Antique handguns

zxcvbob · July 26, 2009, 05:50 PM

If I buy a handgun that was made in 1898, am I supposed to enter it in my bound book? Assume the seller will not ship it without me sending my 03FFL. It uses a current metallic cartridge: .38 S&W

(it actually /could/ ship USPS with no restrictions, right?)

simonkenton · July 26, 2009, 07:13 PM

No, you do not have to enter it.
A handgun made in 1898 is an antique, and is not regulated by federal law.
It makes no difference if it shoots cartridges that are still available today.

James K · July 26, 2009, 08:45 PM

Even 01 dealers do not need to enter antique firearms in their books.

But for general information, a firearm designated as an antique, even if it uses non-fixed ammo and an old type ignition system (flintlock, caplock, wheelock, matchlock) is still a weapon under the laws regarding carrying weapons and in laws about armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, etc.

So if someone shoves a snaphaunce in his belt and goes out to stick up the local liquor store, he can't plead that it is not deadly weapon or that he wasn't armed.

Jim

July 26, 2009, 05:50 PM	#1
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Antique handguns If I buy a handgun that was made in 1898, am I supposed to enter it in my bound book? Assume the seller will not ship it without me sending my 03FFL. It uses a current metallic cartridge: .38 S&W (it actually /could/ ship USPS with no restrictions, right?) __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth Last edited by zxcvbob; July 26, 2009 at 06:07 PM.

July 26, 2009, 07:13 PM	#2
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	No, you do not have to enter it. A handgun made in 1898 is an antique, and is not regulated by federal law. It makes no difference if it shoots cartridges that are still available today.

July 26, 2009, 08:45 PM	#3
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Even 01 dealers do not need to enter antique firearms in their books. But for general information, a firearm designated as an antique, even if it uses non-fixed ammo and an old type ignition system (flintlock, caplock, wheelock, matchlock) is still a weapon under the laws regarding carrying weapons and in laws about armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, etc. So if someone shoves a snaphaunce in his belt and goes out to stick up the local liquor store, he can't plead that it is not deadly weapon or that he wasn't armed. Jim