The Federal government defines an antique firearm as one made in or before 1898. Also included are any firearms made after 1898 that do not fire fixed ammunition or fire fixed ammunition that is no longer commercially available. The following list indicates the high serial number range reached by the end of 1898 for selected models.
| Colt Single Action Army & Bisley Revolvers | 182,000 |
| Colt Model 1877 Lightning DA Revolver | 111,199 |
| Colt Model 1878 Frontier DA Revolver | 40,196 |
| Colt Model 1892, 93 New Army & Navy Revolvers | 118,981 |
| Colt Lightning .22 Caliber Rifle | 35,334 |
| Colt Lightning .38 & .44 Caliber Rifles | 84,321 |
| Ithaca Hammerless Shotgun, Grade 1 | 32,988 |
| Ithaca Hammer Shotgun, Grade A | 33,011 |
| Marlin Model 1892 Rifle | 177,382 |
| Marlin Model 1893 Rifle | 177,304 |
| Marlin Model 1894 Rifle | 175,431 |
| Marlin Model 1895 Rifle | 167,531 |
| Marlin Model 1897 Rifle | 177,197 |
| Winchester Model 1866 Rifle | 170,101 |
| Winchester Model 1873 Rifle | 525,299 |
| Winchester Model 1876 Rifle | 63,871 |
| Winchester Model 1885 Rifle | 82,256 |
| Winchester Model 1886 Rifle | 118,433 |
| Winchester Model 1890 Rifle | 64,521 |
| Winchester Model 1892 Rifle | 103,316 |
| Winchester Model 1894 Rifle | 53,613 |
| Winchester Model 1895 Rifle | 19,477 |
| Winchester Model 1887 Shotgun | 64,842 |
| Winchester Model 1897 Shotgun | 63,633 |
| Winchester Hotchkiss Rifle | 84,551 |
| Winchester Lee Navy (Production Ended 1898) | 20,000 |
| Parker Shotguns | 89,943 |
| L.C. Smith Double Shotgun | 61,199 |
| Greener Sidelock Shotgun | 5,311 |
| Greener Boxlock shotgun | 47,130 |
| James Purdey & Sons, London | 16,299 |
| James Woodward & Sons | 15,327 |
| Westley Richard & Co. Shotguns & Rifles | 15,818 |
| Westley Richard & Co. T Boxlock Shotgun | 13,483 |
| Auguste Francotte & Co. | 31,768 |
| Krag-Jorgenson Carbine Model 96, 6.5mm | 850 |
| Krag-Jorgenson Model 94, 6.5mm Rifle | 40,250 |
| E.J. Churchill, England – last gun in 1898 was | 1,046 |
| John Dickson & Sons, Edinburg – last gun in 1898 was | 5,000 |
| Stephen Grant & Sons, London – last gun in 1898 was | 7,100 |
| Charles Lancaster, London – last gun in 1898 was | 8,132 |
| Joseph Lang, London – last gun in 1898 was | 8,700 |
| James Purdy & Sons LTD, London – last gun in 1898 was | 16,420 |
| John Rigby & Co., Dublin – last gun in 1898 was | 16,600 |
| Westley Richard & Co., LTD, Birmingham – last gun in 1898 was | 15,500 |