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agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
edited June 2002 in Ask the Experts
Does a firearm have to be on the C&R list and be 50 years old to be bought with a C&R license, or can it just be 50+ years old or on the C&R list. Talking about a sporterized mauser made in 1943. Thanks for any response.

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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,078 ******
    edited November -1
    I think a verifiable 50 years old is good enough. Check this link.

    http://www.shelfspace.com/~c-r-ffl/frames.html

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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    50+ years of age qualifies a gun as a C & R. Being on the list also qualifies it. Both are not required, BUT read the following quotation from page 107 of the Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide, a BATF publication.

    "In classifying firearms as curios or relics under this regulation ATF has recognized only assembled firearms as curios or relics.

    Moreover, ATF's classification of surlus military firearms as curios or relics has extended only to those firearms in their original military configuration." end of quote

    As I interpret this excerpt, sporterizing would modify it from it's orginal military configuration and thus it would not qualify as a C & R.

    I am not a lawyer and others may interpret it differently.
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    The paragraph sited deals with the importation of arms of special interest from outside the U.S. In the next paragraph it states "Morever,ATF's classification of surplus military firearms as curios and relics has extended only to those firearms in their original military configuration. Frames and receivers of curios or relics and surplus military firearms not in their original configuration were not generally recognized as curios or relics by ATF...." I interpret this as meaning that the receiver is considered to be the firearm. If the sporterization consists of cosmetics such as stock, scope mount, scope, sights, etc. It would still be C&R eligible as long as the receiver is the original military.
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