap Hardware
Borchardt, Hugo	GE	BOR
Borchers	SP	BOH
Bordens Accuracy Shop	US	BDN	Springville, PA; Benchrest rifles
Borealis (Brigadier w/stock)	CD	NOO	Model of North American Arms
Boss & Co.	EN	BOS
Bost	SP	BOZ
Boston Bull Dog	US	BBD
Bostwick Braun	GE	UAC	Shotguns; mfd. by Union Arms Co.
Bowers Industries	US	BWI	Mfr. of Defender carbines
Bozard & Co.	EN	BZD	Mfr. of shotguns
Brandon	SP	BRB
Braverman, R.J.	--	RJB
Brazier	EN	BRA
Brazil	BZ	BZ	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Breda	IT	BDA	Pistols
Bren	CD/EN	BRN	Submachine gun
Brescia Armas	IT	BSC
Brevettate Industria Armi	IT	BRV	Shotguns
Brevez-AW	--	BVZ	.410-gauge single-shot shotgun
Bridge Gun Co.	US	BRG	Mfd. by Shapleigh Hardware
Bridge Tool & Die Mfg. Co.	US	USA
Bridgeport Arms Co.	US	HUN	Brand name of Hunter Arms Co.
Brigadier	CD	NOO	Mfd. by North American Arms
Brigadier (951)	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
Bright Arms Co./Bright & Co.	US	HUN	Brand name of Hunter Arms Co.
Briley Mfg. Inc.	US	BMI	Houston, TX
Bristol	SP	BOU	Model of Bolumburu
Bristol Firearms Co.	US	BRF
Britain (or England)	EN	EN	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Britarms of England	EN	ACL	Imported by Action Arms, Ltd.
Britch	EN	LEH	Model of Lee Enfield
British Enfield	--	BTE	Military surplus
Brixia (military model)	IT	BRX	Italian copy of Walther
Brno Zbrojovka	CK	BRZ
Broadhead Armory	US	BDH	Wyandotte, MI
Broncho	SP	ECE	Mfd. by Echasa
Bronco	US	FII	Mfd. by F.I. Inds.
Brooklyn Arms Co.	US	BRK
Browerduit	SP	BRQ
Brown Bess (Grice)	EN	DIX	Musket; imported by Dixie Gun Works
Brown Bess (Tower)	JA	TBB	Replica
Brown Mfg. Co.	US	BRW
Brown Mfg., E.A.	US	BRM	Alexandria, MN; Silhouette pistols
Brownie (pistol)	US	MOS	Model of Mossberg
Brownie (rifle)	US	DVT	Model of Davenport
Browning Arms Co.	US/JA/BG	BRO
Bruno Alberti	IT	FAO	See Falco
Bruno Bolognini	IT	BBN	Gardone, Italy
Bruno Castellani	IT	CSB	Mfr. of shotguns
Brunswig	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Brutus	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Bryco Arms	US	BRY
BS or B/S	--	BSS
BSA (Birmingham Small Arms)	EN	BSA
BSW Selbstlader	GE	BSW	Mfd. by Berlin Suhler Waffen
Buchel	SZ	BUC
Buckeye Gun Co.	US	BKG	Mfr. of shotguns
Buckhorn Cattleman	IT	UBE	Model of Aldo Uberti; see L.A. Distributors, Iver Johnson, or EMF Co.
Buckskin	IT	FHQ	Shotgun; model of Franchi
Buddie Arms Co.	US	BUD
Budischowsky TP-70	US	NMC	Model of Noramco
Buffalo	SP	BYC	Mfd. by Berestian & Cia
Buffalo	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Buffalo Arms Corp.	US	BFF
Buffalo Arms Corp.	US	BUA	Tonawanda, NY
Buffalo Frontier	WG	SCR	Brand of Herbert Schmidt
Buffalo Scout	US/IT	ECM	Imported by Excam
Buffalo Scout	US	FIP	Mfd. by F.I.E.
Buffalo Scout	WG	SCR	Brand of Herbert Schmidt
Buffalo Scout	IT	TOF	Mfd. by Francisco Tanfolglio; inscribed "Made in Italy"
Buhag	EM	BUH
Bul Transmark, Ltd.	IS	BTM	Tel Aviv, Israel
Bulldog	US/EN/BG	BUL	Various mfrs.
Bulldozer	US	COE	Model of Connecticut Arms & Mfg. Co.
Bullfighter	BG	BUE
Bullseye Mfg. Co.	US	FW	Mfd. by Forehand & Wadsworth
Bulwark	SP	BEI	Model of Beistegui
Buntline Scout	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Burgess	US	BUG
Burgham	FN	BUO
Burgo/Burgsmueller, Karl	WG	BUR	Importer/distributor
Burnsides	US	BND	Mfr. of Civil War carbines
Buscher Strotmodell	GE	BUS
Bushmaster	US	BHT	Mfd. by Gwinn Firearms
Bussu	SP	BUU
Butler Associates, Inc.	US	BUQ
Butterfield, Jesse S.	US	BUT
BYF	GE	MAU	German code marking for Mauser
C. Arrizabalaga	SP	ACO
C. E. Heinzelmann	GE	HEE	Handguns
C. G. Bonehill	US/EN	BTF	Model of Belmont Firearms
C. G. Haenel	GE	HAL	Same as Haenel-Schmiesser
C. H.	SP	CH
C. K. (Cactus Kid)	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
C. S. Shattuck Arms Co.	US	SHC
C. Sharps & Co. (Sharps & Sons)	US	SHA
C. W. Franklin	BG	FCW	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Cactus Kid	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Cadet	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Cadillac Gage Co.	US	USA	Automatic weapons systems; mfd. for U.S. military
Cadix	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Caesar Guerini	IT	CGI	Brescia, Italy
Cafeld	GE	CAF	Mfr. of cane guns
Calico	US	AII	Mfd. by American Ind.
California Arms	US	CAL
Calixto Arrizabalaga	SP	ACO
Calvert, John	EN	CAE
Calwestco, Inc.	US	CWC	Irwin, CA
Campeon/Campeon Patent	SP	ARR	Model of Hijos de C. Arrizabalaga
Campo Giro	BG/SP	CAG	Made by Astra
Canadian Indus., Mod 212	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 227	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 233	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 266	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 401	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 607	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 607TD	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 621	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 621TD	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 710	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 725	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 830	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 850	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 871	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 950-C	US	SAV
Canadian Indus., Mod 950-T	US	SAV
Canadian Industries, Ltd. (C.I.L.)	US	CIL	Use CIL only when model is other than listed
Cannon Block	US	CLK	Mfd. by Clerke
Cannon Breech	US	IJ	Brand name of Iver Johnson
Cap-Chure	US	PCE	Douglasville, GA; mfd. by Palmer Chemical & Equipment Co., Inc.
Capitan	FN	CAP
Capitan	BG	FNB	P35 Browning with tangent sight
Captain Jack	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Carbojet	US/WG	HH	model of Hy Hunter
Carcano	IT	CAA	Italian military rifles
Caribou	FD	TAP	Rifle model of Tampereen Asepaja
Carl Gustav	SQ	GCL	See Forenade Fabrik Verken
Carl Walther	WG	WAL	Mfr. of pistols
Carlo Cassartelli	IT	CTL	Brescia, Italy; mfr. of shotguns
Carlo Riva	IT	CRV
Carolina Arms Co.	US	CAR	Trade name of H & D Folsom Arms Co. and Smith Wadsworth; brand name of Crescent-Davis
Ca-Si	SP	CAS
Ca-Si	SP	CAS
Cascade Arms.	US	CDE	Maupin, OR
Casper Arizaga	SP	ARK	Mfr. of shotguns
Caspian Arms Ltd.	US	CSC	Hardwick, VT
Cassartelli, Carlo	IT	CTL
Castellani, Bruno	IT	CSB	Mfr. of shotguns
Casull Arms Corp.	US	CSL	Afton, WY
Catabria	SP	CAN
CATCO	US	CAT	Napa, CA
Cattleman	IT	UBE	Model of Aldo Uberti; see L.A. Distributors
Caucelegui	SP	CAU	Mfr. of handguns
Cavalry Arms. Corp.	US	CAV	Mesa, AZ
Caver	BG/SP	CVR	Single-shot pistols
CBC (Cia Brazileria de Cartuchos)	BZ	CBC
CDM (Crterion Die & Machine Co.)	US	CDM	Mfr. of handguns
Cebra	SP	BEI	Model of Beistegui
Celta	SP	CEL
Centaure	BG	CEE
Centennial	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Centennial Arms	US	CTA	Importer
Central Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Central Kentucky Arms	US	CKA
Centurian	SP	LAR	Mfd. by Laurona
Century	US	CTY	Mfr. of revolvers
Century	US	ITH	Shotgun; model of Ithaca
Century Arms, Inc.	US	CAI	St. Albans, VT, and Boca Raton, FL; mfr./primarily importer
Century International Arms, Inc.	US	CIA	St. Albans, VT; importer for BRNO, FEG, FAMAS, and NORINCO
Century Manufacturing, Inc.	US	CMF	Greenfield, IN
Cephyr	--	CFR	Brand name of Stoeger
Cesar	FN/SP	CES	Unknown mfr.
Cesar, J.	SP	UBE	Model of Uberti
Ceska Zbrojovka	CK	FOZ	Mfr. of Fox
CETME	SP	CET
Challenge	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Challenger Mfg. Co.	US	CMC
Challenger Model	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Chamelot Type	BG	CHT	Imported from Italy
Champion	US	IJ	Brand name of Iver Johnson
Champlin Firearms Inc.	US	CFI	Mfr. of deluxe rifles
Champlin/Champlin-Hasdins	US	CPN	Mfr. of rifles
Chan Chan	FN	CHN
Chantecler	SP/FN	CHC
Chapuis	FN	CHS
Charco	US	CCO	Shelton, CT; successor to Charter Arms Corp.
Charles Daly	WG/US/IT/JA	CHD	Brand of shotgun
Charles Lancaster & Co.	EN	CHE	Multibarreled pistols
Charles Richter	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Charles Steen Armament Co. (Sarco)	US	SRC	Importer
Charola-Anitua	BG/SP	CHU	Bergmann Copy
Charter 2000	US	CTR	Huntington, CT; Do not confuse with Charter Arms
Charter Arms Corp.	US	CAC
Chatellerault	FN	CHA
Cherokee Arms Co.	US	CHK	Trade name of H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Chery’s Fine Guns	US	CFG	Greensboro, NC
Chesapeake Gun Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Chesterfield Armament	US	CTD	Chesterfield, VA
Cheyenne	WG	CHY	Brand name of American Import Co. and others
Chicago	US	CHB
Chicago Arms Co.	US	CHO
Chicago Cub	WG	ROM	Brand name of Rohm
Chicago Derringer Corp.	US	CHR
Chicago Firearms, Inc.	US	CHF	Mfr. of derringers
Chicago Ledger	US	CHF	Mfd. by Chicago Firearms, Inc.
Chicago Long Range Wonder	US	HIB	Brand name of Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett
Chicom	RC	RC	Abbreviation for Chinese Communist
Chief Marshal	WG	HAW	Mfd. by Haes/Sauer
Chief Special	US	SW	Mfd. by Smith & Wesson
Chieftan	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Chile	CQ	CQ	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Chimere Reinoir	FN/SP	CHM
China (People's Republic of China)	RC	RC	Code by country if make cannot be determined
China (prior to 1949)	CN	CN	Code by country if make cannot be determined
China (Taiwan, Republic of China)	TW	TW	Code by country if make cannot be determined
China Jinigan Equipment	CN	CJA	Beijing, China
Chipmunk Mfg. Co.	US	CPK	Medford, OR
Chopitea Jose Maria	SP	CJM
Christensen Arms	US	CHI
Churchill, E. J., Ltd.	EN	CHL
Chylewski	CK	CHW
Ciener, Jonathan Arthur	US	CIE	Mfr. of machine guns and silencers
Cimarron Arms	US	CIM
Citori	JA	BRO	Model of Browning Arms Co.
Clabrough & Sons	--	CLA
Clair	FN	CLI
Clamin	BG	WAT	Mfd. by L.J. Warnant
Claridge Hi-Tec	US	CLD	North Ridge, CA
Clark Leader	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Classic Arms	US	CLS	Mfr. of replicas
Classic Doubles	JA	CDL	Kondesha, Tochigi City, Japan
Claybirder	SO	ZEP	Model of Zephyr
Clayco	--	NCI	See North China Inds.
Clement	BG	CLE
Clement-Garanti	BG	CLE
Clement-Neumann	GE	CMT	Semiautomatic carbines
Clerke/Clerke Technicorp.	US	CLK
Cleveland Arms Co.	US	CLV
Clic-Clac	FN	CLC	Revolver model
Climax	US	CLM
CMMG, Inc.	US	CMM	Fayette, MO
Coast-to-Coast Stores	US	CO	Use CO only when model is other than listed
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 180	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 180AC	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 182	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 184	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 267	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 284	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 285	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 286	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 288	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 320	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 367	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 545	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 843	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 8432DS	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 8433DS	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 843DS	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Mod 946	US	SAV
Coast-to-Coast Stores Model 42	US	MAR
Cobb Mfg.	US	CBB	Dallas, GA
Cobolt	BG	COB
Cobra	US	CLT	Model of Colt revolver
Cobra	SP	COA	Semiautomatic pistols
Cobra Enterprizes, Inc.	US	CBR	Salt Lake City, UT
Cobray	US	SWD	Mfd. by S.W.D. Inds.; now known as Cobray Firearms
Cobray Firearms	US	SWD	Smyrna, GA; mfd. by S.W.D. Inds.; formerly known as Cobray
Cockerill	--	COC
Cody Mfg. Corp.	US	COD
Cogswell & Harrison	EN	COG
Coliat	SP	COI
Collath	--	COL
Colombia Fuerzas Militares	CB	CB	Military weapon
Colon B. H.	SP	AZC	Mfd. by Azpiri
Colonial	SP/FN	CON	Spanish mfr. Echeverria
Colonial Gun	US	DVT	Model of Davenport shotgun
Colt	US	CLT
Colt Black Powder Co.	US	HRR	Joint operation with Henry Repeating Rifle Co., NY
Colt Sauer	WG	SSS
Colton Firearms Co.	US	COF	Mfr. of shotguns for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Coltsman	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Columbian	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Columbian Firearms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Commanche	SP	LLA	Model of Llama
Commander	Various	CLT	Model of Colt and others
Commander	US	MPC	Mfd. by Meiska Products Co.; not associated with Colt
Commando MK III	US	VOL	Semiautomatic carbines; see Volunteer Enterprises, Inc.
Commercial Products	US	CPI
Companhia (Cia) Brasiliera de Cartuchos	BZ	CBC	Mfr. of single-shot shotguns; use this code if importer's name does not appear on gun
Compass Lake Engineering	US	CPL	Alford, FL
Compeer	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Competition	US	MEU	Brand name of John Meunier Gun Co.
Competition Limited	US	CMP	Tucson, AZ
Competitor Corp. Inc.	US	CCI	Groton,M A; mfr. of the Competitor-Rotary action single-shot pistol
Component Metal Products	US	CPT	Atlanta, GA
Comstock Arms	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Condor (pistol)	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Condor (shotgun)	IT	BSM	Made by Beschi
Connecticut Arms & Mfg. Co.	US	COE
Connecticut Valley Arms	SP/US	CVA
Conqueror	US	BAC	Mfd. by Bacon Mfg. Co.
Constable	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Constabler	BG	COS
Contender	US	THM	Mfd. by Thompson Center Arms. Co.
Continental	SP/BG/WG	COO
Continental Arms Co.	US	COQ
Continental Machine Tool Co., Inc.	US	CML	New Briton, CT
Continental Weapons, Ltd.	SF	CWL	Midrand, South Africa; mfr. of Griffon pistol
Continental, The	US	GW	Brand of Great Western Arms Corp.
Cooey	CD	COV
Cooksey Machine Shop	US	CMS
Coonan Arms	US	CSP	St. Paul, MN; mfr. of Coonan Stainless
Cooper Firearms Mfg. Co.	US	COP
COP, Inc.	US	CNC
Corla	MM	ZAR	Model of Zaragoza
Corrientes	SP	COT
Corsair	FN	UNI	Model of Unique
Corzo	SP	COZ
Cos	GE	MZW	See Merz Werke
Cotter & Company	US	CTC	Use CTC only when model is other than listed
Cotter & Company Mod 121	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 167	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 168	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 287	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 487T	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 645	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 842	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 911	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 918	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 948	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 949	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Mod 949Y	US	SAV
Cotter & Company Model 167H	US	ST
Cotter & Company Model 948E	US	ST
Cougar (only rifles)	AU	VOE	Model of Voere
Cougar Arms	US	CMR	Long guns
Counet	BG	COX
Covert Arms Mfg. Company	US	CMG	El Paso, TX
Cow Boy	SP	COW	Unknown mfr.
Cow Boy Ranger	BG	COY	Brand of Rogers & Spencer
Crac Short	US	ST	Model of J. Stevens Arms Co.
Craft Product Co.	US	CRT	Mfr. of handguns
Craig	US	CRA
Craig Klintworth Gun & Rifle Manufacturers, Ltd.	SF	CKW	Johannesburg, South Africa
Crescent (pistols)	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Crescent Firearms Co.	US	CRE
Crescent Hardware Co.	US	CRE
Crescent-Davis Arms	US	CRE
Crest No. 1/No. 2	US	DVT	Model of Davenport
Crestwood Arms	--	CRM
Criolla	AT	CRI
Criterion Die & Machine Co. (CDM)	US	CDM	Mfr. of handguns
Crosman Arms Co.	US	CRO	Mfr. of air guns
Crossfire	US	CSS	Brooksville, FL
Crossfire LLC	US	CSF	LaGrange, GA
Crown	EN	CHL	Model of E.J. Churchill, Ltd.
Crown City Arms	US	CRW
Crucelegui	SP	CRG
Crucero	SP	CRU
Crusader Arms Company	US	CSD
Cruso	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Cub	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Cumberland Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Cuno Melcher	WG	CNM
Custom Model	IT	ZAN	Shotgun; model of Zanotti
Cutlass (Gun Kit)	IT/US	NVA	Brand name used by Navy Arms Co.
CYQ	GE	SPW	CYQ is code on Spreewerk guns
CZ (short for CESKA ZBROJOVKA)	US	FOZ
Czar	US	CZR	Model of Harrington & Richardson, Hood Firearms Co., and Hopkins & Allen
Czechoslovakia	CK	CK	Code by country if make cannot be determined
D. G. F. M.	AT	FAI	Mfd. by F.M.A.P.
D. M. W.	GE	DMW
D. W. M.	GE	DMW	See Deutsche Waffen & Munitions Fabriken
Dacin, Roger	US	DCR
Daewoo	KR	DWO	Hackensack, NJ; mfd. in Korea and imported to the U.S. by Stoeger Inds., Inc.
Daisy (Heddon)	US	DAI	Mfr. of rifles and air guns
Daiwa	JA	DIW
Daiwa Corp. of California	US/JA	DIW	Importer/manufacturer
Dakin	US	DAA	Importer
Dakota	SZ/IT	DAK	Imported by EMF Co., Interarmco, and Salford Imports
Dakota Arms	US	DKA	Sturgis, SD; mfr. of single-shot rifles based on 19th-century designs
DAL PHON SA	US	DPH	Shelton, WA
Daly, Charles	WG/US/IT/JA	CHD	Brand of shotgun (imported primarily from Japan)
Damar	FN	DMR	Two-barrel pistols
Dan B. Wesson Arms	US	WEO	Out of business; now known as Wesson Firearms Co., Inc.
Dan Coonan Industries	US	DCI	Bloomington, MN; also known as DC Industries
Dance Brothers & Park	US	DAC
Daniel Boone	US	BOO	Various mfrs.; distributed by Belknap Hardware
Danl. Fraser & Co.	SS	DFC	Edinburgh, Scotland
Danok	SP	DOK
Dansk Rekylriffel Syndikat	DK	DAY
Danton	SP	GAA	Model of Gabilondo
Danzig	GE	GE	Royal arsenal
Dardick Corp.	US	DAP	Mfr. of pistols
Daredevil	US	DAL	Distributed by Eppinger Gun Co.
Darling (B. or B.M.)	US	DAR
D'Armes des Pyrenees	FN	MDA	Mfr. of Unique, Mikros, and E.B.A.C.
Darne	FN	DAE	Mfr. of shotguns
Daudeteau, L.	FN	DAU	Military weapons
Davalon	SP	DVL	Mfr. of shotguns
Davenport, W. H., Firearms Co.	US	DVT	Mfr. of shotguns and rifles
Davidson Firearms Co.	US	DVO	Importer
Davis	US	SAV	Early brand name of Savage
Davis Arms	US	DAD	Mfr. of Davis Martin
Davis Certified Single 400	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Davis Guns	US	DAX	Brand name used by Crescent, Davis Warner, and N.R. Davis & Sons
Davis Industries	US	DAB	Chino, CA
Davis Martin	US	DAD	Mfd. by Davis Arms
Davis, N. R., & Sons	--	DNR	Mfr. of shotguns
Davis-Warner Arms Corp.	US	DAW
Dawson Precision	US	DWP	Leander, TX
De Bersaluze	SP	ALL	See Allies
De Soto	US	CRE	Brand name of Crescent
Deane/Adams & Deane	EN	ADA	See Adams
Decatur	IT/WG	PIC	Importer of Precise Imports Co.
Decker	GE	DEC
Decortis, G.	BG	DEI
Deerfield	US	NOB	Model of Noble
Defender (carbine)	US	BWI	Bowers Inds.
Defender (handgun)	US/SP	DEE	Mfd. in U.S. by Iver Johnson
Defense	SP	DEB
Defense Procurement Mfg. Services, Inc.	US	DPM	Becker, MN; does business as DPMS, Inc.
Defense Technology Corp.	US	DTC	Casper, WY
Defiance	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Defiance Mfr. Inc.	US	DEF
Defourny, A. Joseph	BJ	AJD
Degtyarev	SX	DEG
Dek-Du	SP	DEK
Delco Divison, Santa Barbara	US	USA	Military contractor
Delfino	IT	ZOI	Model of Antonio Zoli
Delphia Arms Co.	US	HUN	Mfd. by Hunter Arms Co.
