Wuchak is correct, but you need to be aware of 2 caveats.
1) Not all dealers are knowledgeable enough about the characteristics of particular older guns to know for certain which ones are 50 years old. Don't assume that a dealer across the country will agree with you about the "well known fact" that a Model "X" that's over 50 years old has a certain rear sight configuration, serial number prefix, or whatever. Due to the amount of heat the ATF will put on them for screwing up, some dealers will err on the side of caution and refuse to ship to a C&R FFL unless the gun appears in the C&R book verbatim.
2) Note the underlined sentence:
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Any firearm that is at least 50 years old, and in its original configuration, would qualify as a C&R firearm.
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Make sure you know enough about the gun to distinguish a modified one from an original one. People have gotten in trouble for claiming C&R status for commonly encoutered "gun show specials" such as "sporterized" WWII-surplus military rifles with cut-down stocks or prewar revolvers with shortened barrels. Non-original parts that are meant to be removable (such as pistol grips or slings) and imperfect repairs that don't fundamentally alter the gun (such as a replacement handguard that's the right shape although the wood doesn't match) are generally OK, but there's a fine line to be drawn. Caveat emptor.
