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selling a 30-40 Krag Receiver

Dave45-70Dave45-70 Member Posts: 637 ✭✭✭
edited April 2012 in Ask the Experts
Legal question, Is a copy of a dealers FFL required to sell an 1899 stripped 30-40 Krag receiver? Is there a date that as an antique it is not required? I want to be completely legal. thanks

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  • Floyd58523Floyd58523 Member Posts: 231 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes.
    The receiver is considered the firearm.
    Prior to Jan 1, 1899 the firearm is considered an antique for Federal Purposes.
    You may still have issues on the state or local level.
  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,875 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It depends upon the serial number.

    Neal
  • mark christianmark christian Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 24,456 ******
    edited November -1
    A generally accepted source: Flayderman's, shows that serial numbers below 152670 are antiques. If your receiver falls below that magic number you are fine. If it does not then the receiver must go to an FFL dealer and Curio and Relic FFLs are not applicable because the receiver is not a complete rifle.
  • Dave45-70Dave45-70 Member Posts: 637 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Correction it is a 1898 Krag, does this change anything? also the serial no. is 4679XX. Thanks again
  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member, Moderator Posts: 29,714 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DBuesching
    Correction it is a 1898 Krag, does this change anything? also the serial no. is 4679XX. Thanks again

    Made in 1903. It needs to go through an FFL dealer (not a C&R).
  • mark christianmark christian Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 24,456 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by DBuesching
    Correction it is a 1898 Krag, does this change anything? also the serial no. is 4679XX. Thanks again



    quote:Originally posted by mark christian
    A generally accepted source: Flayderman's, shows that serial numbers below 152670 are antiques. If your receiver falls below that magic number you are fine. If it does not then the receiver must go to an FFL dealer and Curio and Relic FFLs are not applicable because the receiver is not a complete rifle.


    It would appear to be well outside the range of antique serial numbers.
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