Delphian Arms Co.	US	DEL
Delphian Model 9	US	ST	Mfd. by J. Stevens
Delta Elite	US	CLT
Delu, Fabrica D'Armes F.	BG	DEM
Delux	US	CRE	Brand name of Crescent
Deluxe	EN	HOH	Model of Holland & Holland
Deluxe (pistol)	SP	DEX
Demain, Inc.	US	DMA	Importer
Demon	SP	DEO
Demon "Marine"	FN	DEA
Demontant	BG	DEN
Demro Tac 1	US	DRO	Manchester, CT; Demro Tac Products
Denard, John C., Co.	GE	DND	Distributor of firearms in Europe
Denmark	DK	DK	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Deputy Marshal	WG	HAW	Mfd. by Hawes/Sauer
Deputy or Adjusto	GE	SCR	Model of Herbert Schmidt (L.A. Brand)
Deputy Silver City Marshal	WG	HAW	Mfd. by Hawes/Sauer
Deputy Texas Marshal	WG	HAW	Mfd. by Hawes/Sauer
Deputy, L. A.	WG	LUR	Model of L.A. Fury
Deringer, Henry, Sr. & Jr.	US	DEH	Early mfr. of pistols and rifles
Derringer Corp.	GE	DER
Desert Eagle	IS	ISR	Mfd. by Israeli Military Ind.; imported by Magnum Research
Desert Industries, Inc.	US	DII	Las Vegas, NV
Destroyer (pistol)	SP	GAZ	Model of Gazanaga
Destroyer Patent/IG	SP	GAZ	Made by Gazanaga
Destroyer/Destroyer (carbine)	SP	DES	9 mm police carbine
Destructor	SP	SAR	Model of Salaverria
Detective	SP	DET	Brand name of various mfrs.
Detective Special	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Detonics	US	DTN	Mfr. of handguns
Detonics USA	US	DTS	Pendergrass, GA
Detroit Arms Co.	US	DEV
Deutsche Treff	WG	DEZ
Deutsche Waffen & Munitions Fabriken	GE	DWM	See D.W.M.
Deutsche Werke (Berlin)	GE	ORT	Pistols; see Ortgies
Diamond	US	ST	Brand of J. Stevens
Diamond (shotgun)	JA	MIR	Model of Miroku Firearm Co.
Diamond Arms Co.	US	DIA
Diana	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Diana	SP/GE	DIN	Mfr. of shotguns
Diane (pistol)	US	WKN	Model of Wilkinson Arms Co.
Diarm, S.A.	SP	DIR	Deba, Spain
Diawa	US	DWA
Dickinson, E. L.	US	DIS
Dickson	IT/WG/SP	DIO	Trade name of various mfrs.
Dickson Capital	SP	DKC	Brand of shotguns
Dictator	BG	DIT
Dictator	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Diemaco	CD	DMO	Canada
Dikar	US	CVA	Mfd. by Connecticut Valley Arms
Dikar	SP	DIK	Spanish manufacturer; CVA-CT Valley Arms; importer of these weapons
Diplomat	US	HAW	Model of Hawes pistol
Discover	SP	DSP	Brand of shotguns
Dixie Gun Works	US	DIX
Dixon-Cheyenne	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Dixon-Falcon	WG/IT/PI	AIM	Importer's brand name and model used by American Import Co.
Dlask Arms Corp.	CD	DLK	D.A.C. is retail division
D-Max Industries	US	DMX	Alburn, WA
Doki	JA	DKI	Mfr. of shotguns
Dominator	US	PCH	Single-shot pistol
Domingo Acha	SP	ACH
Domino	IT	DON	.22 target pistols
Don Austin Wagenknecht	US	WAG	Grandview, MO
D'Ordnance	FN	DOD
Dorman	--	DOM
Dormus	AU	DOR
Dornaus & Dixon Enter., Inc.	US	DDE	Huntington Beach, CA
Dornheim, G. C.	WG	GEC	Trademark of George Carl Dornheim; see Gecado
Dos Leones	SP	DOS
Double Deuce	US	BUD	Mfd. by Buddie Arms Co.
Double Eagle	US	CLT
Double Star Corp.	US	DBS	Winchester, NY
Doublenine Convertible	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Douglas	SP	DOU
DPMS Inc.	US	DPM	See Defense Procurement Mfg. Services, Inc.
Dreadnought	SP/US	DRE	Mfd. in the U.S. by Hopkins & Allen
Dreux	FN	DRU
Dreyse	CK/GE	RMM	Mfd. by Rheinische Metalwaren
Drulov	CK	DRV
DSA, Inc.	US	DSA	Round Lake, IL
Dschullnigg	AU	DSC
Dual Pathfinder	US	CAC	Model of Charter Arms Corp.
Duan	SP	ORM	Mfd. by Fernando Ormachea
Dubiel Arms Co.	US	DBA
Duco	BG	DUC	Brand name of Dumoulin & Cie
Dumoulin & Cie	BG	DUC	Mfr. of shotguns
Dumoulin, Henri	BG	DUC	Mfr. of rifles/shotguns
Dunlap Special (pistol)	US	WAN	Model of Warner Arms Co.
Dunlap Special (shotgun)	US	DAW	Model of Davis-Warner
Duo	PO/BG	DUO
Duo	CK	FDO	Model of F. Dusek Opotschno
Durabel	BG	WAT	Mfd. by L. J. Warnant
Duramatic (automatic)	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Durango	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Dusek, F.	PO	FDO
Dutch Hembrug	NE	DUT	Made for the Dutch military
Dynamic (shotgun)	IT	FHQ	Model of Franchi
Dynamic (shotgun)	JA	VCI	Imported by Virginia Capes Importers
Dynamite Nobel	GE	DYN	Distributor
E & R Machine, Inc.	US	EMI	Frames
E. A.	SP	ECY	Echave y Arizmendi
E. A. Co.	US	ESE	Essential Arms Co.
E. A. Prescott	US	PRE
E. B. A. C.	FN	MDA	Mfd. by D'Armes des Pyrenees
E. C. Meacham Arms Co.	US	MED
E. J. Churchill, Ltd.	EN	CHL
E. L. Dickinson	US	DIS
E. M. Reilly & Co.	EN	REL
E. R. Amantino	BZ	BOI	Successor to Boito
E. R. Maples Company	US	EMC	Antioch, TN
E. Whitney	US	WTY	Early mfr. of rifles
E. Woerther	AT	WOE
E.A. Brown Manufacturing	US	EBM	Alexandria, MN; single-shot pistols
E.A. Brown Mfg.	US	BRM
E14/E9	IT	GUT	Models of Titanic; mfd. by Guiseppe Tanfolglio
Eagle	US	AAR	Mfd. by American Arms, Inc.
Eagle Arms	US	EAA	Coal Valley, IL
Eagle Arms	US	EAG	Imported by J.L. Galef
Eagle Gun Co.	US	EGL
Earlhood	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Earthquake	US	EAR	Brand name of Dickinson Brothers
Eastern	US	ETR	Brand name of Stevens
Eastern Arms Co.	US	EAT	Brand name of Meriden Firearms Co. and Stevens
Eastern Firearms Co.	US	EFC	Importer; see Sherwood
Eastern Sports	US	EAE	Importer for Dynamit Nobel
Eastfield	US	SW	Shotgun; brand name of Smith & Wesson
Ebony	IT	FHQ	Model of Franchi
Echasa	SP	ECE
Echave y Arizmendi	SP	ECY	See also Arizmendi
Echeverria, Bonifacio	SP	STA	See Star
Eclipse	SP	ECL
Eclipse	US	ECP	See E.C. Meacham Arms Co.
Ed Agramonte	US	AGM	Importer
Ed Brown Products, Inc.	US	EBP	Perry, MO
Eddy Mfg. Co. (EMC)	US	EDY
Eddystone	US	USA	Military-issue weapon mfd. at Eddystone-Remington plant
EDML Arms	US	EDM	Redlands, CA
Edward Tryon & Co.	US	TRY	Distributor
EFFEBI SNC, Inc.	IT	EFF	Formerly known as Dr. Franco Beretta als as Ami Effebi
Eig Cutlery	US	EIG	Importer of weapons mfd. in Italy, Japan, Spain, and Germany
Einhand	GE	EIN	Pocket pistols
Ejericito Argentina	AT	FAI	Mfd. by F.M.M.A.P.
El Cano	SP	ARA	Mfd. by Arana y Cie
El Cid	SP	ELC
El Dorado	US	USP	Brand name of United Sporting Arms
El Faisan	IT	ELF
El Perro	SP	ELP	Mfd. by Las Curarin y Olasola
Elbert	GE	ELR	Mfr. of cane guns
Elderkin & Sons	EN	ELB
Eldorado	IT	FHQ	Shotgun; model of Franchi
Electric	US	FW	Mfd. by Forehand & Wadsworth
Electric City	US	ELY	Mfd. by Crescent or H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Eley/Eley-Kynoch	EN	ELE
Elgin/Elgin Arms Co.	US	CRE	Model mfd. by Crescent
Elita	US	DVT	Model of Davenport shotgun
Elite	FN	MDA	Mfd. by D'Armes des Pyrenees
Elliott	--	ELL
Ells, Josiah	US	ELS	Early arms mfr.
Elof Hansson	SP	HAO
EMC	US	EDY	Mfd. by Eddy Mfg. Co.
Emdeko International	US	EMK
Emerging Technologies, Inc.	US	ETI	Little Rock, AR; mfr. of Laseraim
EMF Co. (Early & Modern Firearm Co.)	US	EMF	Importer
EMGE/EM GE	WG	EME	See Gerstenberger & Eberwein
Emil Kerner	--	KER
Emil Zehner (Suhl)	GE	ZEH	Mfr. of pistols
Empire	IT	BER	Shotgun model of Beretta
Empire	US	CRE	Brand name of Crescent
Empire Arms Co.	US	EMA	Mfdg. by Crescent and Hunter Arms for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Empire State Arms Co.	US	EMP
Encom	US	ENI	See also Enfield America
Encom America	US	ENC
Encore	US	ECR
Enders (Oak Leaf, Royal Service, or Special Service)	US	CRE	Brands of Crescent
Enfield America	US	ENI	Now caleld ENCOM; mfd. in GA
Enfield/Enfield Lock	US/EN	ENF	British military arsenal; also see Albion
Enforcer	US	UNV	Mfd. by Universal Firearms Corp.
England (or Britian)	EN	EN	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Englishman	EN	LEH	Model of Lee Enfield
Enterprise Arms	US	ENA	Irwindale, CA; rifle receivers and pistol frames mfd. By ABN Industrial, Buena Park, CA
Enterprise Gun Works	US	EGW	Mfr. of shotguns
ERA	BZ	BOI	Marking on some Boito guns
Era	FD	VAM	Brand of Valmet
Erben	GE	BEG	Model of Bergmann
Erbi/Armas Erbi	SP	ERI	Mfr. of shotguns
Erfurt	GE	GE	Royal arsenal; see Ortgies or Mauser
Erika	AU	ER
Erl Svendsen	US	ERL	Now called Esfac, Inc.; mfr. of derringers
Erma/Erma Werke	WG	ERM
Ernest Kazik	US	KAZ	Milwaukee, WI
Ernst Thelmann Werke	GE	ETW	Mfr. of German Makarov
Erquiaga, Marguruza, y Cia	SP	ERQ
Errasti, Antonio	SP	ERR
Escodin	SP	ESC
Esfac, Inc.	US	ERL	See Erl Svendsen
Esmit	SP	ARR	Mfd. by Hijos de C. Arrizabalaga
Espana Astra	SP	AST	See Astra
Espanola (or Spain)	SP	SP	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Especial	SP	ARR	Mfd. by Hijos de C. Arrizabalaga
Especial	SP	GAA	Model of Gabilondo
Esperanza	SP	ESP
Esperanza y Unceta	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Espingarda	BZ	ESR
Essential Arms Company	US	ESE	Krotz Springs, LA
Essex	US	BHE	Trade name of Belknap; hardware on guns made especially for them by others; use only if mfr. is unknown
Essex	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Essex	US	ST	Trade name of J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.
Essex Arms Corp.	US	ESX	Frames
Establishments Pieper	BG	ANC
Estal	SP	ETA
Estrella	SP	STA	Early model of Star
Estul, Inc.	US	ETU
Ethan Allen & Co.	US	ALE
Etna	BG/SP	ETN
Eugene Stoner	US	STV	Designer of Stoner Weapons System
Eulogio Arrostegui	SP	EAS
Euroarms	IT	EUR
Euromanufacture	IT	EUM	Mfr. of black powder guns
European American Armory Corp.	US	EAB	Hialeah, FL
European American Arms Corp.	US/IT	EAM
Eurostahl	GE	ETL	Importer
Eusebio Arizaga	SP	ARE
Euskaro	SP	EUK	Copy of Smith & Wesson revolver
Eusta/Eusta-Schieder	GE	EDR	Brand name of Kaschie-Wrage
Ever Best	US	EVB	Single-barrel shotgun
Ewbank Mfg.	US	EWB	Winslow, AZ
Excalibur	IT	EXA	Shotguns
Excam	US/IT	ECM	Manufacturer/importer
Excel	US	CRE	Brand name of Crescent
Excel	US	IJ	Brand name of Iver Johnson
Excel Industries, Inc.	US	EXL	Chino, CA
Excelsior	US/SP/EN	EXC	Mfd. in U.S. by Bliss & Goodyear
Exel Arms of America	US	EXE	Gardner, MA
Expert	US	XPR	Brand of Crescent
Expert Rifle	US	EXP
Express	US/SP	EXR	Revolver mfd. in U.S. by Bacon
Extracteur	BG	EXT	Mfr. of Ancion Marx
F & W (Forehand & Wadsworth)	US	FW
F and L, SRL	AT	FLS
F. A. (Francisco Arizmendi)	SP	ARZ
F. Ascaso	SP	ASC
F. da de Escopatos	SP	FEE	Mfr. of shotguns
F. Dusek Opotschno	PO	FDO
F. I. E. (Firearms Import & Export)	WG/IT/US	FIP	Importer and mfr. of Titan
F. I. Garcia	US	FII
F. I. Industries	US	FII	Subsidiary of Garcia Corp.
F. L. (F. Langenhan)	GE	LAN
F. L. Selbstlader	GE	LAN	Model of Langenhan
F. Langenhan	GE	LAN	Invented or mfd. by Fritz Langenhan
F. M. E.	CQ	FMG	Identical to Famae
F. M. G.	CQ	FMG	Military weapons
F. M. M. A. P./FAMMAP	AT	FAI
F. N. (Fabrique Nationale)	BG	FNB	Belgian mfr. of Browning
F.N. Mfg., Inc.	US	FNM	Columbia, SC
F. Pedretti	IT	FPT	Brescia, Italy
F.A.I.R.	IT	FRZ	See also Tecni-Mec and I. Rizzini
F.M.J. (Full Metal Jacket)	US	FMJ	Copperhill, TN; mfr. of .38-and .45-caliber single-shot derringer and .45 Long Colt/410 bore
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FA MAS	FN	MAS	See also M.A.S.
FAB (F.A. Bower)	US	FBC	Importer
FAB ARM or FABARM	IT	FAA	Italy
Fab. D'Armes de Guerre de Prec.	SP	FAB
Fab. de Auto. Hispano Argentina	AT	HIS	Mfd. by Fabrica de Automoviles Hispano Argentina
Fab. Militar de Armas Portatiles	AT	FAI
Fab. Nationale D'Armes de Guerre	BG	FNB	Mfr. of some Brownings
FAB-10	US	SVI	Formerly known as Shoeless Ventures, Inc.
Fabico	US	FBC	Importer
Fabio Zanotti	IT	ZTT	Mfr. of shotguns
Fabri, Armi	IT	FBR	Mfr. of shotguns
Fabrica Armi Gradoga	IT	GRG	Mfr. of handguns
Fabrica Armi Sarezzo	IT	FAS
Fabrica D'Armas-IWA	SP	FDA
Fabrica D'Armes F. Delu	BG	DEM
Fabrica D'Armi F. Lli Tanfolglio S.N.C.	IT	TFG	Mfr. of revolvers
Fabrica D'Armi Fratelli Pietta	IT	FFP
Fabrica de Armas Mexico City	MM	MFA
Fabrica de Armas Zaragosa	MM	ZAR
Fabrica de Automoviles Hispano Argentina	AT	HIS	Mfr. of Ballester-Molina guns
Fabrica de Material de Guerra	CQ	FMG	Government military arsenal
Fabrica E. Woerther	AT	WOE
Fabrica Italiani Armi Sabatti	IT	SBI	Mfr. of shotguns; see Armi Sabatti
Fabricado PCR	AT	HIS	Mfd. by Fabrica de Automoviles Hispano Argentina
Fabrinor Arma Corta Y; Microfusion SAL	SP	FBA	Spain
Factory Military (Fabricaciones Militares) or (Militares Fabricaciones)	AT	FBM	Argentina
Fade	SP	FAD
Fagnus, A.	BG	FAG	Mfr. of revolvers and pistols
Fahrzeug Und Jagdwaffen	GE	FJW
Fajen Mfg. Co.	US	FAJ
Falco	IT	FAO	See Bruno Alberti
Falcon	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Falcon	WG	FAL
Falcon	BZ	TAS	Trade name of Spesco; mfd. by Taurus
Falke/Falke World Arms	GE	WLD	Mfd. by World Arms Corp.
Falling Block Works	US	FBW	Single-shot rifles; see Fix
FAMAE/FAMAP	CQ	FMG	Identical to F.M.G.
Famars di-Abbiatico & Salvinelli	IT	FAM	Mfr. of rifles/shotguns
FAME	PU	FME
Far	BG	FAR
Fara	IT	ZOL
Farms	IT	AAS	Early trade name of Masieri shotguns; now known as Armi Atis
Farwell Arms Co.	US	FAW
Fast	SP	ECE	Model of Echasa
Faultless/Faultless Goose Gun	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Fausti Stephano	IT	FSO
Fausto Massi	IT	FST	Vicenza, Italy
Favorit	SP	FAV
Favorite	US	IJ	Mfd. by Iver Johnson
Favorite	US	ST	Mfd. by Stevens
Favorite Navy	US	IJ	Brand of Iver Johnson
FB-1	GE/SP	ERM	Mfd. by Erma
FBN	CK	FBN
FCA Armas	AT	AEI	Trademark of Industria Argentina
Feather Enterprise	US	FET	Boulder, CO
Federal Arms Co.	US	MEI	Brand of Meridian Firearms Co.
Federal Engineering Corp.	US	FEC	Mfr. of rifles
Federal Firearms Co.	US	FFC
Federal Laboratories	US	FDL	Mfr. of tear gas guns and ammunition
Federal Ordnance	US	FEO	South El Monte, CA
Feg Union	HU	FEG	Trademark of Frommer
Fegyvergyar	HU	FEG	Translation "Hungarian Arms"; military weapons mfd. by Feg Union
Feinwerkbau	WG	FEI	Mfr. of F12 Sporter Pellet Rifle
Felia Arms Co.	US	FEL
Felix Sarasqueta & Co.	SP	SAQ	Mfr. of shotguns
Felk Inds.	AS	FLK	Warners Bay, Australia
Felling	US	TLR	Sauk Center, MN
Femaru	HU	FEG
Ferlach	AU	FEH	Mfr. of shotguns and rifles; also city in Austria
Fernando Ormachea	SP	ORM
Fernwood Gun Supply	US	FER	Mfr. of percussion kits
Ferret	US	FRR	Brand of Universal Sales
Ferunion	HU	FEU
FFV	SQ	FFV	Importer and exporter of Husqvarna and Carl Gustav
Fiala Arms & Equip. Co.	US	FI	Mfr. of pistols
Fias	IT	SBI	Shotguns; brand name of Armi Sabatti
Fiat	IT	FIA	Military weapons
Fidjeland	SQ	FID
Fiel	FN	ERQ	Mfd. by Erquiaga
Fiel/Fiel No. 1	SP	ERQ	Mfd. by Erquiaga
Field & Fireside	--	FIF
Field King	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Fieldmaster	US	REM	Mfd. by Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Finland	FD	FD	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Finlandia	FD	TKK	Model of Tikka Turkey Gun; imported by F.I. Garcia
Finnbear	FD	SAK	Model of Sako
Finnish Lion/Finnish Lion Jr.	FD	FIN	Imported by Interarmco and F.I. Garcia
Finnwolf	FD	SAK	Rifle model of Sako
Fiocchi-Pardini	IT	FIO	Lecco, Italy; mfr. of target pistols and ammunition
Fire Power Inc.	US	FPI
Fire Storm	US	FSM	New Jersey
Firearms Co., Ltd.	EN	FCL
Firearms Development Co.	US	OGA	Mfr. of Omega rifles
Firearms Import & Export	WG/IT/US	FIP	Importer and mfr. of Titan
Firearms International Corp.	US	FIR	Mfr. of Kimel
Firearms International, Inc.	US	FIM	Houston, TX
Firearms International Indus.	US	FII	Subsidiary of Garcia Corp.
Firebird	GE/HU	HEG	Model of Hege
Firecat	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Firestar	SP	STA	Model of Star
Firing Line	US	FRL	Wyandotte, OK
Fix/Fix Bros.	US	FBW	Mfr. of single-shot rifles
Flaig's	US	FLA	Mfr.; also importer of Voere
Fleming Firearms	US	FLE	Collinsville, OK
Flite King	US	HS	Model of High Standards
FLLT Pietta	IT	BER	Mfd. by Beretta
Flobert	FN	PIF	Mfr. of Pistolet Flobert
Florida	SP	FLO
Florida Firearms	US	FLR	Importer/manufacturer
FN-FAL	BG	FNB	Model of F.N./Browning
FNH	CK	BW	Mfd. In Czechoslovakia for German military; also German code for Bohnmische Waffenfabrik
Folsom, H. & D., Arms Co.	US	FOA
Foote, J.P.	US	JPF
Foote, John Pril	US	JPF
Forbes, F. F.	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Forehand & Wadsworth	US	FW	Worcester, MA
Forehand Arms Co.	US	FOR
Forenade Fabrik Verken	SQ	FFV	Importer and exporter of Husqvarna and Carl Gustav
Forest King	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Forester	FD	SAK	Model of Sako
Forever Yours	AU	FEH	Mfd. by Ferlach
Forjas Taurus	BZ	TAS	Imported by Spesco, F.I. Garcia, and others
Fort Worth Firearms	US	FWF	Fort Worth, TX
Fortuna	SP	AST	Model of Astra
Fosbery, G. V.	EN	FOE
Foster Hardware Co.	US	FOS
Foster Industries	US	FOI	Hardwick, VT; pistol frames
Fox	CK	FOZ	Mfd. by Ceska Zbrojovka
Fox (model B only)	US	SAV	Mfd. By Savage
Fox Carbine	US	TIC	Model of Tri-C-Corp
Fox, A. H. (Sterlingworth)	US	FOX	Double-barrel shotguns
Francais, Le	FN	MAS	Model of M.A.S.
