
The phrase "manufactured and disposed of in commerce" infers everything was manufactured and sold within the same calendar year, which is rarely the case in manufacturing.Īll parts of a carbine, and all other firearms, are manufactured separately and completed at different times. Of this report only, "Production" is defined as firearms, including separate frames or receivers, actions or barreled actions, manufactured and disposed of in commerce during the calendar year." This report is called the Annual Firearms Manufacture & Export Report (AFMER). Congress on the number of firearms manufactured by each manufacturer. The ATF Definition used in the AFMER ReportsĪTF files a yearly report to U.S. Understanding the Meaning of "Date of Manufacture"

Post WWII Commercially Manufactured M1 Carbines (U.S.A.)