France	FN	FN	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Francesco Serena	IT	SNA	Mainly marked in Serena, Italy
Franchi	SP/IT	FHQ
Francisco Arizmendi	SP	ARZ
Francisco Sarruigarte	SP	FSU
Francisco Tanfolglio	IT	TOF	Mfr. of shotguns and handguns
Franco	FN	MAS	Model of M.A.S.
Francois Mayor	SZ	MAY
Francolette, August, Co.	US	FRG
Franconia	WG	FRB	Importer
Francotte, August	BG	FTR	Mfr. of shotguns
Frank de Haas	--	DSM	Single-shot rifles
Frank Harrison Arms Co.	BG	HAS	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co. for Sickels Arms Co.
Frank Wesson	US	WEK
Frankfort Arsenal, Inc.	US	FKA	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Franklin, Ben	US	BEJ
Franklin, Benjamin	US	BEJ
Franklin, C. W.	BG	FCW	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Franz Kettner	GE	FZK	Suhl, Germany
Franz Sodia	AU	SOI	Mfr. of shotguns
Franz Stock	GE/WG	STO	Mfr. of shotguns and pistols
Fraser Arms Company	US	FAE	Fraser, MI
Fratelli Bertuzzi	IT	FTB	Brescia, Taly; mfr. of shotguns
Fratelli Pietta	IT	BER
Fratelli Piotti	IT	FTP	Brescia, Italy; mfr. of shotguns
Fratelli Tanfolglio	IT	GUT	Mfr. of pistols; same company as Armi Guiseppe Tanfolglio
Freedom Arms Co.	US	FAC
Freses Ames Schroeder	BG	SFA	Distributor
Friedr	GE	FRI
Friedrich Pickert	GE	PIK
Frigon	US	FGN	Clay Center, KS
Fritz Langenhan	GE	LAN
Fritz Mann (Mann Werke)	GE	MNN
Fritz Werke	GE	FLG
Frommer	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Feg Union
Frommer Liliput	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Fed Union
Frontier	BG/SP	FRO
Frontier (revolver)	US	FRT	Brand name
Frontier Bulldog	BG	FRN
Frontier Model Derringer	US/WG	FRM	Numerous mfrs.
Frontier Scout	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Frontiersman	IT	UBE	Mfd. by Aldo Uberti
Fruhuf	GE	LUX	Mfd. by Lux
Full Metal Jacket	US	FMJ	See F. M. J.
Fullerton	--	FUL
Fulton	US	HUN	Shotguns mfd. by Hunter Arms Co.
Fulton Armory	US	FTN	Laurel, MD
Fundalum S.A.	AT	FUN	Argentina
Furor	FN	MDA	Mfd. by D'Armes des Pyrenees
Furr Arms	US	FUA	Orem, UT
Fury/Fury, L. A.	WG	LUR	Imported by L.A. Distributors; mfd. by Reck & Erma
Fyrberg, Andrew, & Co.	US	FYR
G. A. C.	--	GAC
G. C. Dornheim	WG	GEC	Trademark of George Carl Dornheim
G. Decortis	BG	DEI
G. E. Lewis	EN	LEW	Mfr. Of shotguns
G. McMillan Company	US	GMM	Phoenix, AZ; mfr. of rifles
G. P. C. (General Precision Corp.)	US	GEN
G. S. Webber	US	WEE
G. V. Fosbery	EN	FOE
Gabbett-Fairfax	EN	GAB
Gabilondo/Gabilondo & Cia	SP	GAA	Mfr. of Llama, Ruby, and Tauler
Galand Arms Co.	BG/FN	GAD
Galaxy Enterprises	US/WG	GLX	Importer
Galef, J. L., & Son	US/IT	GJV	Importer
Galena Industries	US	GEA	Bear Butte, SD; AMT firearms; Arcadia Mach & Tool
Galesi, Armi	IT	IAG	Do not confuse with Rigarmi
Galesi, Rino	IT	RGE	Mfd. By Rigarmi
Galil Israel	IS	GLI	Submachine guns
Gallia	FN	MDA	Model of D'Armes des Pyrenees
Gallus	SP	RET	Mfd. by Retolaza Brothers
Gallyon & Sons, Ltd.	EN	GSL
Gamba	IT	GMB	Mfd. by LeArmeria Fratelli Gamba
Gamble Stores/Gamble Skogmo Inc.	US	GAG	Use GAG only when model is other than listed
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 130-VR	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 189	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 521	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 567	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 587	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 594	US	SAV
Gamble/Skogmo Inc. Mod 595Y	US	SAV
Game Getter	US	MBL	Model of Marble Arms Corp.
Game Master	US	REM	Mfd. by Reminigton Arms Co., Inc.
GAMO	SP	GMO	Spain
Garand (M1 rifle)	US	USA
Garantazado	SP	GAN
Garate Anitua	SP	GAE
Garate y Mendiba	SP	GYM
Garcia Corp.	US	FII	Parent company of F. I. Garcia
Garcia, F. I.	US	FII
Garcia-Rossi	IT	AMR	Imported by Garcia
Garfield	US	GFD	.22 semiautomatic rifles
Garrucha	BZ	GAH	Mfd. by Rossi
Gary Reeder Custom Guns	US	GRC	Arizona
Gaspar Arizaga	SP	ARK	Mfr. of shotguns
Gasser	AU	RGA	Roth-Gasser
Gastinne Renette	FN	GAS
Gatling	US	GAT	Early machine guns
Gaucher Armes S.A., Inc.	FN	GUC	St. Etienne, France
Gaucho	AT	TAL	Model of Tala
Gaulois Repeating Pistol	FN	MRE	Mfd by Mfr Francaise D"Armes et Cycles St.Etienne
Gavage, Armand	BG	GAV
Gazanaga, Isidro	SP	GAZ
Gazelle Arms (HISAR AVCILIK)	IT	GZA
Gecado	WG	GEC	Importer/exporter
Geco	SP/WG	GEO	Importer/exporter
Geha	GE	GHA	Bolt-action shotguns & Mauser rifles
Gemini Investment Corp.	US	GIC	Importer
Gemtech	US	GEM	Gemini Technologies Boise, ID
Gene Simmillion Custom	US	GSC	Gunnison, CO
General Firearms Co.	US	GFC	Mfr. of shotguns
General Motors	US	USA
General Precision Corp. (G. P. C.)	US	GEN	See Talon (model 10)
Genossenshaft Der Buchsenmacher.	AU	FEH	Mfr. of Ferlach guns
Genschow, Gustav E., & Co.	WG	GEO	Importer/exporter
George E. Rose Co. (Geroco)	US	GRO	Importer
George Worthington	US	ST	Brand name of Stevens
Gercar	FN	GCR	Handguns
Gering, H. M.	GE	GHM
Germany (prior to 1945 & after 1989)	GE	GE	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Germany, East, German Democratic Republic	EM	EM	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Germany, West, Federal Republic of Germany	WG	WG	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Geroco (George E. Rose Co.)	US	GRO	Importer
Geroco-Melody Plus	US	GRO
Gerstenberger & Eberwein	GE	EME
Gevarm, S. A.	FN	GEV	Mfr. of rifles
Gevelot	FN	GEL
Gevelot of Canada	CD	GVL	Importer
Gibralter	US	ST	Brand name of Stevens
Gilbert Equipment Co.	US	GIL	Importer
Gilon, A.	FN	GOA	Mfr. of Velo-Dog revolvers
Giscosa	IT	GIA
Giuseppe Zoli	IT	ZOL
GKK	--	FEG
Gladiator	US	GLA
Glaze, William, & Co.	US	GLZ
Glenfield	US	MAR	Make of Marlin Firearms Co.
Glisenti	IT	GLE	Mfr. of military pistols
Glock, Inc.	AU	GLC
Gloria	SP	BOU	Brand of Bolumburu
GM	GE	GMA	Rifles & shotguns; do not confuse w/General Motors
GMF Co. (Guardian Mfg. Corp.)	US	GMC
Gnom/Gnome	FN	GNO	Single-shot Flobert-type pistols
Goenago y Arizmendi	SP	ARZ
Gold Cup	US	CLT	Mfd. by Colt
Golden Bear	JA	HWA	Model of Howa
Golden Eagle	JA	NQQ	Mfd. By Nikko
Golden State Arms	US	GLN	Importer
Golden West (Talon)	US	TLN
Goliat	SP	GOL
Goncz Armament, Inc.	--	GON
Gonic Arms, Inc.	US	GNC	Gonic, NH; mfr. of black-powder rifles
Goose Gun	US	MAR	Brand name of Marlin Firearms Co.
Goose Gun	US	ST	Brand name of Stevens
Gordoney	GE	GAR
Gorosabel, Pedro	IT/SP	GOR	Mfd. in Spain
Government Model	US	CLT
Gradoga, Fabrica Armi	IT	GRG	Mfr. Of handguns
Grant & Lang Atkin	EN	AGL
Grant Hammond Corp.	US	GH	Handguns
Grant, Stephen, & Joseph Land	EN	STJ
Grant, W. L.	US	GWL	Distributor
Gras	FN	GRB
Great American	US	GRA
Great Western Arms Corp.	US	GW	Importer/manufacturer
Greeley Arms Co.	US	GRL
Green Bay	US	BRG	Model of Bridge Gun Co.
Green River Rifle Works	US	GRR	Antique firearms
Greenback	BG	GBK	Single-shot shotguns
Greener Martini	EN	GRE	Type of Martini
Greener, W. W., Ltd.	EN	GRE
Greenfield	US	GRN
Gregorelli & Umberti	IT	GRU
Gregorio Bolumburu	SP	BOU
Greifelt & Co.	GE	GRF
Grendel Inc.	US	GND
Grice Brown Bess (musket)	EN	DIX	Imported by Dixie Gun Works
Grieder, H. F.	US	GRI	Importer
Griffin & Howe	US	GRH	Custom manufacturer
Griffith & Semple	US	GSE
Grist Mill Manufacturer	US	GRT	Rosendale, NY
Griswold & Gunnison	US	GWG	Civil War revolvers
Gross Arms Co.	US	GRS
Group Industries	US	GRP	Louisville, KY
Grulla Aramas	SP	GLL	Spain; mfg. of shotguns & rifles
GT27	US/IT	ECM	Model of Excam
GT38	US/IT	ECM	Model of Excam
Guardian	US	GUN	Model B.A. Co., Valor, & F. I. Garcia
Guardian Manufacturing Corp. (GMF Co.)	US	GMC
Gueure	SP	GUR
Guide Lamp Div., General Motors	US	USA	M3 & M3A1 submachine guns
Guilio Sosso	IT	SOS
Guipuzcoana la Industrial	SP	GUZ
Guisasola Bros.	SP	GUI
Guiseppe Tanfolglio, Armi	IT	GUT	Mfr. Of pistols; same co. as Fratelli Tanfolglio
Gun Crafter Ind.	US	GCI	Huntsville, AR
Gun Works Ltd.	US	GUW	Tonawanda, NY
Gunsmoke Enterprises	US	GSF	Okeechobee,FL;mfr of AR-15 based hdgun,XM321S
Gustav Bittner	AU	BIT
Gustav E. Genschow & Co.	WG	GEO	Importer/exporter
Gustav, Carl	SQ	GCL
Gustloff	GE	GUS	Mfr of components for German 98K military rifle; late 1944-1945 production; maker's mark AVK-BV
Guy T. Jones	US	JGT	Importer
Gwinn Firearms	US	BHT	Mfr. Of Bushmaster
Gyrojet	US	MBA	Mfd. By MB Associates
H & A (Hopkins & Allen)	US	HAA
H & D (Henrion & Dassy)	BG	HDD
H & D Folsom Arms Co.	US	FOA	If actual mfr. unknown & marked Folsom, use this code
H & H Enterprises	US	HHE	Redwood City, CA
H & N Minicraft	US	HNM	Covina, CA
H & R (Harrington & Richardson)	US	HR	Gardner, MA; now known as H & R 1871, Inc.
H & R 1871, Inc.	US	HR	Gardner, MA, formerly known as H & R
H. D. Military	US	HS	Model of High Standard
H. F. Grieder	US	GRI	Importer
H. J. Industries	US	HJI	Brownsville, TX
H. J. S. Industries	US	HJI	Brownsville, TX
H. Koon, Inc.	US	KOO	Mfr. of Snake Charmer shotgun model
H. M. Gering	GE	GHM
H. M. Kolb	US	KOL	Mfr. of revolvers
H. M. Quackenbush	US	QAK
H. O. Peabody	US	PBY	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
H. S. Precision, Inc.	US	HSP	Rapid City, SD
Habicht	SP	HAB	Shotguns
Hackett Special	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms
Haenel, C. G.	GE	HAL	Same as Haenel-Schmeisser
Haenel-Schmeisser	GE	HAL
Haerens Tojhus	DK	HAJ	Military weapons
Hafdasa	AT	HIS	Mfd. by Fabrica de Automoviles Hispano Argentina
Halfbreed	US	FW	Mfd. by Forehand & Wadsworth
Halfbreed	US	HAA	Brand of Hopkins & Allen
Hall, J. H./Hall-North	US	HLL	Civil War rifles
Hamada	JA	JA	Japanese military arsenal
Hamal	EN	HAF
Hamilton	SQ	HAM
Hamilton	US	WAM	Model of Whamo
Hamilton Rifle Co.	US	HRC	Mfr. of rifles
Hammerli	SZ	HAQ
Hammerli	SZ	SIG	Mfd. by S. I. G.
Hammerli-Walther	SZ	WAL	Model of Carl Walther
Hammond Automatic	US	GH
Hammond, Grant, Corp.	US	GH	Handguns
Hand Ejector	BG	NEA	Model of Neumann Freres
Hand Ejector	US	SW	Model of Smith & Wesson
Handi-Gun	IT	SEN	Mfd. by Serna
Handy/Handy Auto Pistol/Model 1917	SP	HAN
Handy-Gun	US	HR	Model of Harrington & Richardson
Hanover Arms	BG	HNV	Mfr. of shotguns
Hans V. Lidl	AU	LHV
Hanscomb Hardware Co.	US	HAH
Hansson, Elof	SP	HAO
Hard Pan	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Hard Pan	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Hardballer (ATM)	US	AMT	Mfd. by AMT
Harold Sunngard	NW	SUN
Harrich	AU	SOI	Mfr. by Sodia
Harrington & Richardson	US	HR
Harris Gunworks	US	HGW	Phoenix, AZ; mfr. of bolt-action rifles
Harris McMillan Gunworks Inc.	US	MCM	Phoenix, AZ; mfr. of custom bolt-action rifles
Harrison & Hussey	EN	HHU	England
Harrison, Frank, Arms Co.	BG	HAS	Various mfrs.
Harry Lawson Co.	US	LAW
Hartford Armory	US	HRF	Collinsville, CT
Hartford Arms Co.	US	HAT	Various mfrs.
Hartley, Spalckaver, & Fay	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Hartman	SZ	HAR
Harvard	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Haskell	US	HSK	Lima, OH
Hatton Ind.	US	HNI	Indian Mills, NJ
Hauptli	GE	HAP
Haut Rhin	FN	HAU	Walther-type pistols
Hawes	WG	HAW	Importer
Hawk Engineering, Inc.	US	HKE	Northfield, IL
Hawk Inds.	CN	HKI
Hawken	US	HWK	Early rifle mfr.
Hawken/Hawken Seneca	US	THM	Model of Thompson Center Arms Co.
Hawthorne (Montgomery Ward)	US	MOM	Brand sold by Montgomery Ward
HDH	BG	HDH
Healthways	US	IJ	Brand name of Iver Johnson
Heckler & Koch	WG	HEC
Hecla	--	HEA
Hege	HU	FEG	Mfd. By Feg Union
Hege Waffen	WG	HEG
Heim	GE	HEE	Brand of C. E. Heinzelmann
Heinemann	BG	HEJ
Heinzelmann, C. E.	GE	HEE	Handguns
Helfricht, K.	GE	KUS	Brand of A. Krausser
Helicodog	FN	HLD	Model of shotguns
Helkra	GE	KUS	Brand of A. Krausser
Hellenic Arms Ind.	GC	HAI	Athens, Greece
Helwan	EY	MDI	Mfd. by Maadi
Hemburg	NE	HBG	Military weapons
He-Mo	GE	HEM
Hendrick Sales & Engineering Co.	US	HDS	Importer
Henri Dumoulin	BG	DUC	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Henrion & Dassy (H & D)	BG	HDD
Henry Aiken	EN	AIK
Henry Deringer Sr. & Jr.	US	DEH	Early mfr. of pistols & rifles
Henry Gun Co.	US/BG	HEN	Imported by Crescent
Henry Repeating Rifle Co.	US	HRR	NY; mfr. of reproductions ofColt firearms as joint operation with Colt Black Powder Co.
Henry, J. J., & Son	US	HJJ	Mfr. of Civil War muskets
Hepburn/Hepburn's Patent	US	REM	Single-shot rifles made by Remington Arms Co.
Herbert Schmidt	WG	SCR	Mfr. of handguns
Hercules	US	HCS	Various mfrs.
Heritage Arms Corp. Dallas, Texas	US	HRG	Dallas, TX
Heritage Manufacturing Inc. Florida	US	HRT	Opa-Locka, FL; bought out Quality Firearms, Inc.
Herman	GE/BG	HER
Herman Weihrauch	GE	WEI	Mfr. of Arminius
Hermetic	FN	HEZ
Hermitage (Arms or Gun Co.)	US	HET	Various mfrs.
Herold	GE	JAG	Mfd. by Jager
Herter's Inc.	VARIOUS	HEW	U.S. importer/manufacturer
Hesse, Ltd.	US	HES	Invergrove, MN
Heym	WG	HEY	Mfr. of rifles & revolvers
Hiawatha	US	SAV	Mfd. by Savage
Hibbard (model W-H)	US	HR	Mfd. by Harrington & Richardson
Hibbard, Spencer, & Bartlett	US	HIB
HIB-SPE-BAR	US	HIB	Trademark of Hibbard, Spencer, & Bartlett
Higgins, J. C.	FN/US/SP	HIG	In some cases, numbers appearing on barrel(s) of Higgins weapons are production numbers, not serial numbers
High (Hi) Standard	US	HS
High (Hy) Hunter	JA/IT/WG/SP	HH	U.S. importer
High Sierra	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Highway Patrolman	US	SW	Model of Smith & Wesson
Hijo (automatic)	IT	RGE	Model of Rigarmi
Hijo Militar	IT	RGE	Model of Rigarmi
Hijos de A. Echeverria	SP	ECV	Mfr. of Vesta
Hijos de C. Arrizabalaga	SP	ARR
Hijos de Jorge Bascaran	SP	MAG	Mfr. of Marke & Martigry
Hi-Point	US	HIH	Mansfield, OH
Hi-Point	US	HIH	Mansfield, OH
Hi-Point Firearms	US	HIH	Mansfield, OH
Hispano Argentina	AT	HIP
HK/HK-4	WG	HEC	Model of Heckler & Koch
Hoban Mfg. Co.	--	HOB
Holland & Holland	EN	HOH
Holland Firearms Co.	US/SP	HOF	Importer of shotguns
Hollenbeck	US	HOL
Hollis & Sons	EN	HSO	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Holloway Arms Company	US	HLY	Forth Worth, TX
Holmes	US	HLM	Mfr. of MP-83 & MP-22
Holston Enterprises	US	HTN	Piney Flats, TN
Holt, Sam	US	HOA
Hombre	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
Hombre	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Hood Firearms Co.	US	HOD
Hood, Robin	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Hope (pistol of barrel)	SP	STA	Mfd. by Star
Hopkins & Allen (H & A)	US	HAA
Hoppes	US	HPP	Replicas of antiques
Hornet	US	HON
Horns Custom Rifles	US	HCR	Flagstaff, AZ
Horse Destroyer	SP	GAZ	Mfd. by Isidro Gazanaga
Horsely	EN	HOS
Hotchkiss	EN	HOT	Machine gun
Hourat Et Vie	FN	HV
Howa/Howa Ltd.	JA	HWA
Howard Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
HS	WG	SCR	Herbert Schmidt not High Standard
Hubenbeckler	GE	HKR	Mfr. of derringers
Hubertus	EM	HUB
Hudson	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Huglu	TY	HUG	Turkey; mfg. of shotguns
Hugo Borchardt	GE	BOR
Hummer	BG	HUM	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Hungary	HU	HU	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Hunter	FN	DAE	Shotgun; model of Darne
Hunter Arms Co.	US	HUN
Hunter Special	US	HUN	Shotgun; model of Hunter Arms Co.
Huntsman (automatic)	US	CLT	Model of colt
Husky	SQ	HUS	Model of Husqvarna
Husky	GE	KKC	Model of Krico
Husqvarna	SQ	HUS
HV (auto pistol)	FN	HV
HVA	SQ	HUS	May appear on guns mfd. by Husqvarna
HWP Enterprises	US	HWP	Milwaukee, WI Slegehammer Revolvers
Hy Hunter	JA/IT/WG/SP	HH	U. S. importer
Hy Power	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Hy Score	US	HY
Hyde	US	HYD
Hyper-Single	US	HYS
I M Metal	KC	IMC	Ozalj, Croatia
I. A. B. (Industria Armi Bresdane)	IT	IAB	Marcheno, Italy
I. A. G. (Industria Armi Galesi)	IT	IAG
I. A. P. Z.	IT	ZAN	Trademark of Pietro Zanoletti
I. G. A.	BZ	IGA	Shotguns imported by Stoker Veranopolis, Brazil
I. G. I. (Italguns Intl.)	IT	ITG
I. M. I. (Israel Military Inds.)	IS	IMI	Mfr. Of Uzi
I. N. A. (Industria National de Armes)	BZ	INA
I. Rizzini	IT	FRZ	See also Tecni-Mec and F.A.I.R.
Ibargun	SP	IBA	Model of shotgun
Iberia Firearms	US	IBE	Galion, OH
IBM (Intl. Business Machines)	US	USA	Military subcontractor mfr. of military carbines
Ideal	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Ideal	CK	FDO	Mfd. by F. Dusek Opotschno
IG Destroyer	SP	IGD
Ignacio Ugartechea	SP	UGA
Ilja	SP	ILJ	Brand of shotgun; mfd. by F. da de Escopatos
Illinois Arms Co.	US	ILL
Imbel	BZ	IMB	Shipped by Springfield Armory
IMP (Imperial Metal Products)	US/WG	IMP	Mfr. of revolvers
Imperial	EN	CHL	Model of E. J. Churchill, Ltd.
Imperial	SP	IME	Various mfrs.
Imperial Arms Co.	US	HAA	Brand name of Hopkins & Allen
Imperial Gun Co., Ltd.	EN	IGC	Surrey, England
Imperial Metal	EN	ELE	Division of Kynoch
Imperial Metal Products (IMP)	US/WG	IMP	Mfr. of revolvers
Inca	US	IMP	Mfd. by Imperial Metal Products
Indesal	SP	IDE	Eibar, Spain; Industria de la Escopeta S.A.L.
Indian	SP	GAZ	Mfd. by Isidro Gazanaga
Indian Arms Corp.	US	IAC
Indian Ordnance	II	INO	Under directon of (Ordnance Factory Board) Corporate HQ
Indian Sales	US	ISL	Importer
Indian Scout	WG	SCR	Brand of Herbert Schmidt
Industria Argentina	AT	AEI
Industria Armi Bresciane (I.A.B.)	IT	IAB	Marcheno, Italy
Industria Armi Galesi (I.A.G.)	IT	IAG
Industria National de Armes	BZ	INA
Industrial Tech Machine	SZ	ITM	Made in Switzerland
Industrias Danok	SP	DOK
Infallible, The	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Inglis, John	CD	IGL	Browing-type pistol
Ingram	US	ING	Mfr. of machine guns
Inland Division, General Motors	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Interarms, Ltd. (Interarmco)	US	INR	Importer/manufacturer
Intercontinental Arms	IT/WG/US	INT	Importer
Interdynamic	US	INY	Converts to machine pistol; company closed December, 1984; for models after 1984 see INC
International	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
International Antique Reproductions, Inc.	US	IAP	San Juan Capistrano, CA
International Armament Co.	US	INR	Importer
International Business Machines	US	USA	Military subcontractor, mfr. of military carbines
International Distributors	US	IDS
International Harvester	US	INH
International Police	US	TDE	Stainless .357 revolvers
International Postal Meter	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Interord	US	IOR	Nashville, TN; formerly Interordnance; mfr. of U.S. made copy of (South Korean) DAEWOO model USAS-12 gauge shotgun
Interstate Arms Co.	US	INS	Mfd. by Crescent
Intratec USA, Inc.	US	INC	Miami, FL; formerly Interdynamics; mfr. of Intratel
Investarm Fabrica D'Armi	IT	IFA
Invicta	SP	INV
Iraola Salaverria	SP	SAR
Iris, O. H. (Orbea Hermanos)	SP	ORB	Model of Orbea
Irwindale Arms	US	IAI
Irwin-Pedersen Arms	US	IRP
Ishapor	II	ISH	Ishapore, India; state-owned arsenal
Isidro Gazanaga	SP	GAZ
Israel	IS	IS	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Israel Arms Intl.	US	ISI	Houston, TX
Israel Arms, Ltd.	IS	ISA
Israel Military Industries (I.M.I.)	IS	IMI	Mfr. of Uzi
Italguns International	IT	ITG
Italia	IT	RGE	Model of Rigarmi pistol
Italo	IT	ITC
Italy	IT	IT	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Ithaca/Ithacagun	US/CD	ITH
ITM Arms Co.	US	ITD	Also known as ITM Tool & Die; Cleveland, OH
ITM Toll & Die	US	ITD	Also known at ITM Arms co.; Cleveland, OH
Iver Johnson	US	IJ
Ixor	FN	MDA	Mfd. by D'Armes des Pyrenees
Izarra	SP	STA	Model of Star
Izhevsk	RA	IZH	Former Soviet arsenal; mfr. Of IJ-18 shotgun series
J & R Engineering Co.	US	JRE
J. C. Higgins	FN/US/SP	HIG	In some cases, numbers appearing on barrel(s) of Higgins weapons are Sears, Roebuck & Co. production numbers, not serial numbers
J. C. Montgomery	US	JMO
J. C. Penney	US	PNY	Use PNY only when model is other than listed
J. C. Penney Mod 6400	US	SAV
J. C. Penney Mod 6610	US	SAV
J. C. Penney Mod 6647	US	SAV
J. C. Penney Mod 6670	US	SAV
J. C. Penney Mod 6870	US	SAV
J. Cesar	SP	UBE	Model of Aldo Uberti
J. G. Anschutz	WG	ANS	Imported by Savage
J. G. Landmann	WG	LAM
J. H. Hall/Hall-North	US	HLL	Civil War rifles
J. H. Krider	US	KRD	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
J. H. Lau & Co.	US	LA	Importer
J. H. Merrill & Co.	US	MRL	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
J. J. Henry & Son	US	HJJ	Mfr. of Civil War muskets
J. Jacquemart	--	JJC
J. L. Galef & Son	US/IT	GJV	Importer
J. Lloyd Lewis	EN	LEC
J. Manton & Co.	BG	MAO	Imported by H. & D Folsom Arms Co.
J. P. Foote	US	JPF	Also known as John Pril Foote
J P Enterprises	US	JPN	St. Louis Park, MN
J. P. Sauer & Sons	WG	SSS
J. Thomas	BG	THH
J. W. Price	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Jabe/Escopetas Jabe	SP	JAB	Mfr. of shotguns
Jackson Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Jackson Hole Arms Co.	US	JHA	Jackson Hole, WY
Jacquemart, J.	BG	JJC
Jaeger, Armi/Jager, Armi	IT	JAE	Imported by Navy Arms Corp.
Jaeger, Paul	US/WG	PJA
Jaga	CK	FDO	Mfd. by F. Dusek
Jager Pistol	GE	JAG
Jager/Jager & Co.	GE	JAG
Jaguar	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
James Purdey & Sons	EN	PUD	Rifles & shotguns
James Reid	US	REJ
James Warner	US	WAN	Mfr. of Civil War carbines
James Woodward & Sons	EN	WOO
Jana International Co.	US	JNN	Importer
Jannsen/Jannsen Sons & Co.	BG	JAN	Mfr. of shotguns
Japan	JA	JA	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Jarmann	NW	JAR
JCM	SP	JCM	Mfr. of shotguns
Jefferson Arms Co.	US	HUN	Mfd. by Hunter Arms Co.
Jellico Hardware	US	BJH	Distributor of Blue Hen
Jenkins Special	SP	JEN
Jenks, William	US	JKS	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Jennings Fine Tuning, Inc.	US	JFT	North Hollywood, CA; mfr. of handguns
Jennings Firearms Co.	US	JEI	Chino, CA
Jericho Firearms	IS	JCH	Israel
Jerry's Gun & Ammo	US	JAM
Jesse S. Butterfield	US	BUT
Jewel	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
JGA	GE	JGA	Mfr. of rifles
Jieffeco	BG	JIE	Made by Robes for Phoenix Arms Co.
Jimenez Arms	US	JMZ	Costa Mesa, CA; Taking over for Bryco Arms; MAK/BRY
J-K Imports	SP/IT	JKI	U. S. importer
JLD Enterprises	US	JLD	Farmington, CT
Joe B. Smith	US	JBS	Glendale, CA
Joha	SP	JOA
Johann Springer's Erbin	AU	SEJ	Mfr. of shotguns
John C. Denard Co.	GE	DND	Distributor of firearms in Europe
John Calvert	EN	CAE
John Foote and Co.	US	ENI	See also Enfield America
John Inglis	CD	IGL	Browning-type pistol
John M. Smythe Mdes. or Hdw. Co.	US	SMO	Various mfrs.
John Meunier Gun Co.	US	MEU
John P. Lower	US	LOR
John Pril Foote	US	JPF	Also known as J. P. Foote
John Rigby & Co.	EN	RIG
John W. Linebaugh	US	JWL	Maryville, MO
Johnny's Armory	US	JSA	Margate, FL
Johnson Arms	US	JOH
Johnson Arms & Cycle Works	US	IJ
Johnson Automatics	US	JOH	Mfr. of rifles
Johnson, Bye & Co.	US	JON	Predecessor of Iver Johnson
Johnston-Tucker	US	JOT	Mfr. of carbines
JO-LO-AR	SP	ARR	Mfd. by Hijos de C. Arrizabalaga
Jonathan Arthur Ciener	US	CIE	Mfr. of machine guns and silencers
Jones, Guy T.	US	JGT	Imported from Germany
Jose Mugica	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Joseph Land	EN	STJ	Mfd. by Stephen Grant & Joseph Land, Ltd.
Joset Just	--	JUS
Josiah Ells	US	ELS	Early arms mfr.
Joslyn, B. F.	US	JSN	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
JRW Sports	US	JRW	Florida
J's Pacific Enterprise	US	JPE	Pomona, CA; mfr. of 1911 A-1 type pistols; slides may be marked Brolin Arms
Juan Antonio Belategui	SP	BJA
Jubala	SP	LEY	Mfd. by Larranaga y Elartza
Jukar	SP	JUK
Junior	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Jupiter	SP	FAB	Mfd. by Fabrique D'Armes de Guere de Precision
Jurras	US	AUQ	Mfd. by Auto Mag
Just, Joset	AU	JUS
Justice, P. S.	US	JTC	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
K and G Services	US	KGS	Chester, PA; mfr. of Ingram-type semiautomatic firearms
K. Helfricht	GE	KUS	Brand of A. Krausser
K. K. Nihon Ryoju Seike Seisakush	JA	KNR	Mfr. of shotguns
K. K. Snashin Shojuki	JA	KKS	Mfr. of shotguns
Kaba/Kaba Spezial	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Kaffir	BG	KFF	Single-shot shotgun
Kahn	TY	KHN	Istanbul, Turkey
Kahout & Spol	CK	KAS
Kahr Arms	US	KHR	Worcester, MA; mfr. of K9 9 mm pistol
Kalashnikov	SX	SX	Designer of Soviet AK machine gun
Kalb Hammerless	US	KOL	Trademark of H. M. Kolb
Kaltmann	--	KAM
Kanarr Corp.	US	USA	Military contractor
Kansas City Arms	US	KCA
Kappora	SP	KAP
Karl Bauer	GE	BRL	Distributor
Karl Burgsmueller	WG	BUR	Importer/distributor
Kaschie (Karl Schieder)	WG	SCE	Mfr. of derringers
Kassar Squires	PI	SQB	Squire's Bingham; imported by Kassar Imports, Harrisburg, PA
Kassnar-Fias Imports	US	KSI	Imports from Spain/Italy; proper manufacturer's code should be used when mfr. is known
Kawaguchiya Firearms Co.	US	KAW
KBI, Inc.	US	KSI	Harrisburg, PA; Kassnar Brothers Intl.
KDF, Inc.	US	KDF	Seguin, TX; mfr. of bolt-action hunting rifles
KDI-Bauer Corp.	US	BAU	Mfd. by Bauer
Kebler	GE	KEB
Kel-Tec	US	KTC	Cocoa, FL; 9 mm pistol; part of CNC Inds.
Kelblys, Inc.	US	KLB	North Lawrence, OH
Kendu	SP	KDU
Kentuckian	--	KEN	Distributed by Intercontinental Arms
Kerner, Emil	--	KER
Kerrco	US	KEC
Kessler	GE	KEL	Mfr. of shotguns
Kessler Arms Corp.	US	KES
Keszler	US	KZL
Keystone Arms Co.	US	KEY	Brand name of E. K. Tyron
Keystone Sporting Arms	US	KSA	Milton, PA; mfr. of Cricket model .22-caliber rifle
KG-9	US	INY	Model of Interdynamic
Kimball Arms Co.	US	KIB	Mfr. of pistols
Kimber	US	KIE
Kimel	US	FIR	Firearms Intl. Corp.; not associated with Kimel Inds.
Kimel/Kimel Ind.	US	KIM	Not associated with Firearms Intl. Corp.
King Nitro	US	NIT	Various mfrs.
Kingsland 10 Star	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Kingsland Special	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Kintrek, Inc.	US	KTI	Owensboro, KY; mfr. of .22 LR caliber semiautomatic rifle Model KBP-1
Kirikkale (MKE)	TY	KIR
Kirk Gun Co.	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Kirkland, Turner	US	DIX	Mfd. by Dixie Gun Works
Kirtland Bros.	US	KIL
Kjobenhauns Toihuus		KJO
Klein Guenther	US	KLG
Kmart	US	SSK	Use only when mfr. is unknown
Knickerbocker	US	KKB	Mfd. by Crescent, American Gun Co., and Stevens
Knight Armament	US	KNI	Vero Beach, FL; makes modern firearms
Knight Manufacturing	US	KNI	See Knight Armament
Knight Rifle (Modern Muzzle Loading, Inc.)		MML
Knockabout	US	SHE	Model of Sheridan Products, Inc.
Knox-All & Knox All Lakeside	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Knuckle Duster	US	REJ	Model of James Reid
Kobold	GE	KOB
Kobra	GE	KOA
Kodiak Mfg. Co.	US	KOD
Kohnke Gun Works	US	KOH	Redwood Falls, MN; mfr. of black-powder pistols
Kokura	JA	KOK
Kolar Arms	US	KLR	Racine, WI
Kolb, H. M.	US	KOL	Mfr. of revolvers
Kolibri	AU	KOI	Rehberg, Austria
Kommer, Theodor	GE	KOM
Koon, Inc., H.	US	KOO	Mfr. of Snake Charmer shotgun model
Korea (prior to 1948)	KR	KR	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Korea, North	KN	KN	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Korea, South	KO	KO	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Korth	GE	KOR	Mfr. of revolvers
KR.SPR.LA.	US	ESE	Krotz Springs, LA; see Essential Arms Co.
Krag	US/DK/NW	KRA	Military weapons
Krag-Jorgensen	US	USA	Military weapons
Krausser, A.	GE	KUS
Krepp	--	KRE
Kresge, S. S.	US	SSK	Importer
Krico (Kriegskorte & Co.)	WG	KKC
Krider, J. H.	US	KRD	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Krieghoff Firearms Co.	WG	KRI	Mfr. of shotguns & double-barrel rifles
Krinks	US	KRK	Naples, FL
Kroydon	US	HS	Brand of High Standard
KSN Industries	IS	KSN	Mfr. of Kareen Mark II 9 mm pistol; mfd. in Kfar Saba, Israel
KTG Firearms	JA	KTG
Kynoch	EN	ELE	Eley-Kynoch
L. A. Deputy	WG	LUR	Model of L. A. Fury
L. A. Distributors	US	LUR	Importer
L. A. Fury	WG	LUR	Imported by L A. Distributors; mid. by Reck & Erma
L. Bergereon	FN	BEB
L. C. Davis & Sons	US	DAX	Mfr. of shotguns
L. C. Smith Gun Co.	US	SMC	Mfr. of shotguns
L. Daudeteau	FN	DAU	Military weapons
L. E. (Larranaga y Elartz)	SP	LEY
L. E. S. Corp.	US	LSC
L. J. Warnant	BG	WAT	Single-shot pistols & rifles
L. M. and G. H. Lester	--	LEZ
L. Romano Co., Inc.	US	RMN	Pennellville, NY
La France Specialties	US	LAS	Mfr. of pistols
La Industrial Orbea	SP	ORB	Mfd. by Orbea Brothers
La Salle	FN	MAF	Mfd. by Manufrance
Lacha	SP	LAC	Model of shotgun
Ladies Companion	US	COQ	Brand of Continental Arms Co.
Ladies Pet	US	LAD
Lahti	FD/SQ	LAT	Military weapons; mfd. by Husqvarna or Valtion Kivaari Tehdas
Lakefield	US	MOS	Mfd. by O. F. Mossberg & Sons
Lakefield Sales Limited	CD	LKE	Lakefield, Canada
Lakelander	FD	TAP	Model of Tampereen Asepaja
Lakeside	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Lames	IT	LMS
Lampo	IT	LAP
Lanber Armas	SP	LAB
Lancaster, Charles, & Co.	EN	CHE	Multibarreled pistols
Land, Joseph	EN	STJ	Mfd. by Stephen Grant & Joseph Land, Ltd.
Landmann, J. G.	WG	LAM
Langenhan Selbstlader	GE	LAN	Auto pistol
Langenhan, F. L.	GE	LAN	Invented/mfd. by Fritz Langenhan
Langenhan, Fritz	GE	LAN
Lar Manufacturing	US	LMF	West Jordan, UT
Larand	US	LAA	Mfr. of silencers
Larose	BG	LAO
Larranaga y Elartza	SP	LEY
Larranaga, Miguel	SP	LMI	Mfr. of shotguns
Lasagabaster Hermanos	SP	LGB	Eibar, Spain
Laseraim	US	ETI	Little Rock, AR; mfd. by Emerging Technologies, Inc.
Lasserre S.A.	AT	LRE	Avellaneda, Argentina
Laszlo	US	LZL	Importer
Lau, J. H., & Co.	US	LA	Importer
Lauer Custom Weaponry (Trade Name: LCW Mfg.)	US	LCW	Chippewa Falls, WI
Lauf Pence	US	LAF
Laurona	SP	LAR	Shotguns imported by Jana Intl. & others
Lawman/Mark III	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Lawson, Harry	US	LAW	Harry Lawson Co.
Lazzeroni	US	LAZ	Tucson, AZ
L.E. Jurras & Associates	US	LJA	Prescott, AZ
Le Basque	SP	LBA
Le Cayalier	FN	MAB	Mfd. by Manufacture Automatiques de Bayonne
Le Chasseur	FN	MAB	Mfd. by Manufacture Automatiques de Bayonne
Le Defendeur	FN	MAB	Mfd. by Manufacture Automatiques de Bayonne
Le Dragon	SP	LED
Le Francais	FN	MRE	Model of Manufacture Francaise D'Armes et Cycles
Le Fulgor	BG	LEK
Le Majestic	FN	LEM
Le Martiny	BG	LEO
Le Mat	FN	LEP	Civil War revolvers
Le Monobloc	BG	JJC	Mfd. by J. Jacquemart
Le Novo	BG	LEQ
Le Page	BG	LER
Le Protecteur	FN	LET
Le Rapide	BG	LEU
Le Sane Parei/Le Sans Pariel	FN	LEX
Le Secours	SP	LSS
Le Steph	FN	BEB	Pistol model of Bergereon
Le Tout Acier Duc	FN	LFA
Leader Dynamics	AS	LDY
Leader Gun Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Lebeau-Courally	BG	LBC
Lebel	FN	LEB	Military weapons
Lee Arms Co.	US	LEE
Lee Enfield	EN	LEH
Lee Special	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Lee Special/Lee's Munner Special	BG	LEG	Imported by H & D Folsom
Leech & Rigdon	US	LRN	Civil War revolvers
Lee-Enfield Custom #1 or #4	EN	PAH	Model of Parker-Hale rifle
Lee's Firearms Co.	US	LFS	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Lefaucheux	FN/BG/NW	LEI	Imported
Lefever	US	LEF	Mfr. of shotguns
Lefner	--	LEN
Left Destroyer	SP	LEJ
Legend	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
Legia Demontants	BG	LEL
Leinad	US	LND	Ducktown, TN
Leitner Wise Rifle Co., Inc.	US	LWR	Alexandria, VA
Lenoir & Logue	BG	LDA
Leonhardt	GE	GHM	Mfd. by H. M. Gering
Lepco	SP/FN	LEV
Les Baer Custom Incorporated	US	LBI	Licensed in Milan & Hillsdale, IL; custom gunsmith; mfr. of pistols
Lester, L. M. & G. H.	US	LEZ
Lewes/Lewis	EN	LFB	Machine guns
Lewis, G. E.	EN	LEW	Mfr. of shotguns
Lewis, J. Lloyd	EN	LEC
LH Gun Co.	US	SGD	Springfield Armory M1A
Liberty	US	LBR	Shotguns mfd. by Hood Firearms Co. & Hopkins & Allen
Liberty Arms Co.	WG/IT/US	LIB	Importer/distributor; mfd. by Rohm, Armalite, Herbert Schmidt, and Reck
Liberty Arms Works	US	LRW	West Chester, PA; mfr. of pistols
Liberty/Liberty Patent	SP	RET	Model of Retolaza
Libia	SP	BEI	Model of Beistegui
Lidl, Hans V.	AU	LHV
Liegeoise	BG	LIO	Made by Robor & Co.
Liego	BG	WAT	Model of L. J. Warnant rifle
LIG (La Industria Guizpucoana)	SP	LIP
Lightning (pistol)	US/SP	LIT
Lightning (rifle)	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Lightning Model	US	WHI	Same as Wolverine
Lignose	GE	LIG	Mfd. by A. G. Lignose
Liliput	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Feg Union
Liliput	GE	ME	Mfd. By August Mena
Lincoln	BG	LIN
Lindsay Mfg. Co.	US	LID	Two-shot Civil War rifles
Linebaugh, John W.	US	JWL	Maryville, MO
Lion	US	IJ	Mfd. by Iver Johnson
Lion (free rifle)	FD	TAP	Mfd. by Tampereen Asepaja
Lira	--	SYL	Mfd. by Systema la Lira
Lithgow	AS	LTG	Government military arsenal
Little Ace	US	ERL	Derringer mfd. by Erl Svendsen
Little All Right (palm pistol)	US	LIR
Little Bisley	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Little John	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Little Pal	US	LIA
Little Tom	AU/CK	LIM
Livianas, Tallares de Armas	AT	TAL
Liviaoitl (name stamped upside down)	KO	LMT	Copy of .45-caliber U.S. pistol
Ljungman	SQ	LJG
Ljutic Arms Co.	US	LJU	Mfr. of shotguns
Ljutic Industries Inc.	US	LJU
Llama	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Lmtaoitl	KO	LMT	Copy of .45-caliber U.S. pistol
Lob	FN	LB	Single-shot pistols
Lobo	SP	LOB
Loewe, Ludwig	GE	LOE
Lone Star Armament	US	LSM	Stephenville, TX
Lone Star Rifle Co.	US	LSR	Conroe, TX
Long Range Winner	US	LON	Brand of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Long Range Wonder	US	LON	Brand of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Long Tom	US	ST	Mfd. by Stevens
Longines	SP	LOI
Looking Glass	SP	ACH	Model of Acha
Lorcin Engineering Co.	US	LCN	Riverside, CA
Losada	GE	LOS
Lovell Arms Co.	US	LOV	Mfr. of custom rifles
Lowell Arms Co.	US	LOW
Lower, John P.	US	LOR
Loyola	SP	LOY
LSA	--	LSA
Lucheni, Stefano	IT	LST
Luchsgewehrfabrik	GE	LUC	Mfr. of firearms
Luciano Rota	IT	LRA
Lucius W. Pond	US	PON
Lucznik Metal Factory	PO	LUZ	Radom, Poland; see also Zaklady Metalowe Lucznik
Ludwig Loewe	GE	LOE
Luger	SZ/EN/GE	LUG	Various mfrs.
Luigi Belleri	IT	LBU
Lun Ebrug	GE	LU
Luna	GE	LUN
Lungo E. Par	IT	BEN	Appears on Bernardelli
Lutetia	FN	LUE
Luttick	BG	LUT
Lux	GE	LUX	Mfr. of Fruhuf pistols & shotguns
Lyman Gun Co.	SX	LYM	Percussion rifles & revolvers
LZH	SX	LZH
M & H (Merwin & Hubert)	US	MH
M K Ballistic Systems	US	MKB	Hollister, CA
M. A. B.	FN	MAB
M. A. C.	FN	MBC
M. A. S.	FN	MAS
M. A. T.	FN	MAT
M. B. A./MB Associates	US	MBA
M. L.	BG	MLE
M. Zulaica & Co. (Zulaica y Cia)	SP	ZUL
M.V.T. DiContento Eugenio	IT	MVC
M-1 (M1 Rifle)	US	USA	Various mfrs.
M1A	US	SGD	Commercial M-14 copy; see Springfield Armory M1A
Maadi	EY	MDI	Imported by Steyer Daimler Puch of America
MAB-G2/Model MAB	SP	ECE	Model of Echasa
MAC (Military Armament Corp.)	US	MIX	Mfr. of Ingram submachine guns
Mach 1	US	NCP	Conton, OH; see also NCP Products, Inc.
Mach IV	WG/AU	VOE	Model of Voere
Machine Crafters, Inc.	US	MCI
Madison Import Co.	US	MIC	Importer
Madsen	DK	MAD	Machine guns
Maeleer	GE	MUE
Magnum Research	US	MGN	Minneapolis, MN; importer for Israeli Military Ind., Tel Aviv, Israel
MagTech Recreational Products, Inc.	US	MGT	Las Vegas, NV; importers of CBC shotgun of Brazil
Mahely	AT	AEI	Argentina
Makarov	SX	MAV	Soviet military pistols
Maltby & Henley	US	MAH
Maltby, Corliss & Co.	US	MCC
Manchester Arms	US	MCH	Lenor, TN
Mandall Supply Co.	US	MDL	Importer
Manhattan Arms Co.	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Manhattan Pocket Revolver	US	MTT
Manhurin, S. A.	FN	MHN	French-made Walther
Mann WT Model	GE	MNN
Mann, Fritz (Mann Werke)	GE	MNN
Mannlicher	AU/HU/SZ	MAN
Mannlicher/Carcano	IT	MAC	Military weapons
Mannlicher-Schoenauer	AU/HU	STE	Mfd. By Steyr
Man-Stopper	EN	MSP	Model of Lancaster, Webley, and others
Manton, J., & Co.	BG	MAO	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Manufacture Automatiques de Bayon (MAB)	FN	MAB
Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees Francaise (MAP)	FN	MDA	Mfr. of Unique and Mikros
Manufacture D'Armes St Etienne	FN	MAS
Manufacture Francaise D'Armes et Cycles	FN	MRE
Manufacture Imperial de Mutzig	FN	MDM
Manufrance	FN	MAF
MAP	FN	MDA	Mfd. by D'Armes des Pyrenees Francaise
Maples, E. R., Co.	US	DMC	Antioch, TN
Marathon Products, Inc.	US	MTH
Marble Arms Corp.	US	MBL	Mfr. of Game Getter
Marcel Thys	BG	MCT	Belgium
Maremont Corp.	US	USA	Military automatic weapon systems
Margolin	SX	MRG	Model of handgun
Marina	SP	BOU	Model of Bolumburu
Mario Beschi	IT	BSM	Mfr. of shotguns
Marixa, Armas	SP	MRX	Mfr. of shotguns
Mark X	YG/US	INR	Assembled in U.S. by Interarms, Ltd.
Marke	SP	MAG	Mfd. by Hijos de Jorge Bascaran
Marks	US	MRK	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Marksman Products	US	MAP	Mfr. of air guns
Markwell Arms Co.	--	MAK	Mfr. of replicas of antiques
Marlboro	US	MOS	Mfd. by O. F. Mossburg & Sons
Marlin Firearms Co.	US	MAR
Marlin L. C. Smith	US	MAR	Model of Marlin shotgun
Maroccini	IT	MRI	Mfd. by Brescia
Marochi & Figli	IT	MRF	Mfr. of shotguns
Mars	CK	KAS	Model of Kahout & Spol
Mars (pistols)	VARIOUS	MBR	Various mfrs.
Marshwood	US	MSC	Brand of Charles Williams Store
Marson, Samuel, & Co.	US	MUC
Marston, William M.	US	MAW	Mfr. of Civil War Carbines
Marte	SP	MZA	Model of Muguruza & Co.
Marteau	SP	MBB
Martian	SP	BNM	Model of Bascaran
Martigny	SP	MAG	Mfd. by Hijos de Jorge Bascaran
Martin A. Bascaran	SP	BNM
Martin Amuategui	SP	AMU
Martin Ugarteburu	SP	UGB
Martin, Alex, Ltd.	EN	MRA	Distributor/importer
Martini International	EN	BSA	Model of Birmingham Small Arms
Martini/Martini-Henry	EN/FN	MTN	Single-shot rifles
Maru	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Feg Union
Marubeni America Corp.	US	OKC	Imports from Olin-Kodensha (Japan); trade name is Miida
Masieri	IT	MSI
Mason-Dixon	IT	EMF	Percussion arms; mfd. by EMF Co.
Masquelier	US	MSQ
Massachusetts Arms Co.	US	MAM	Brand of Stevens
Master Mag	US	MMA	Mfr. of 12-gauge shotgun
Masterpiece	US	SW	Mfd. by Smith & Wesson
Masterpiece Arms, Inc.	US	MPA	Carrollton, GA
Matador	SP	AYA	Shotgun model of Aya
Match Guns	US	MHG
Match Master	US	MSS	Model of M-S Safari Arms
Mateba	IT	MTA	Pavia, Italy
Mathieu Arms & Development	US	MHU	Mfr. of rifles
Matsan	TY	MSN	Maker of Diamond brand shotguns
Mauser	GE/WG	MAU
Maverick	GE	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Maverick	IT	UBE	Derringer mfd. by Aldo Uberti
Maverick Arms	US	MRM	Eagle Pass, TX
Mavi di Salvinelli	IT	MVI
Maxim	EN	MAX	Machine guns
Maximum	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Maxwell Arms	--	MXW	Mfr. of black-powder guns
Mayday Flare Gun	US	GES	Mfd. by Genrus Engineering Specialties
Mayer & Riem	WG	MYR	Mfr. of starter guns
Mayer, N. H. (NHM)	GE	NHM	Mfr. of starter guns
Maynard	US	MYD	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Mayor	SZ	MAY
Mayor & Sons	GE	MYS
Mayor Arquebusier	SZ	MAY	Model of Mayor
Mayor, Francois	SZ	MAY
MBK	HU	FEG
McLaughlin Gun Mfg.	US	MCL
McMillan Gunworks Inc.		MCM
McMillan, G., Co.	--	GMM
Meacham, E. C., Arms Co.	US	MED
Meadalist	BG	FNB	Model of Browning
Mears	BG	MRS	Model of shotgun
Medallion	BG	FNB	Model of Browning
Mega Machine Shop, Inc.	US	MGM	Tumwater, WA
Meiji Seika Kaisha	JA	MSK
Meister Products Company	US	MPC	Pomona, CA; mfr. of Commander
Mekanika Industia E Comercio, Ltd. (MEK IND BRAZIL)	BZ	MIB	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; mfr. of URU submachine guns
Melchor	GE	MYS	Mfd. by Mayor & Sons
Melina	SP	MEA
Meloir	BG	RBR	Mfd. by Robar et Cie
Mendoza	MM	MDZ
Menta	GE	ME	Mfd. by August Menz
Mentz	GE	MNT
Menz Liliput	GE	ME	Mfd. By August Menz
Menz, August	GE/WG	ME
Mercury	BG/SP	MEY	Mfr. of pistols & shotguns; brand name of Tradewinds
Mereilleux	BG	MER
Merex Corp. Gebruder	GE	MCG	Distributor of surplus weapons
Meriden Firearms Co.	US	MEF	Subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Meridian Firearms Co.	US	MEI
Merill Co.	US	MRC	Mfr. of single-shot pistols
Merke	SP	ORM	Model of Fernando Ormachea
Merkel	GE	MEE
Merrill, J. H., & Co.	US	MRL	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Merrimack Arms	US	MRR	Newburyport, MA
Merveilleux	FN	MEV	Repeating pistol
Merwin & Bray	US	MEB	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Merwin & Hubert (M & H)	US	MH
Merz Werke	GE	MZW
Metallurgica Bresciana	IT	BRX	Mfd. by Brixia
Meteor Rifles	US	MET	Various mfrs.; Model 52 mfd. by Stevens
Metropolitan Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Meunier, John, Gun Co.	US	MEU
Mexican Model	BG	MEC
Mexico	MM	MM	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Mexico City, Fabrica de Armas	MM	MFA
MF (Manufrance)	FN	MAF
Mfc. Francaise D'Armes et Cycles		MRE
Mfg. D'Armes a Feu	BG	MAJ
Mfr. D'Armas de Fuego	SP	MDF
Michigan Armament	US	MIH
Midland Gun Co.	EN	MIA
Midvale Steel & Ordnance	US	USA
Mieg, Armand	GE	MIE
Mighty Midget	WG	MIG
Miguel Larranaga	SP	LMI	Mfr. of shotguns
Miida	US	OKC	Trade name of importer Marubeni America Corp.; imports from Olin-Kodensha
Mikkenger Arms	US	MKA
Mikros	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'armes des Pyrenees
MIL Incorporated	US	MII	Piney Flats, TN
Milady	BG	MID
Militar	IT	RGE	Italian-made Walther PPK; mfd. by Rigarmi
Military Armament Corp. (MAC)	US	MIX	Mfr. of Ingram submachine guns
Military Automatic	SP	MIL
Miller-Morse Special	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Minerve	SP	FAB	Shotguns mfd. By Fabrique D'Armes de Guerre de Percision
Mini-14	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Minicraft, H & N	US	HNM	Covina, CA
Minima	FN	MIM
Minneapolis Firearms Co.	US	MIF
Minnesota Arms Co.	US	MNS
Minx	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
Miroku Firearm Co.	JA	MIR	Mfr. of shotguns & pistols
Mississippi Valley Arms Co.	US	MIS	Various mfrs.
Mitchel - Mogal	US/GE/IT	MGL	Importer
Mitchell Arms	US/IT	MTC	Imported guns
Mitchell Mfg. Corp.	US	MTM	Santa Anna, CA
Mitraillette Vigneron	BG	PCS	Mfd. by Precision Liegeoise
Mitrailleuse	FN	MRE	Mfd. by Francaise D'Armes et Cycles St. Etienne
MK Arms, Inc.	US	MKI	Irvine, CA
MK Specialities	US	MKX	Grafton, WV
MKE (Makina Ve Kimya Industrisi)	TY	KIR	Mfr. of Kirikkale
MKS Supply, Inc.	US	MKS	Mansfield, OH; mfr./dist. for Hasket, Hi-Point, Iberia, & Stallard Pistols
MOA Corporation	US	MOC	Brookville, OH
Model D'Ordonnance	FN	ORN
Model G	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Modele des Armes	FN	MAE
Modelo Corla	MM	ZAR	Model of Zaragoza
Modern Muzzle Loading, Inc. (Knight Rifle)	US	MML	Hastings, NB; makes muzzle loading, primitive ignition, black-powder in-line rifle; weapon is marked "Knight Rifle"
Modesto Santos (MS)	SP	MS	Mfr. of shotguns
Mohawk	US/CD	REM	Brand name of Remington Arms Co.
Mohawk Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Monarch Arms Co.	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Mondial (blank pistols)	IT	MND	Mfr. of starter guns
Mondial (revolvers)	SP	ARK	Mfd. by Gaspar Arizaga
Mondragon	SZ	MOG
Moneta-Guernica	--	MON
Monitor	US	MOT	Various mfrs.; commercial version of BAR
Mono	US	LJU	Model of Ljutic
Monobloc	BG	JJC	Mfd. by J. Jacquemart
Monomac	US	MMC
Montana	WG	SSS	Mfd. by Sauer
Montenegrin	BG	MOB
Montgomery Ward Western Field Brand	US	MOM
Montgomery, J. C.	US	JMO
Moore, William, & Co.	EN/BG	MOO	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Moore's Patent Firearms Co.	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Morini Competition Arms	SZ	MNI	Bedano, Switzerland
Morley & Murphy Hdw. Co.	US	MOP
Morrisburg	--	MOR
Morrone	US	RHI	Model of Rhode Island Arms
Mosin-Nagant	VARIOUS	MOA	Russian military rifle
Mossberg, O. F., & Sons	US	MOS
Mountain Arms Co.	US	PCI	Mfr. of Precision Inds.
Mountaineer	EN	MT	Rifle; remanufactured Enfield
Mowery Gun Works	US	MOW	Mfr. of precussion rifles
MS (Modesto Santos)	SP	MS	Mfr. of shotguns
M-S Safari Arms	US	MSS
MSA	FN	MSA
Mt. Vernon Arms Co.	BG	MOV	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
MTS	SX	MTS
Mueller	SZ	MUL
Mugica, Jose	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Muguruza & Co.	SP	MZA
Musgrave	SF	MGV	Mfr. of rifles
Musketeer	EN/BG/US	MUK	Rifle model of F. I. Garcia
Mustang	US	CLT
My Friend	US	HAA	Model of Hopkins & Allen
N. J. D.	US	NJD	Tacoma, WA
N. P. Ames	US	AMN
N. Pieper/Pieper Patent	BG	ANC
N. R. Davis & Sons	--	DNR	Mfr. of shotguns
Nagant (revolvers)	SX/SP/BG	NAG
Nambu (pistols)	JA	NMP	Military weapons
Naniwa Kogyo K. K.	HA	NAN	Mfr. of shotguns
Napoleon	US	RYN	Mfd. by Ryan
Narodni Podnick	CK	FOZ	Mfd. by Ceska Zbrojovka
Nashville Arms Co.	US	NAS
National Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
National Institute of Industry	SP	CET	Mfd. by Cetme
National Match	US	CLT	Model of Colt
National Ordnance, Inc.	US	NOI	Mfr. of rifles
National Postal Meter	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
National Sports Products	US	NSP
Naval Company	US	NAV	Doylestown, PA; not associated with the U.S. Navy
Naval Company	US	NVL	Use NVL only when model is other than listed
Naval Company Mod 919L	US	SAV
Naval Company Mod 94N	US	SAV
Navy Arms Co.	US/IT	NVA	Importer
NCP Products, Inc.	US	NCP	Canton, OH; see also Mach 1
Ned. Magaziji	NE	NEJ
Nemrod	FN	NEM
Nero	US	RUP	Mfd. by Rupertus
Nesika Bay Precision, Inc.	US	NES	Poulsbo, WA
Netherlands	NE	NE	Code by counry if make cannot be determined
Neuhausen	SZ/GE	SIG	Model of S. I. G.
Neumann Freres	BG	NEA	Mfr. of Shotguns
Nevada Marshal	IT	UBE	Revolvers mfd. by Aldo Uberti
New Baby	--	BAB
New Baker	US	BAK	Later model of Baker Gun Co.
New Carolina	BG/US	NEC	Model of shotgun
New Defender	US	HR	Model of Harrington & Richardson
New Empire	US	NEI	Brand name of various mfrs.
New England Arms Co.	US	NEE
New England Firearms	US	NEF	Gardner, MA; took over Harrington & Richardson
New England Westinghouse/Remington	US	NWT	Maker of 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifles
New Era	US	BAK	Shotguns; brand of Baker Gun Co.
New Haven Firearms Co.	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
New Liberty	US	NEL
New Long Range Winner	US	LON	Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co.
New Nambu	HA	NMP	Commercial pistols
New Nitro	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
New Rival	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
New Service	US	CLT	Model of Colt
New White Powder Wonder	US	ST	Mfd. by Stevens
New York Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
New York Pistol Co.	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Newman Brothers	--	NEB	Double shotguns
Newport	US	NEP
Newton	US	NEW
Newton Arms Co.	US	NEN
NHM/N. H. Mayer	GE	NHM	Mfr. of starter guns
Nighthawk Custom	US	NHK	Berryville, AR
Nighthawk Firearms	US	NTK	Lorida, FL; mfr. of M-10 type semiautomatic frames
Nihon Juho Kogyosho	JA	NJK	Mfr. of shotguns
Nikko	JA	NQQ	Mfr. of shotguns
Nippon Yuki Co., Ltd.	JA	NYC	Mfr. of shotguns
Nitro	US	ST	Mfd. by Stevens
Nitro Bird	US	NIT	Brand of H & D Folsom Arms Co. shotguns
Nitro Hunter	US	NIT	Brand of H & D Folsom Arms Co. shotguns
Nitro King	US	NIT	Brand of H & D Folsom Arms Co. shotguns
Nitro Marvel	US	ST	Brand of Stevens
Nitro Proof	US	ST	Brand of Stevens
Niva	CK	NIV
Noble	US	NOB
NOC-A-BOT	SP	ZAB	Mfd. by Zabala Hermanos
Nonareil	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Non-Raye	BG	NRL	Brand of shotguns
Nopwich Arms	US	NOW
Noramco	US	NMC	Handguns
Norberto Arizmendi	SP	ANO
Nordheim	GE	NOD	Also uses name of Vono
Norfolk, Virginia	US	NVS	Importer; shotguns
Norica	SP	NRC	Mfd. by Norberto Arizmendi
Norinco	US	NON
Norma	US	NOM
Norrahammar	SQ	NMR	Mfr. of rifles
Norris & Clement	US	NSC	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
North & Savage	US	NOH
North American Arms	US	NAA	Mfr. of .225-caliber single-shot derringer
North China Industries	--	NCI	Distributor in Clayco, KS
North Fulton Arms	US	NFA	Lawrenceville, GA
North Korea		KN
North, Simeon	US	NOS	Carbines
Northwesterner	US	ST	Brand of Stevens
Northwood	EN	HOH	Model of Holland & Holland
Norton Armament Co.	US	NMC	Mfr. of Budischowsky TP-70
Norway	NW	NW	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Norwich Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Norwich Falls Pistol Co.	US	NOW	Owned by Bliss & Goodyear
Norwich Lock Mfg. Co.	US	NOL
Not Nac Mfg. Co.	US	NOT	Mfd. by Crescent
Nouveau	BG	NOU
Nova	US	LAS	Mfd. by LaFrance Specialities
Novamatic	IT	NOV
Nowlin Custom Mfg.	US	NCM	Claremore, OK
Noyo	MM	NOY
Nuarmco	US	NUA	Staten Island, NY
Numrich Arms Corp.	US	NUM
O. D. I., Incorporated	US	ODI	Middlepark, NJ
O. F. Mossberg & Sons	US	MOS
O. H. Iris (Orbea Hermanos)	SP	ORB	Model of Orbea
O. H. Oscillante	SP	EAS	Mfd. by Eulugio Arrostegui
O. V. (Ojanguren & Vidosa)	SP	OVO
O. W. A.	AU	OWA
Oak Leaf	US	OAK	Various mfrs.
Obregon	SP	OBR
O'Brien Rifle Co.	US	OBI
Oddity Arms Co.	US	OAC	Mfr. of knife pistols
Officer's ACP	US	CLT
Officer's Model	US	CLT
Ohio Ordinance	US	OOW	Chadron, OH
Oicet	SP	ERR	Mfd. by Antonio Errasti
Ojanguren & Vidosa (O. V.)	SP	OVO
Okzet	GE	ME	Mfd. by August Menz
Old Reliable	US	SHB	Marking on Sharps-Borchardt rifles
Old-Colony	US	CRE	Brand name of Crescent
Olin-Kodensha Co.	JA	OKC
Olin-Mathieson Corp.	US	WIN	Mfd. by Winchester
Olympia Pistole	SZ/GE	OLY
Olympian	BG	FNB	Mfd. by Fabrique Nationale
Olympic	US	OLP	Brand of various mfrs.
Olympic (pistols)	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Olympic (rifles)	GE	VOE	Model of Voere
Olympic (rifles)	GE	WAL	Model of Walther
Olympic Arms	US	SGW	Also known as SGW Enterprises or Scheutzen Gun Works
OM	SP	OM	Brand of Ojanguren y Marcaide
Omar	IT	AAS	Shotgun; old trade name of Masieri which is now Armi Atis
OMC Back Up	US	OMC
Omega (handguns)	US	OME	Importer of handguns from Spain, Italy, and Germany
Omega (rifles)	US	OGA	Model of Firearms Development Co.
Omega Defensive Industries	US	OMD
Onandia	SP	ONA
Onena	SP	STA	Brand of Star
Orava	FD	VAM	Mfd. by Valmet
Orbea/Orbea Bros./Orbea Hermanos	SP	ORB
Ordinanza	IT	ORD
Ordnance Design Co.	US	ODC
Ordnance Mfg. Co. (OMC)	US	OMC
Ordnance Technology	US	OTY	Stetson, ME
Ordonnance	BG	ORN
Oregon Arms, Inc.	US	ORI	Prospect, Or; not to be confused with Oregon Arms, Ltd.
Oregon Arms Limited	US	OAL	Prospect, OR
Ormachea, Fernando	SP	ORM
Ortgies	GE	ORT	Pistols mfd. by Deutsche Werke & various other mfrs.
Oscilante-Azul	SP	OSC
Oscillante, B. H.	SP	BEI	Mfd. by Beistegui Hermanos
Oscillante, O. H.	SP	EAS	Mfd. by Eulogio Arrostegui
Osgood Gun Works	US	OSG
Osprey	US	OSP
Osteneichisha	GE	OST
Oterr-Sterr	--	OTE
Otis A. Smith	US	SMM
Overland	BZ	AMR	Model of Amadeo Rossi & Co.
Oviedo	SP	SP	Government arsenal
Owen	AS	OWN	Submachine guns
Oxford Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Oyez	BG	OYE
P & G (Paxton & Gallegher)	US	PG
P P I	US	PPI	Ducktown, TN; mfr. of Pocket Pal
P. O. Ackley	US	ACK	Mfr. of rifles
P. or Pietro Beretta	IT	BER
P. S. Justice	US	JTC	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
PAC (Pacific Arms Co.)	US	PAI	Importer
Pachmayr Gun Works	US	PCH
Pacific	US	PAI	Brand name of Pacific Arms Co.
Pacific International Mfg. Corp.	US	PIM	Distributor
Pack West Arms		PWA
Padre	IT	PAD
PAF Junior	SP	CLT	.25 pistol; model of Colt
Page-Lewis	US	PAG
Pagoma	US	PAO
Pakistan Ordnance Factories	PK	PAK	Pakistan
Pal	US	HR	Model of Harrington & Richardson
Palmer Chemical & Equipment Co., Inc.	US	PCE	Mfr. of "Cap-Chure" tranquilizing dart game
Palmetto	US	PLM	Marking on Tryon rifles
Palmetto Armory	US	PAA	Confederate armory
Pantax	AT	WOE	Mfd. by E. Woerther
Panther	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
Panzer	SP	ECE	Mfd. by Echasa
Panzer	US	FII	Derringer made by F. I. Garcia
Par & Case	--	PAC
Para Ordnance	CD	POD	Mfr. of military & civilian weapons
Parabellum	GE	LUG
Paraga	CK	PAL
Paragon	SP	PAQ
Paragon	US	PRN	Brand of Stevens & Hopkins & Allen
Paramount	SP	PAM	Made by Spadozo, Apaolozo, or Retolaza
Pardini	IT	PRD	Imported by Fiocchi
Parker/Parker Bros.	US	PAR	Mfr. of shotguns
Parker-Hale	EN	PAH
Parkhurst, William	EN/BG	PAS
Parkington & Richardson	US	PKR
Parole	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Pasadena Firearms	US	PDA	Importer
Pasper S.R.L.	AT	AEI	.22 caliber revolver mfd. by Industria Argentina
Pathfinder	US	CAC	Model of Charter Arms Corp.
Pathfinder	SP	ECY	Mfd. by Echave y Arizmendi
Pathfinder	US	HAA	Model of Hopkins & Allen
Patriot	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Patriot	US	PRT	Mfr. of Partisan Avenger
Patriot Ordnance U.S.A. dba/POF	US	POF	Glendale, AZ
Paul Jaeger		JAE
Paul Jaeger	US/WG	PJA
Pawnee/Pawnee Scout	GE	SCR	Model of Herbert Schmidt
PAWS	US	PAW	See Police Automatic Weapons Service
Paxton & Gallegher (P & G)	US	PG
Peabody, H. O.	US	PBY	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Peabody-Martini	EN	MTN	See also Martini
Peacemaker (Frontier)	US	CLT	Model of Colt
Pedersen Division of Mossberg	US	MOS	Shotguns & rifles
Pedersoli	IT	PED	Mfr. of replicas of old West guns, antiques, & muzzle-loading percussion
Pedro Arosa Aguirre	SP	ADC	Mfr. of shotguns
Pedro Gorosabel	IT	GOR
Peerless	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Peerless	US	ST	Model of Stevens
Peerless Gun	US	REM	Mfd. by Remington Arms Co.
Pelican	US	PEL	Trademark of Olgilvie Hardware
Penar	GE	ANS	Rifles, trademark of Anschutz
Penetrator	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Penguin	US	PEN	Mfr. of tear gas guns & distress signals
Penn Arms	US	PNA	Punxsutawney, PA; mfr. of Striker 12 gauge shotguns (classified as destr. device)
Penney, J. C.	--	PNY
Penney, J. C. (Foremost)	US	PNY	Various mfrs.
People's Republic of China	RC	RC	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Peote	SP	PEO
Perazzi	IT	PRZ	Mfr. of shotguns
Peregrine Industries	US	PND	Huntington Beach, CA
Perfect	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Perfect	FN	PEC
Perfecta	GE	PRF	Mfr. of starter pistols
Perfection	US	CRE	Mfd. by Cescent
Perfecto	SP	ORB	Mfd. by Orbea
Perrin	FN	PEI
Perry, Alonzo D.	US	PER
Perugini Visini	IT	PGI	Brescia, Italy
Peter Stahl	GE	PSG	Paderborn, Germany
PGW	US	PGW	Powers, OR
Pheasant	FN	DAE	Shotgun; model of Darne
Phelps Manufacturing Co.	US	PMF	Evansville, IN
Phillip and Rodgers	US	PHR	Conroe, TX; mfr. of .257-caliber, 6-shot Medusa 47 revolver
Phillip Clay Roettinger	MM	RPC	Mfr. of rifles
Phoenix	US	HAA	Hopkins & Allen
Phoenix	US	WHI	Eli Whitney
Phoenix Arms Co.	US	PHE	Mfr. of pistols
PIC (Precise Imports Co.)	US	PIC	Importer from Germany & Italy
Pickert, Friedrich	GE	PIK
Piedmont Hdw. Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Pieper	BG	ANC	Anciens Establishments Pieper
Pietro Zanoletti	IT	ZAN
Pinkerton	SP	ARK	Mfd. by Gaspar Arizaga
Pioneer Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Pirlot/Pirlot Freres	BG	PTF
Pistole M. 37 or M. 29	HU	PMD	Military pistol
Pistole Modell 27	CK	PME	Military pistol
Pistolet Auto. Francais Union	FN	SYS	Mfd. by Seytres
Pistolet Automatique N. Pieper	BG	ANC
Pistolet Flobert	FN	PIF
Pistolet Korovin	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Pittsfield	US	HIB	Brand of Hibbard, Spencer, & Bartlett
PJK	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Feg Union
PJK, Inc.	US	PKI	Do not confuse with PJK in Hungary
Plainfield Machine Co.	US	PMC	Mfr. of commercial M1 cargines
Plains	US	THM	Model of Thompson Center Arms Co.
Plant's Mfg. Co.	US	PLA
Plinker	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Plinker	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rhoem Gesellschaft
Plus Ultra	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Plymouth	US	PLY	Various mfrs.
PMK	HU	FEG
Pneu-Dart, Inc.	US/AS	PDI	Tranquilizer guns
Polain, Prosper	BG	POI
Poland	PO	PO	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Polaris	IT	ZAN	Mfd. by A. P. Zanoletti
Police Automatic Weapons Service (PAWS)	US	PAW	Salem, OR; mfr. of Sterling-type & semiautomatic AR-15 firearms
Police Ordnance Co. (Machine Gun Mfg. Co.)	US	POC
Police Service-6	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Polytechnologies	CN	POT
Pompeya	--	POM
Pond, Lucius W.	US	PON
Pony	GE	POY
POS (Pride of Spain)	SP	POS	Mfr. of shotguns
Powder Horn	US	POH
Powell	--	POW
Powell Knife/Pistol Co.	US	PKP	Tucson, AZ; mfr. of PKP knife/pistol
Powermag	WG	POX	Imported by Herter; various mfrs.
PP/PPK/PPKS	GE	WAL	Models of Walther
Prairie King	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Precise Imports Co. (PIC)	US	PIC	Importer of guns from Germany & Italy
Precision	SP	CAS	Identical to Ca-Si
Precision	US	PIC
Precision Ballistics Inc.	US	FET	Mfd. by Feather Enterprise
Precision Industries	US	PCI	Mfd. by Mountain Arms Co.
Precision Liegeoise	BG	PCS	Mfr. of Mitraillette Vigneron (9 mm M submachine gun)
Precision Small Parts (PSP)	US	PES	Charlottesville, VA; mfr. of PSP-25
Premier	US	HR	Brand name used by various mfrs.
Premier	JA	PMR	Mfr. of shotguns
Premier	SP	URI	Mfd. by Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Premier Special	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Prescott, E. A.	US	PRE
Pretoria Arms Factory	SF	PAF	Pretoria, South Africa
Price, J. W.	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Pride of Brazil	BZ	BOI	Mfd. by Boito
Pride of Spain (POS)	SP	POS	Mfr. of shotguns
Prima	FN	PRM
Prince	US	PNC	Various mfrs.
Princeps	SP	URI	Mfd. by Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Professional Ordnance	US	PRL	Ontario, CA; mfr. of polymer frames & firearms
Progress	US	PRG
Prosper Polain	BG	POI
Protector	US/SP	PRO	Various mfrs. in Spain and U.S.
Protector Arms Co.	US	PRR
Providence Tool Co.	US	PBY	Mfd. by H. O. Peabody
Puma	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
Puppit	SP	OVO	Mfd. by Ojanguren & Vidosa
Puppy	BG/SP/GE	PUP	Spanish mfr. is Francisco Arizmendi; various other mfrs.
Purdey, James, & Sons	EN	PUD	Rifles & shotguns
PWA (Pack West Arms)	US	PWA	Mfd. In Milan, IL; assembled in Spokane, WA
Python	US	CLT
PZK	CK	PZK
Quackenbush, H. M.	US	QAK
Quail (hammerless)	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Quail Hunter	FN	DAE	Shotgun; model of Darne
Quality Firearms Inc.	US	QFI	Now known as Heritage Manufacturing, Inc.
Quality Hardware & Machine Corp.	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Quan-Doi Cao-Dai	VS	QUA	Military weapons
Quan-Doi Quoc. Gia. L. M.	VS	QUD	Military weapons
Queen City	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
R & R Enterprises	US	RRT	Jefferson, SD
R. B. Industries	US	RBF	Fraser, MI
R. E. (Republic Espanola)	SP	SP	Code by country if make cannot be determined
R. F. Sedgley, Inc.	US	SE
R. J. Braverman	US	RJB	Meredith, NH; mfr. of pen pistol; originally sold by American Derringer
R. M. A. C.(Rocky Mountain Arms Corp.)	US	RMA	Mfr. of rifles & revolvers
R. W. Amsden	US	AMS
R610c	GE	ROM	Imported by Precise Imports Co.; mfd. by Rhoem Gesellschaft
Radium	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Radom	PO	RAD
Ram Line Inc.	US	RLI
Ramo, Incorporated	US	RAM	Antioch, TN
Rampro Corporation	US	RMP	Wilmington, NC; mfr. of single-shot competition pistols
Ran	BG	RAB
Ranch & Silva (RTS)	IT	RTS	Also starter guns
Randall Mfg. Company	US	RND	California
Ranger	AT	AEI	.410 single-shot pistols made by Industria Argentina
Ranger	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Ranger	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees
Ranger Arms, Inc.	US	RGR	Mfr. of rifles
Ranger Machine & Tool (RMT)	US	RMT	Mfr. of frames
Rapid Fire	US	RAF	Troy, OH
Rapid-Maxima	FN	RAP
Rast & Gasser	AU	RAS
Ratmil	RU	RAT
Raven Arms Co.	US	RAV	Mfr. of handguns
Raymond & Robitaille	US	RAR
Rayon	SP	RAY
Razno	SX	RZO	Shotguns
RB Rodda	EN	ROD	Birmingham, England
Reck	WG	RCK
Recky	WG	RCK	Model of Reck
Record Match Pistols	GE	REC
Red Chieftan	US	REE	Brand of Stevens; various mfrs.
Red Jacket	US	LEE	Mfd. by Lee Arms Co.
Red Jacket	US	ROJ
Red Rider	US	LEE	Mfd. by Lee Arms Co.
Redhawk	US	SR	Mfd. by Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Redorm	US	LEE	Mfd. by Lee Arms Co.
Reform/Reform Repeating Pistol	GE	SHN	Made by August Schnle
Regal	EN	CHL	Brand of Churchill
Regency	IT	ZOI	Brand of Antonio Zoli shotguns
Regent	US	FII	Mfd. by F. I. Industries
Regento	SP	BOU	Mfd. by Bolumburu
Regina	SP	BOU	Mfd. by Bolumburu
Regnum	GE	SHN	Model of Schnle, four-barrel pistols
Reid, James	US	REJ
Reilly, E. M., & Co.	EN	REL
Reims/Reims Patent	SP	AZA	Mfd. by Arrizabalaga & Azanza
Reina	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees
Reising (H & R)	US	HR	Mfr. of rifles & submachine guns
Reising Arms Co.	US	HR	Mfd. by Harrington & Richardson
Reliance	US	MEU	Brand of John Meunier Gun Co.
Remington Arms Co., Inc.	US	REM
Remington Arms Union	US	USA
Remington-Rand, Inc.	US	USA	Mfr. of U.S. military weapons
Remo	GE	RMO
Renard	SP	ECY	Mfd. by Echave y Arizmendi
Renato Menegon	IT	MNG	Brescia, Italy; mfr. of rifle-shotgun combinationnns
Renegade	--	REA
Renette, Gastinne	FN	GAS
Reno	SP	URG	Model of Uriguen
Replica Arms Co.	US	RAC	Marietta, OH
Republic	SP	REP
Republic Arms of South Africa	SF	RSF	Jeppestown, SA
Republic Arms, Inc.	US	RPA	Chino, CA
Republic Espanola (R. E.)	SP	SP	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Retolaza/Retolaza Bros.	SP	RET
Revelation	--	REU	Various mfrs.
Revelli	IT	REV
REV-O-NO/REV-O-NOC	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Rex	SP/BG	REX	Various mfrs.
Rexio S. R. L.	AT	RXO
Reynolds, Plant, & Hotchkiss	EN	RFY
RG (with numbers)	US	RGI	See RG Industries
RG (with numbers)	WG	ROM	Model of Rohm; see RG Industries
RG (without numbers)	IT	RGE	Mfd. by Rigarmi
RG Industries	US	RGI	Importer/manufacturer. Rohm revolver models RG30, RG30S, RG63, RG66, RG38T & RG2S were manufactured in Germany & imported by RG Industries, Miami, FL, prior to the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Since 1968 most are mfd in the US by RG Industries
Rheinische Metalwaren	GE	RMM
Rheinmetall	GE	RMM
Rhode Island Arms	US	RHI
Rhoem Gesellschaft	WG	ROM
Rhoner/Rhonie	GE	RHO
Richards, W.	BG	RIA	Imported by H & D Folsom
Richards, Westley	EN	WES	Imported by Harrington & Richardson
Richland Arms Co.	SP/US	RIC	Importer
Richter, Charles	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Rickard Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Riedl Rifle Co.	US	RRC	Mfr. of single-shot rifles
Rifle Factory of Ishapore	II	ISH	Gun marked ISHAPORI; state owned arsenal
Rigarmi/Rigarms	IT	RGE
Rigaud	AT	RID
Rigby, John, & Co.	EN	RIG
Rino Galesi	IT	RGE	Mfd. by Rigarmi
Rio	SP	RIO	Percussion pistols
Rival	SP	RIL
Rival	US	RVL
Riverside Arms Co.	US	ST	Mfd. by Stevens
RMT (Ranger Machine & Tool)	US	RMT	Mfrs. of frames
RN (with fish)	SZ	MAY	Mfd. by Mayor
Robar Co., Inc.	US	RBC	Phoenix, AZ
Robar et Cie	BG	RBR
Robar et Dekerkhove	FN	RDK	Early mfr. of rifles
Robbins & Lawrence	US	RBL
Roberts Firearms Manufacturing	US	RFM	Ossian, IN
Robin Hood	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Robinson Armament Company	US	ROB	Salt Lake City, UT
Robust	FN	MAF	Mfd. by Manufrance
Rochester Defense Corp.	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Rock Island Armory	US	ROI	Commercial mfr.; do not confuse with Rock Island (military) Arsenal
Rock Island Arsenal	US	USA	Mfr. of military rifles
Rock Pistol Mfg.	US	ROP
Rock River Arms	US	RRA	Cleveland, IL
Rockola Mfg. Corp.	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Rocky Mountain Arms Corp. (R.M.A.C.)	US	RMA	Mfr. of rifles & revolvers
Rocky Mountain Arms, Inc.	US	RMS
Roettinger, Phillip Clay	MM	RPC	Mfr. of rifles
Rogak, Inc.	US	ROK	Skokie, IL; 9 mm semiautomatic pistol
Roger	--	ROG
Roger Dacin	US	DCR
Rogers & Spencer	US	ROE	Civil War revolvers
Rogue Rifle Co.	US	RRI	Prospect, OR; mfr. of "Chipmunk" rifle
Rohm	WG	ROM
Rohrbaugh Firearms	US	RHB	Farmingdale, NY
Roland	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Rollin White Arms	US	RON
Roma	IT	BEN	Brand of Vicenzo Bernardelli
Romak-Romarm/Cugir	RU	RMC	Romania; see Romarm/Cugir
Romarm/Cugir	RU	RMC	Romania; mfr. of AK rifles; see Romak-Romarm/Cugir
Rome Revolver & Novelty Co.	US	RRN
Romer/Romerwerk	GE	ROH
Romo	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Romtehnica	RU	RTA
Roosevelt, Theo. Commemorative	US/JA	WIN	Mfd. by Winchester
Rosco	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Rose, George E., Co.	US	GRO	Importer
Rosebush, Waldo	US	ROW
Ross Rifle	US/CD/EN	ROR
Rossi, Amadeo, & Co.	BZ	AMR
Roth Frommer	AU	ROF
Roth-Gasser	AU	RGA
Roth-Sauer	GE	ROS
Roth-Steyr	AU/HU	RST
Rottweil	IT	GMB	Brand name used by Dynamit Nobel mfd. by Gamba
Rouby	FN	RBY	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Routledge Mfg. Co.	US	ROU
Roy Weatherby	US	WEA	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Royal	EN	HOH	Model of Holland & Holland
Royal (Royal Novelty)	SP	BEI	.25 semiautomatic handgun mfd. by Beistegui Hermanos
Royal Arms Co.	US	HUN	Moundsville, WV; mfd. by Hunter Arms Co.
Royal Dog	SP	ZUL	Model of Zulaica y Cia
Royal Game Gun	EN	HOH	Shotgun; model of Holland & Holland
Royal Gun Co.	US	ROY
Royal McBee Typewriter Corp.	US	USA
Royal Service	US	ROV	Various mfrs.
Royal Small Arms	EN	ROZ
Royster Armament	US	RYA	Englewood, CO
RPB Industries	US	RPB
RTS (Ranch & Silva)	IT	RTS	Also starter guns
Rubi	AT	RBI
Ruby	SP/MM	GAA	Model of Gabilondo
Ruby Arms Co.	SP	RUB
Ruger	US	SR
Rummel (A. J. Rummel Arms Co.)	US	CRE	Mfd. by Cescent
Ruppertus Pat. Pistol Mfg. Co.	US	RUP
Rural	SP	RUR
Russia	SX	SX	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Russo-Chinois	SP	RUU
RWS/Diana	US	RWS	Mfr. of airguns
Ryan Pistol Mfg. Co.		RYN
Ryan, E., Pistol Mfg. Co.	US	RYE
Ryan, Thomas, Jr., Mfg. Co.	US	RYN
Ryder	US	REM	Model of Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Ryder	US	ST	Model of Stevens
S & S (Sauer & Sohn)	WG	SSS
S. A. (Suinaga y Aramberri)	SP	SAY	Mfr. of revolvers; see also Victor Aramberri & Sons
S. A. C. M.	FN	SAC
S. A. G. M. or S. A. G. E. M.	FN	SAG
S. E. A. M.	SP	SEQ
S. I. A.	IT	SIA
S.I.A.C.E.	IT	ICE	Brescia, Italy
S. I. G.(Swiss Industrial Gesellschaft)	SZ	SIG
S. M.	SP	MS	Mfd. by Modesto Santos
S. M. L. E.	EN	LEH	English military rifle
S. Mfg. Co.(Singer)	US	USA	.45 U.S. pistol
S. S. Kresge	US	SSK
S. W. Daniel Industries, Inc.	US	SWD	Mfd. by Cobray-Atlanta, GA
S.A. Automatique	FN	SAB
S.W.D. Industries, Inc.	US	SWD
Sabatier	FN	SAF
Sabatti & Tanfolglio	IT	SAA
Sabatti (Fias)	IT	SBI	Brand name of Armi Sabatti
Sable	IT	BER	Model of Beretta
Sable	US	GJV	Trademark of Galef
Sabre Defense Ind., LLC	US	SDI	Nashville, TN
Saco Defense	US	SD	Saco, ME; mfr. of Desert Eagle Pistols for Magnum Research & some Weatherby Rifles
Saeilo Mfg., Ind.	US	SMG	Worchester, MA
Safari	AT	AEI	Double-barrel shotgun pistols mfd. by Industria Argentina
Safari	EN	PAH	Model of Parker-Hale rifle
Safari Arms, M-S	US	MSS
Safari Grade	BG	FNB
Safety Harbor Firearms	US	SFH	Safety Harbor, FL
Saginaw Steering Division, General Motors	US	USA	Mfr. of military carbines
Sahsho Ltd.	JA	SAS
Sako	FD	SAK
Salaverria, Iraola	SP	SAR
Salford Imports	US	SLF
Salvage	SP	OVO	Mfd. by Ojanguren & Vidosa
Sam Holt	US	HOA
Sampson Mfg. Corp.	US	SSC	Whately, MA
Samuel Marson & Co.	US	MUC
San Marco, Armi	IT	ASM	Replicas of antiques
San Martin	SP	SNM	Eibar, Spain
San Paulo	BZ	SPL	Brand of shotgun; mfr. Unknown
San Remo	AU	FEH	Shotgun; model of Ferlach
Sanders	US	SAD
Sanderson	--	SAE
Sangenhau	--	SAN
Sansho Ltd.	JA	SAS
Santa Barbara	SP	SNB	Rifles; imported by Connecticut Valley Arms
Santa Fe M-59	IT	BER	Copy of Beretta
Santos, Modesto	SP	MS
Sap	US	RPB	Mfd. By RPB Industries
Sarasqueta, Felix, & Co.	SP	SAQ	Mfr. of shotguns
Sarasqueta, Victor	SP	SRQ	Mfr. of shotguns
Sarco (Charles Steen Armament Co.)	US	SRC	Importer
Sardius Industries	IS	SRD
Sarmco	SX	SAM
Sarsicmaz	TY	SMZ	Mfr. of shotguns
Sata	IT	SAA	Trademark of Sabatti & Tanfolglio
Sauer		SSS
Sauer & Sohn (S & S)	WG	SSS
Sauer, J. P., & Sons	WG	SSS
Savage Arms Corp., Div. of Emhart Corp.	US	SAV
Savage/Anschutz	US/WG	ANS	Rifles; imported by Savage
Saxhoj Product	DK	SAX	M-80 22-caliber pistol
Schall & Co.	US	FI	Mfd. by Fiala Arms & Equipment Co.
Scheintod/Scheintot	GE	SNT	Mfr. of handguns
Schieder, Karl (Kaschie)	WG	SCE	Mfr. of derringers
Schilling	GE	SHI
Schimel	--	SHM	Gas/air pistol
Schintad	--	SCI
Schmeisser	GE	SCM	Mfd. by C. G. Haenel, Erma, and others
Schmeisser & Simpson	GE	SSG
Schmeizer	GE	SCM
Schmelzer	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms
Schmidt, Herbert	WG	SCR	Mfr. of handguns
Schmidt, Osthelm	WG	SCR	Mfd. by Herbert Schmidt
Schmidt-Rubin	SZ	SCQ	Swiss military rifle
Schnle, August	GE	SHN
Schonberger	AU	SCN
Schouboe	DK	DAY	Dansk Rekylriffel Syndikat
Schoulhof, Wien	FN	SCF
Schover	GE	SHV	Single-shot rifles
Schroeder, Freses Ames	BG	SFA	Distributor
Schuler, August	GE	AGS
Schultz/Larsen	DK	SCL
Schuyler, Hartley, & Graham	US	SHG
Schwarzlose, A. W.	AU	SCH
Schweizerische	SZ	SIG	See Swiss Industrial Gesellschaft
Scorpion	CK	SCP
Scott	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen; subsidiary of Hood
Scott	EN	WS	Mfd. by Webley & Scott
Scott Arms Co.	US	SCT
Scotti	IT	STT
Scout	US	SCU
Sealed Eight	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Seaport Traders	US	MIC	Importer; old name for Madison Import Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.	US	SER	Use only when mfr. is unknown
Secours	SP	URI	Mfd. by Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Secret Service	US/SP	SSU	Mfd. by Howard Arms, U.S. Revolver Co., and others
Security Industry of America	US	SCY	Handguns
Security Six	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Sedco Industries	US	SED	Lake Elsinore, CA
Sedgley, R. F., Inc.	US	SE
Seecamp, L. W.	US	SEP	Milford, CT
Selbstlader, F. L.	GE	LAN	Model of Langenhan
Select Weapon Systems, Inc.	US	SWP	Walnut Creek, CA
Selecta	SP	ECY	Mfd. by Echave y Arizmendi
Semmerling Corp.	US	SEM	Mfr. of handguns
Sendra Corporation	US	SND	Barrington, IL; A1 Receiver
Seneca/Seneca Renegade	US	THM	Mfd. by Thompson Center Arms Co.
Senorita	GE	ROM	Rohm-converted starter guns by Buddie Arms Co.
Sentinal Arms	US	SET	Ridgway, PA
Sentinel	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Serbu Firearms, Inc.	US	SBU	Tampa, FL
Seritsan	TY	SRS	Izmir, Turkey
Serna	IT	SEN
Serrifile, Inc.	US	SRF	Lancaster, CA
Service Armament Co.	US	SRV	Importer
Service-6	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Seytres	FN	SYS
SFM Co.	RC	SFM	See also Shandong First Machinery Co.
SGW Enterprises	US	SGW	Mfr. of frames
Shadow/Shadow Indy	JA	SHD	Model of shotguns
Shandong First Machinery Co.	RC	SFM	Manufacturer of Shotguns; see also SFM Co.
Shapleigh Hardware Co.	US	SHP	Distributor of shotguns
Sharp Shooter	SP	ACO	Mfd. by Hijos de Calixto Arriabalaga
Sharps & Hankins	US	SHK	Civil War carbines
Sharps & Sons (C. Sharps & Co.)	US	SHA
Sharps Rifle Mfg. Co.	JA	MIR	Mfd. by Miroku Firearm Co.
Sharps-Borchardt	US	SHB	Single-shot rifles
Shattuck, C. S., Arms Co.	US	SHC
Sheffield	US	SHF
Sheridan Products, Inc.	US	SHE	Mfr. of pistols & air guns
Sheriff's Model	US	SFF
Sherwood	US	EFC	Model of Eastern Firearms Co.
Shikar	GE/AU	VOE	Model of Voere
Shiki (copy Mauser M. P.)	TW	SKI	Shanghai Arsenal
Shilen Rifles, Inc.	US	SRI	Mfr. of custom rifles
Shiloh Products (Sharps rifle)	US	SLH	Mfr. of rifles
Shin Chuo Kogyo, K. K.	JA	SCK	Mfr. of shotguns & pistols
Shinbisha	JA	SBA	Japan
Shinkosha	JA	SKN
Shinn-A-Sipja	KO	SNN	Seoul, South Korea
Shoeless Ventures, Inc.	US	SVI	Carson City, NV; maker of FAB-10 Receivers. Trade name changed to FAB-10 beginning 2005.
Shooters Arms Manufacturing (S.A.M.)	PI	SMN	Phillippines
Shorty	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rhoem Gesellschaft
Shue's Special	US	SHU
Siamese	WG	MAU	Type of Mauser
Sickles Arms Co. (Sickles & Preston)	BG	SIC	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Side Kick	US	HR	Mfd. by Harrington & Richardson
Sierra Arms Co.	IT	SIE
SIG		SSS
Sig-Sauer	WG	SSS
Silah Makina Klip San, TIC, Ltd.	TY	SKS	Izmir, Turkey; trade name Hatsan
Sile Distributors, Inc.	IT/US	SIL	Importer of black-powder arms
Silma Sporting Gun	IT	SSP	Brescia, Italy
Silver	IT	FHQ	Shotgun; model of Franchi
Simeon North	US	NOS	Carbines
Simmons	EM	SIM
Simmon's Quails Fargo	US	SAV	Made by Savage
Simonov	SX	SIV	Soviet AK rifles
Simplex	GE	BEG	Model of Bergmann-Schmeisser
Simplex	US	SMP	Imported by Stoeger
Simson	US	IJ	Brand name of Iver Johnson
Simson	GE	SEL
Singer	SP/CZ	SIN	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi & Frantisek Dusek
Single Six	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Sionics	US	MIX
Sirkis Industries, Ltd.	IS	SIR
Sites	IT	SSE	Brescia, Italy
Sites Specter	IS	SIT	Ramat-Gan, Israel
Sivispacem	SP	SIS
Six Pack	US	LAS	Mfd. by LaFrance Specialties
SKB Firearms Co.	JA	SKB	Mfr. of shotguns
Skoda	CK	SKO
SKS	RC	NCI	Mfd. by North China Ind.
Slavia	CK	SLV
SLLR	WG	SLR
Slocum	US	BRK	Mfd. by Brooklyn Arms Co.
S-M	GE	RHO	Mfd. by Rhoner
Smimura	JA	SMA	Distributor
Smith & Wesson	US	SW
Smith (not Smith & Wesson)	US	SMI
Smith Enterprises	US	SNP	Tempe, AZ; mfr. of semiautomatic M-14 rifles
Smith Manufacturing Company	US	SMT	Holland, OH
Smith Washington Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Smith, Joe B.	--	JBS
Smith, L.C., Gun Co.	US	SMC	Mfr. of shotguns
Smith, Otis A.	US	SMM
Smith-Corona (not Smith & Wesson)	US	USA	Military
Smith-Sonian	US	SMS	Mfd. by Crescent or Harrington & Richardson
Smok	PO	SMK
Smoker	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Smythe, John M., Mdes. Co. (or Hdw.)	US	SMO	Various mfrs.
Snake Charmer	US	KOO	Mfd. by H. Koon, Inc.
Snake Eyes	US	CLS	Mfd. by Classic Arms
Snipe	EN	BSA	Mfd. by Birmingham Small Arms
Snipe (Golden-Silver)	IT	BER	Brand of Beretta for Galef
Societe Anonyme	BG	SOC
Societe D'Armes	FN	SOD
Sodia, Franz	AU	SOI
Sokolovsky Corp.	US	SOK	Sunnyvale, CA
Solingen Cutlery	US	SLC	Importer; see Liberty Arms
Solothurn	AU/GE	SON
Solway	SP	SOL
Soper	EN	SOP
Sosso, Guilio	IT	SOS
Sougun	GE	ROM	Mfd. by Rhoem Gesellschaft
South Africa	SF	SF	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Southern Arms Co.	US	CRE	Trade name of Crescent
Southwest Manufacturing	US	SOT	Chandler, AZ
Spain	SP	SP	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Spandau	GE	SPD	Royal arsenal
Spanish American War Vintage	US	SPH	Springfield, IL; Springfield Armory
Special (Suhl)	GE	ME	Model of August Menz
Special Agent	SP	DIO	Model of Dickson
Special Service	US	SPE
Special Weapons & Individual Survival Sys.	US	SWS	San Antonio, TX
Special Weapons LLC	US	SWL	Tempe, AZ; H & K weapon
Specialty Arms	US	SLA	Springfield, OH
Speed Six	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Spencer Gun Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Spencer Rifle	US	SPG	Civil War military
Spencer Rifle Co.	US	SPQ	Portland, TN; not to be confused with Spencer Gun Co. or Spencer Rifle Co. (SPG) Civil War Military
Spesco	VARIOUS	SES	Various mfrs.
Spesco Corp.	US	SPS	Importer/manufacturer
Sphinx Engineering, SA	SZ	SPX	Formerly ITM
Spider Firearms	US	SDR	St. Cloud, FL
Spiller & Burr	US	SPB	Civil War revolvers
Spirlet	FN	SPI
Spitfire Mfg. Co.	US	SRE	Police carbines
Spitfire-Super 777	IT	UWK	Starter guns; mfd. by Uniwerke
Sport Arm of Florida	US	SPF
Sport King	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Sportarms	US	SPP
Sportco	AU	SPO
Sporting Arms Co.	US	SRA	Mfr. of shotguns
Sporting Arms Mfg.	US	SAP	Littlefield, TX
Sportsman	US	SPM	Names of Harrington & Richardson, Crescent, & other mfrs.
Spreewerk	GE	SPW	W W II military mfr.
Springer's Erben, Johann	AU	SEJ	Mfr. of shotguns
Springfield (military rifles)	US	USA
Springfield Armory (Springfield, IL)	US	SPH
Springfield Armory M1A (Devine, TX)	US	SGD	Commercial M1A rifles
Springfield Arms Co.	US	SPR	Name used by Crescent, Savage, & Warner Arms Corp.
Springfield Firearms	US	SII	Springfield, MA
Sprinter	SP	BOU	Mfd. by Gregorio Bolumburu
Spy	US	BLG	Mfd. by Bliss & Goodyear
Square Deal	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Squibman	PI	SQB	Mfr. of shotguns & rifles
Squire	PI	SQB	Mfd. by Squibman
Squire's Bingham	PI	SQB	Mfd. by Squibman
SST (State Arms Gun Co.)	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
St. Etienne Armes	FN	MAS	Mfd. by Manufacture D' Armes St. Etienne
St. Gotthardt	BG	SAO
St. Hubert	FN	SAH
St. Louis Arms Co.	BG	SAI	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co. for Hunter Arms Co.
Stag Arm	US	SGM	New Briton, CT
Staggs Bilt Products	US	STB	Serial numbers 1 through 2000
Stallard Arms	US	SDA
Stallion	IT	UBE	Model of Aldo Uberti
Standard Arms Co.	US	STD
Standard Arms of Nevada	US	SNV	Reno, NV; not same as Standard Arms Company (STD) Delaware
Standard Products Co.	US	SPC	Mfr. of military-style carbines
Standart	AU	SCH	Model of Schwarzlose
Stanley	BG	SNL
Stanley Arms Co.	US	STY
Stanley Tool Co. (The Stanley Works)	US	SOO
Stan's Gunsmithing Service	US	SGS	Webster, NH
Star	SP	STA
Starfire	SP	STA	Model of Star
Starlite	SP	STA	Model of Star
Starr Arms Co.	US	STM	Mfr. of Civil War carbines
State Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
State Arms Gun Co.	US	SGU	Waunakee, WI; mfr. of rifles
State Arms Gun Co. ("SST")	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Steel City Arms	US	SLM	Pittsburgh, PA
Steelville Mfr. Co.	US	SMF
Steen, Charles, Armament Co. (Sarco)	US	SRC	Importer
Stefano Lucheni	IT	LST
Sten	EN/AS	STN	Submachine guns
Stenda/Stenda Werke	GE	WST	Waffenfabrik-Stenda Werke
Steph	FN	BEB	Mfd. by L. Bergereon
Stephen Grant & Joseph Land, Ltd.	EN	STJ
Sterling	EN	STL	Submachine guns
Sterling Arms	US	SGA	Mfr. of handguns
Sterling Revolvers	US	DIS	Mfd. by E. L. Dickinson
Sterling Shotguns	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Sterlingworth II	SP	SWH
Sterlingworth/A. H. Fox	US	FOX	Double-barrel shotguns
Stern	EN	SRN	Starter guns
Stern	GE	STQ	Mfd. by Albin Wall
Stevens/J. Stevens Arms Co.	US	ST
Stewart	GE	STW
Steyr	AU	STE
Steyr-Hahn	AU	STE
Steyr-Mannlicher	AU	STE	Mfd. by Steyr
Steyr-Solothurn	AU/GE	STE
Stillers Precision Firearms	US	STF	Wyle, TX
Stinger Mfg. Corp.	US	STG	Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Stingray/Sting Ray	GE	RHO	Model of Rhoner
Stock, Franz	GE/WG	STO	Mfr. of shotguns & pistols
Stocking, Alexander & Co.	US	STX
Stoeger Arms	US	STZ	Importer, France, Germany & Spain
Stoeger Industries	US	STZ	Importer, France, Germany & Spain
Stoner, Eugene	US	STV	Designer of Stoner Weapons System
Stop	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Feg Union (Frommer)
Storm	GE	SRM	Single-shot rifles
Storm Lake Machine, Inc.	US	SLK	Lenoir City, TN
Stosel	SP	RET	Mfd. by Retolaza
Strayer Tripp, International	US	STH	Austin, TX; mfr. of Colt 1911 clone, "Model 2011"
Strayer-Voigt	US	SVT	Grand Prairie, TX; mfr. of pistols
Streetsweeper	US	SWD	See also Striker 12
Striker 12	--	STI	Similar to Streetsweeper 12-gauge shotgun
Stroeger, A.	--	STR	Do not confuse with Stoeger Arms
Stuka	IT	RGE	Brand name of Rigarmi
Sturm, Ruger & Co.	US	SR	Mfr. of rifles & handguns
Sucesor de e Guisasola	SP	SDG
Sudarev	SX	SUD
Suinaga y Aramberri (S. A.)	SP	SAY	Mfr. of revolvers
Sullivan Arms Co.	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Sundance Industries	US	SNI	North Hollywood, CA
Sunngard, Harold	NW	SUN
Suomi	FD	SUO	Mfr. of submachine guns
Super 777	IT	UWK	Starter gun; mfd. by Uniwerke
Super Azul	SP	EAS	Mfd. by Arrostegui
Super Bearcat	US	SR	Model of Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Super Dakota	WG	SSS	Mfd. by Sauer & Son (S & S)
Super Destroyer	SP	SUP
Super Dreadnaught	US	ST	Model of Stevens
Super Goose 10	US	MAR	Model of Marlin shotgun
Super Range Goose	US	ST	Model of Stevens
Super Thirty	EN	HOH	Model of Holland & Holland
Super Titan/Super Titan III	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
Superior	JA	MIR	Model of Miroku shotgun
Superior	US	SUI	Various mfrs.
Supermatic	US	HS	Model of High Standard
Superposed (shotgun)	BG	FNB	See Browning
Survival Arms	US	SUV	Maker of AR-7 rifle (post-1991)
Svendsen, Erl	US	ERL	Now called Esfac, Inc.; mfr. of derringers
Swampangel	US	FW	Mfd. by Forehand & Wadsworth
Swampangel	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Sweden	SQ	SQ	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Sweet Sixteen	BG	FNB	Browning shotgun
Swift	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Swift Mfg. Co.	EN	SWF
Swiss Industrial Gesellschaft (S. I. G.)	SZ	SIG
Switzerland	SZ	SZ	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Syco Double Hammerless	US	SYC
Sympathique	FN	SYM	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees
Syracuse Forging Co.	US	SYR	Succeeded by Baker Gun Forging Co.
Systema la Lira	VARIOUS	SYL
Systema Obregon	MM	OBE	Model of Obregon
T. A. C.	SP	TAC
T. Barker	US/BG	BAE	Various mfrs.
T. C. (Thalson Co.)	US	ROM	Importer of Rohm
T. D. E.	US	TDE
Tactical Solutions, LLC	US	TSL	Boise, ID
Taico	--	TAI
Taiwan, Republic of China	TW	TW	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Taiyo-Juki	JA	TOJ	Mfr. of shotguns
Tala/T. A. L. A.	AT	TAL
Tallares de Armas Livianas	AT	TAL
Talon (Golden West)	US	TLN
Talon (model 10)	US	GEN	Mfd. by General Precision Corp.
Talon Industries, Inc.	US	TII	Ennis, MT
Tampereen Asepaja	FD	TAP	Mfr. of rifles
Tanarmi	IT	TOF	Brand of Francisco Tanfolglio
Tanfolglio, Armi Guiseppe	IT	GUT
Tanfolglio, Francisco	IT	TOF	Mfr. of shotguns
Tanke	SP	ORB	Mfd. by Orbea Brothers
Tanner	SZ	HAQ	Model of Hammerli
Tanque/Tanque Model	SP	OVO	Mfd. by Ojanguren & Vidosa
Targa	US/IT	ECM	Model of Excam
Targa	IT	TOF	Brand of Francisco Tanfolglio
Tarn	EN	SWF	Mfd. by Swight Mfg. Co.
Taser	US	TSR
Tatra	SP	TAT
Tauler	SP	GAA	Mfd. by Gabilondo
Taurus	BZ	TAS	Trademark of Forjas Taurus
Taurus International	US	TAS	Importer
T-Bolt	BG	FNB
Tech	US	INC	Mfd. by Intratec USA, Inc.
Techniarm Metal Products	US	TMP
Techno Arms	SF	TCA
Tecni-Mec	IT	FRZ	See also F.A.I.R. and I. Rizzini
Ted Williams	US	WID	Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co.; number appearing thereon is possibly Sears inventory control number rather than unique serial number
Tehdas	FD	VKT
Teis	SP	TEI
Ten Star	BG	TEN	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Ten Star Series	BG	TEN	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Terni	IT	MAC	Government arsenal
Terrible	SP	AZA	Mfd. by Arrizabalaga & Azanza
Terrier	US	SRF	Lancaster, CA; Serrifile, Inc.
Terror	US	FW	Mfd. by Forehand & Wadsworth
Teuf-Teuf	BG	TEU	Model of handgun
Texas Armory	US	TAW	Waco, TX; mfr. of derringers
Texas Automatics	US	TSA
Texas Longhorn Arms	US	TLA	Richmond, TX
Texas Marshall	WG	SSS	Model of Sauer & Sohn
Texas Ranger	US	MOM	Brand name sold by Montgomery Ward
Texas Ranger	BG	TEX
Texas Scout	GE	SCR	Model of Herbert Schmidt
Texas Sesquicentennial	US	TSE
Texas-Ranger-Frontier	BG	RAN
Thai Siamese	WG	MAU	Type of Mauser
Thailand	TH	TH	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Thalso	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm; imported by Thalson
Thalson Co. (T. C.)	US	ROM	Importer of Rohm
Thames Arms Co.	US	THA	Brand of Harrington & Richardson
Thayer, Robinson, & Cary	US	THY
The American	US	THE
The Best	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
The Continental	--	GW
The Infallible	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
The Triangle Gun Co.	HU	TGM	Hungary
Theodor Bergmann	GE/BG	BEG
Theodor Kommer	GE	KOM
Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative	US/JA	WIN	Mfd. by Winchester
Thermo Dynamic Systems	US	TDS	Mfr. of handguns
Thomas Arms Co.	--	TOM
Thomas Bailey	US	BAI
Thomas Bland & Sons	EN	TBS
Thomas Ryan, Jr. Mfg. Co.	US	RYN
Thomas, J.	BG	THH
Thompson Center Arms Co.	US	THM
Thompson Submachine Gun	US	USA
Thompson, Ramo, & Woolridge (TRW)	US	USA
Three Barrel Gun Co.	US	THR
Three G. Ordnance	US	TGO
Thunder	US	BFD	See Baford Arms
Thunder	SP	BNM	Mfd. by Martin A. Bascaran
Tiber	FN	TBR	Single-shot pistols
Tiger	WG	ARN	Mfd. by Arminius
Tiger	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
Tiger	BZ	INA	Mfd. by Industria National de Armes
Tiger (shotgun)	BG	TGG	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Tigre	SP	GAE	Garate Anitua
Tikka Turkey Gun	FD	TKK	Imported by Ithaca Gun Co., Inc.
Tikkakoski	FD	TKK	Model of Tikka
Tingle	US	TIN
Tipo Flobert	IT	BER	Mfd. by Beretta 22
Tippman Arms Company	US	TIP	Fort Wayne, IN; 1/2-scale reproductions of .22-caliber Browning Machine Gun
Tirmax	GE	TRX	Automatic-loading rifle
Tisan	SP	TIS	Mfd. by Salaverria
Titan	US	FIP	Mfd. by F. I. E.
Titan	IT	GUT	Mfd. in Italy until 1968 & afterward in U.S. by F. I. E.
Titan Manufacturing Corp.	US	TMC	Bought by F. I. E. in 1968
Titan Tiger	US	FIP	Mfd. By F. I. E.
Titanic	IT	GUT	Mfd. by Guiseppe Tanfolglio' also known as models E9/E14
Titanic	SP	RET	Mfd. by Retolaza Hermanos
Tiwa	--	TIW
TNI	--	TNI
TNW Technetwork	US	TNW	Veronia, OR; mfr. of semiautomatic replicas of Browning machine guns
TO (TOZ)	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Tobin Arms Mfg. Co.	US	TOB
Tobin Simplex	US/CD	TOI	Mfr. of revolvers
TOC, Inc.	US	TOC	Dripping Springs, TX
Tokagypt	HU	TOG	Revolvers
Tokarev	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Tokyo Arsenal	JA	TKA
Tokyo Gas & Electric	JA	TGE
Toledo Firearms Co.	US	TOL
Tomas de Urizar y Cia	SP	URI
Tompkins	US	VAS	Model of Varsity
Tonolini	IT	TON	Model 440 shotgun
Top Snap Champion	US	TSC	Brand of Great Western Arms Corp.
Topper	US	HR	Shotgun model of Harrington & Richardson
Torkelson Arms Co.	US	TOR	Mfr. of shotguns
Torpille	SP	TOP
Touriste	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes
Tower Brown Bess	EN	TWR	Pre-Revoluntionary War British military weaons plant
Tower Brown Bess Replica	JA	TBB
Townley Metal Co.	US	TOW
Townley's Pal	US	TOW	Brand of Townley Metal Co.
TOZ (TO)	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Trade	BG	TRD
Tradewinds	US	TRW	Importer; code for mfr. if known
Traditions, Inc.	US	TDI	Importers of Spanish black-powder firearms
Traff	BG	TRF
Trail Blazer	BG	WAT	Single-shot Warnant pistols
Tramps Terror	US	HAA	Mfd. by Hopkins & Allen
Tranter, William	EN	TRE
Trapco Oy	FD	TAP	Model of Tampereen Asepaja
Trapper	US	HR	Model of Harrington & Richardson
Traps Best	US	TRA
TRC	--	TRC
Trejo	MM	TRJ
Trent Metal Industries	US	TRR
Tresnt Triumph	US	TRR
Tressitu	SF	TTU
Tri-C-Corp	US	TIC
Trico	--	TRQ
Trifire	US	ARM	Mfd. by Arminex
Triomphe	SP	TRO	Mfd. by Apalozo
Triomphe-Francais	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes de Pyrenees
Triple Surette	BG	FNB
Triple-S Development Co.	US	TPE
Triplett & Scott	US	TRV
Triplex	SP	ACH	Model of Acha
Tripp Research	US	TRS	Maker of plastic replacement frames for Colt 1911-style pistols
Triumph	US	GEN	Mfd. by G. P. C.
Triumph Sports Distributor	US	TSD
Trocaola, Aranzabal	SP	TRL
Trooper	US	CLT	Revolver; model of Colt
True Blue	US	BLG	Model of Bliss & Goodyear
Trust/Trust Supra	SP	URI	Mfd. by Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Tru-Test	US	TRT
TRW (Thompson, Ramo, & Woolridge)	US	USA
Tryon Special	US	TRY	Model of shotguns
Tryon, Edward, & Co.	US	TRY
TS	SX	TS	Model of shotguns
TTI International	US	TTN	Glen Allen, VA
Ttibar Pistola	AT	TTI
Tue-Tue	FN	TUE
Tufs Lyons Special	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms
Tula Arsenal	SX	TUA	Military weapons plant
Tulski-Korovin	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Turkey	TY	TY	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Turner Kirkland	US	DIX
Twelvette (shotgun)	S/BG	FNB
Twentyweight (shotgun)	US/BG	FNB
Twin Pines	PI	TWP	Philippines
Txantoya	SP	STA	Mfd. by Star
Tycoon	US	HR	Mfd. by Harrington & Richardson
Tyrol (rifles)	AU	TYR	Early name for Voere; also see Dumoulin
Tyson	US	FIP	Model of Titan; mfd. by F. I. E.
U. A. E. (Union Armera Eibar)	SP	UAE
U. A. Z. (pistol)	GE	ANS	Anschutz
U. C.	SP	UC
U.S.	US	US	Use if nonmilitary-issue & gun does not display make or model & is manufactured in the U.S.
U.S. & S.	US	USA	Mfr. of military-issue pistols
U.S. Air Force	US	USA	Military-issue weapons
U.S. Arms & Cutlery Co.	US	USL
U.S. Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
U.S. Coast Guard	US	USA	If military-issue weapon, code USA; if nonmilitary weapon, code according to mfr.
U.S. Marine Corps	US	USA	Military-issue weapons
U.S. Navy	US	USA	Military-issue weapons
U.S. Ordnance	US	USO	Sparks, NV
U.S. Postal Meter Co.	US	USA	Military-issue weapons
U.S. Revolver Co.	US	IJ	Mfd. by Iver Johnson
U.S. Single Gun	US	IJ	Mfd. by Iver Johnson
U.S. Triplett & Scott	US	MEI	Mfd. by Meridian Firearms Co.
U.S.A. Model	IT	BEN	Model of Bernardelli
U.S.A./U.S. Army	US	USA	Military-issue weapons
Uberti, Aldo	IT	UBE	Mfr. of revolvers
Ugareburu, Martin	SP	UGB
Ugartechea, Ignacio	SP	UGA
Ultimate Accuracy	US	ULY	Lonoke, AR; .50-caliber rifle
Ultra Hi	US	ULT
Ultra Light Arms	US	ULA	Granville, WV
Ultramatic Sportwaffen G.M.B.H.	AU	USG
Umarex	GE	UMX	Germany
Unceta y Cia	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Uncle Sam	US	UNC
Undercover	US	CAC	Model of Charter Arms Corp.
Undercoverette	US	CAC	Model of Charter Arms Corp.
Underwood-Elliott-Fisher Co.	US	USA	Mfr. of military-issue carbines
Union	FN	UNA	Various mfrs.
Union Firearms Co.	US	UAC	Importer & mrf. of shotguns
Union Jack	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood firearms Co.
Union Sales Co.	GE	USC
Union Switch & Signal Co.	US	USA	Mfr. of military-issue pistols
Union/Union I	SP	UNN	Various mfrs.
Unique	US	GW	Model of Great Western Arms
Unique	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees
Unique	SP	UNU
Unique Vest Pocket	US	SHC	Mfd. by C. S. Shattuck Arms Co.
Unis	SP	UNS
Unis (Unique)	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees Francaise
United Sporting Arms	US	USP
United States Arms Corp.	US	UST
United States Fire_arms Mfg., Inc.	US	USF	Hartford, CT
Universal Firearms Corp.	US	UNV
Uniwerke	IT	UWK
Unknown or unpublished gun make c	UNKNOWN	ZZZ	See Introduction, Section 1.1
Uplander	SP	UPD	Shotgun model
Uriguen	SP	URG
Urizar	SP	URI	Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Urko	BZ	URK	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Urrejola	SP	URE
Utica	SP	UTI
Utica Special	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
UZI	IS	UZI	Imported by Action Arms, Philadelphia, PA; semiautomatic
Uzumlu Arms	TY	UZU
V. Z. O. R.	CZ	FOZ	Mfd. by Ceska Zbrojovka
Vainqueur	SP	VAI
Valiant/Valiant Rifle	US	VAL	Various mfrs.
Valkyrie Arms, Ltd.	US	VLK	Elma, WA
Valley Ordnance, Inc.	US	VOI	TX; mfd. for Springfield Armory
Valmet/Valmet Oy	FD	VAM	Some imported by Savage
Valor	US	VAO	Importer of EMGE & Rohm
Valtion Kivaari Tehdas	FD	LAT	Mfd. by Lahti
Valtro	IT	VTO	Carcina, Italy; mfr. of shotguns
Vandalis	--	VAN
Vanguard	JA	HWA	Mfd. by Howa
Varmeter	--	VAR
Varner Arms	US	VRM	Oak Harbor, WA
Varsity Mfg. Co.	US	VAS
VASP (Visser Assault Pistol)	US	VSP	Mfd. by Harwick Air Controls
VCI	JA	VCI	Model of shotguns imported by Virginia Capes Importers
Vector Arms	US	VRA	Salt Lake City, UT; not to be confused with Vektor in South Africa
Vedett	FN	VEA	See Rouby
Vega	US	VGA	Distributed by PIC & Eddy Mfg. Co.
Vektor	SF	VTR	Pretoria, South Africa
Velobrom	SP	VEB
Velomith	SP	VEI
Venecedor	SP	VED
Venture	JA	MIR	Model of Miroku
Venus	SP	URI	Mfd. by Tomas de Urizar y Cia
Ver-Car/Vercar/Verney Caron	FN	SYS	Mfd. by Seytres
Verchrmont	--	VNT
Vergo	GE	VER
Verney Carron USA, Inc.	US	VCU	Clay City, KS
Verona	IT	VNA	Italy
Vesta	SP	ECV	Mfd. by Hijos de A. Eheverria
Vetterli	IT/SZ	VET	Military weapons
Vicenzo Bernardelli	IT	BEN
Vici	BG	VII
Vickers-Armstrong	EN	VIK	.30-caliber machine guns
Victor	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Victor	US	VIO	Various mfrs.
Victor Aramberri & Sons	SP	ARV
Victor Sarasqueta	SP	SRQ	Mfr. of shotguns
Victor Special	US	CRE	Model of Crescent
Victoria	SP	AST	Mfd. by Astra
Victoria	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Victory	SP	ZUL	Mfd. by Zulaica y Cia
Victory Model	US	SW	Military model of Smith & Wesson
Vigilante	BG	FNB	P35 Browning with lanyard ring
Vikar	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Viking	US	IJ	Mfd. by Iver Johnson
Viking	WG	ROM	Mfd. by Rohm
Vilar	SP	VIL
Vinceta y Cia	SP	VNC
Vincitor	SP	ZUL	Mfd. by Zulaica y Cia
Vindex	FN	MDA	Mfd. by Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees
Viper	US	VIP	See Baby Hammerless
Virgin Valley Custom Guns	US	VVC	Hurricane, UT
Virginia Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Virginia Arms Co. Leader	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Virginia Capes Importers	JA/US	VCI	Importer
Virginia City Marshall	WG	SSS	Mfd. by J. P. Sauer & Sauer
Virginia Dragoon	US	INR	Model of Interarms, Ltd.
Virginian	SZ	HAQ	Model of Hammerli
Virginian	US	INR	Model of Interarmco
Virginian	IT	JAE	Revolver model of Armi Jaeger
VIS-35	PO	RAD	Model of Radom
Visser Assault Pistol (VASP)	US	VSP	Mfd. by Harwick Air Controls
Vite	SP	ECY	Mfd. by Echave y Arizmendi
Vixen	FD	SAK	Model of Sako
VKT	FD	LAT	Appears on Lahti
VM Hy-Tech, LLC	US	VMH	Phoenix, AZ
Voere	AU/GE	VOE	Rifles
VOL	US	VL	Brand name of Blumenfeld Imports Co.
Volcanic	IT	VLC	Model of starter guns
Volcanic Repeating Arms Co.	US	VOR
Volquartsen Custom, Ltd.	US	VCL
Volunteer Enterprises Inc.	US	VOL
Vono	GE	NOD	Also uses name of Nordheim
Vorenbach	GE	VRN	Mfr. of rifles
Vostok Margolin, M. U.	SX	TUA	Mfd. by Tula Arsenal
Vulcain	SP	VUC
Vulcan	AU	VLN	Mfd. by Pfannl
Vulcan Arms Co.	US	CRE	Brand of Crescent
Vulcan Arms, Inc.	US	VCN	Invergrove Hgts, IL
Vursan	TY	VUR	Istanbul, Turkey
Vyatskie Polyany Machine Bldg Plant (aka MOLOT)	RA	MLT	Mfr. of VEPR rifle
W. A. C.	FN	MAB	Mfd. by Manufacture Automatiques de Bayonne
W. H. Davenport Firearms Co.	US	DVT	Mfr. of shotguns & rifles
W.J. Jeffery & Company, Ltd.	EN	WJJ	England
W. Korth Waffenfabrik	GE	KOR
W. L. Grant	US	GWL	Mfd. by Lower
W. Richards	BG	RIA	Importer of H & D Folsom
W. W. Greener, Ltd.	EN	GRE
Wac Derringer	--	WLD
Wac Falke 43	--	WLD
Wac Win Srl#	--	WLD
Waffen Franconia	GE	WFR
Waffenfabrik Kommer	GE	KOM
Waffenfabrik Walther	GE	WAL
Waffenfabrik, Bohnmische	CK	BW
Waffenfabrik-Stenda Werke	GE	WST
Walam	HU	FEG	Mfd. by Fegyver Es Gepgyar
Walch Firearms Co.	US	WAF
Waldman	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Waldo Rosebush	US	ROW
Walker	--	WLK
Wall, Albin	GE	STQ	Mfr. of Stern
Walman	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Walther Selbstlade Pistole	GE	WAL	"Walther Self-Loading Pistol"
Walther, Carl	WG	WAL	Mfr. of pistols
Wamo Mfg. Co.	US	WAM
Ward Burton	US	WBN	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
Ward, Montgomery-Western Field Brand	US	MOM	Various mfrs.
Warnant, L. J.	BG	WAT
Warner Arms Corp.	US	HUN	Mfd. by Hunter Arms
Warner, James	US	WAN	Mfr. of Civil War carbines
Warner-Counet	BG	WAE
Warren Arms Corp.	BG	WAO	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Warrior Pistols	US	WAS	Imported by Laszlo
Watson Brothers	EN	WSN	London, England
Wautauga	US	WAU
Weatherby, Inc.	US	WEA	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Weatherby, Roy	US	WEA	Mfr. of rifles & shotguns
Weaver Arms	US	WER
Web Arms	US	WBA	Pasadena, TX
Webber, G. S.	US	WEE
Webley	EN	WS	Mfd. by Webley & Scott; British military revolver
Webley & Scott	EN	WS
Webley-Fosbery	EN	WEF	Automatic revolvers
Wedmer	SZ	WI
Wegria-Charlier	BG	WEL
Weher	SZ	WE
Wei Dong Mfg.	CN	WDM	China
Weihrauch, Herman	GE	WEI	Mfr. of Arminius & other handguns
Weiner Waffenfabrik	AU	WW
Werder Lightning	AU	WEG
Werndl	AU	WRL
Wesco Ordnance, Div. B-C Enter.	US	WOD	Mfr. of MK IV carbines
Wesson & Harrington	US	WEH
Wesson & Leavitt	US	WLT	Mfr. of Civil War revolvers
Wesson Arms	US	WEO	See Wesson Firearms Co., Inc.
Wesson Firearms Co., Inc.	US	WEO	Palmer, MA; formerly known as Dan B. Wesson
Wesson, Dan B., Arms	US	WEO	Out of business; now known as Wesson Firearms Co., Inc.
Wesson, Frank	US	WEK
Wesson, Stevens, & Miller	US	WEM
West Point	US	CTC	Mfd. by Cotter & Co.
West, Federal Rep. of Germany		WG
Western Arms Corp.	US	WAC
Western Duo	IT	FIA	Mfd. by Fiat
Western Field	US	IJ	Mfd. By Iver Johnson
Western Field (Montgomery Ward)	US	MOM
Western Field or Westfield	US	SAV	Brand of Savage Arms Corp.
Western Long Range	US	ITH	Brand of Ithaca
Western Marshal	GE	WEN	Mfd. by Sauer & Various other mfrs.
Western Special	US	HUN	Brand of Hunter Arms Co.
Western Valley Arms	US	WEV
Westfield or Western Field	US	SAV	Brand of Savage Arms Corp.
Westley Richards	EN	WES	Imported by Harrington & Richardson
Whamo	US	WAM	Mfr. of BB & Pellet Guns
Whippet	US	WHP	Various mfrs.
White Powder Wonder	US	ST	Brand of Stevens
Whitney Firearms Co.	US	WHI	Mfr. of .22 pistols
Whitney, E.	US	WTY	Early mfr. of rifles
Whitneyville Armory	US	WHE
Whitworth Rifle Co.	US	WTW
Wichester	US	WNT	.22 fully-automatic machine gun
Wichita Classic	US	WHT	Bolt-action rifle
Wickliffe 76	US	TPE
Wide Awake	US	HOD	Mfd. by Hood Firearms Co.
Wien Schoulhof	FN	SCF
Wiener Waffenfabrik	AU	WWF
Wildboar	FD	TAP	Model of Tampereen Asepaja
Wildey Firearms Company	US	WIY	Winston, NJ
Wildflower	IT	FHQ	Shotgun; model of Franchi
Wilkar Products, Inc.	US	WIP
Wilkinson & Sons	EN	WKS	Also see Webley
Wilkinson Arms Co.	BG	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Wilkinson Arms Co.	US	WKN	Mfr. of handguns
William Glaze & Co.	US	GLZ
William Jenks	US	JKS	Mfr. of Civil War rifles
William M. Marston	US	MAW	Mfr. of Civil War carbines
William Moore & Co.	EN/BG	MOO	Imported by H & D Folsom
William Parkhurst	BG	PAS
William Tranter	EN	TRE
Williams, Ted	US	WID	Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co.; number apearing thereon is possibly Sears inventory control number rather than unique serial number
Wilmont Arms Co.	BG	WLM	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Wilshire Arms Co.	US	WIQ
Wilson Combat	US	WLC	Berryville, AR
Wilson-Fidel	US/BG/GE	UAC	Model of Union Firearms Co.
Wilson-Weld	US/BG/GE	UAC	Model of Union Firearms Co.
Wiltshire Arms Co.	BG	WIS	Imported by H & D Folsom Arms Co.
Winch	--	WIH
Winchester	US/JA	WIN
Winco Arms Co.	US	WIR
Windicator	US	EAB	Hialeah, FL; .38 revolver; mfd. by European American Armory Co.
Winfield	FN	WIF	Pistols
Winfield Arms Co.	US	WII	Shotguns; mfd. by Crescent
Winfield Arms Co.	VARIOUS	WNC	Imported
Wingmaster	US	REM	Mfd. by Remington Arms
Wingo	US	WIN	Made by Winchester
Winkler-Ferlack	GE	WNK	Mfd. in Germany
Winoca Arms Co.	US	CRE	Made by Crescent
Winslow Arms Co.	US	WIL	Long Guns
Wischo (K.G. Wilsker & Co.)	US	WIC	Importer
Witte's IXL	US	WIT
Woerther, E.	AT	WOE
Woerther, Fabrica E.	AT	WOE
Wolf	EM	WOF
Wolverine	US	WHI	Model of Whitney Firearms Co.
Wolverine Arms Co.	US	CRE	Mfd. by Crescent
Woodlander II	SP	ZEP	Mfd. by Zephyr
Woodmaster	US	REM	Mfd. by Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Woodsman	US	CLT	Serial number is followed by letter S
Woodsman	US	IJ	Model of Iver Johnson
Woodward, James, & Sons	EN	WOO
Worcester, MA		FW
World Arms Corp.	GE	WLD	Falke World Arms; derringer with serial number prefix W
Worthington Arms Co.	US	WOR	Mfd. by Crescent & various other mfrs.
Wurfflein	US/GE	WUR	Mfr. of rifles
Wyoming Arms	US	WAY
Xin Shai Dai	CN	XSD	China
XL	US	HAA	Model of Hopkins & Allen
XLCR	US	XLC	Various mfrs.
X-Ploraco of Texas, Inc.	US	XPL	Automatic weapons
Yamamoto Juho Seisakusho	JA	YJS	Mfr. of shotguns
Yato	JA	YAO	Mfd. by Hamada Arsenal
Ydeal	SP	ARZ	Mfd. by Francisco Arizmendi
Yildiz Sanayi	TY	YLZ	Turkey
York	GE	YOR	Various mfrs.
York Cutlery	US	YOK	Importer of Armalite & EMGE
Young America	WG	YA	Imported by George E. Rose Co.
Young America D. A.	US	HR	Model of Harrington & Richardson
Yovanovitch	YG	YOV
YSS Firearms Co.	JA	YSS	Mfr. of rifles
Yugoslavia	YG	YG	Code by country if make cannot be determined
Z Aut. Pistole	CK	ZAP
Z M Weapons	US	ZMW	Bernardston, MA
Zabala Brothers/Zabala Hermanos	SP	ZAB
Zabala, Ascensio	SP	ZAA
Zaklady Metalowe Lucznik	PO	LUZ	Radom, Poland; see also Lucznik Metal Factory
Zamacola Hermanos	SP	ZAM
Zanoletti, Pietro	IT	ZAN
Zanotti, Fabio	IT	ZTT	Mfr. of shotguns
Zaragosa, Fabrica de Armas	MM	ZAR
Zastaza (Zavodi Crevena)	YG	ZAS	Mfr. of rifles
Zavady Jana Svermy	CK	ZAV	Mfr. of shotguns
Zayre	US	ZAY	Use only when mfr. is unknown
Z-B	CK	ZB
Z-B	CK	ZB
Zbrojovka Ceska	CK	FOZ	Mfr. of Fox
Zbrojovka Praga	CK	FOZ	Mfd. by Ceska Zbrojovka
Zbrojovka, Brno	CK	BRZ
Zbrojovka-Strakonice	CK	FOZ	Mfd. By Ceska Zbrojovka
Zebra	SP	ZEB
Zehna	GE	ZEH	Mode of Zehner
Zehner, Emil (Suhl)	GE	ZEH	Mfr. of pistols
Zella	--	ZEL
Zephyr	SP/GE	ZEP	Brand name of Stoeger; importer of revolvers & shotguns
ZH	CK	ZB	Shotguns mfd. By Z-B
Zhongzhou Machine Works	CN	ZZM	China
ZKM	CK	BRZ	Brno Zbrojovka rifles & shotguns
ZKP	CK	BRZ	See Brno Zbrojovka rifles & shotguns
Zoli, Angelo, and Figli	IT	ANZ
Zoli, Antonio	IT	ZOI	Mfr. of shotguns
Zoli, Giuseppe	IT	ZOL	See Fara
Zonda	AT	HIP	Mfd. by Hispano Argentina
Zouave	IT	ZOU
Zulaica y Cia (M. Zulaica & Co.)	SP	ZUL
Zulu	BG	ZLU	Single-shot shotguns