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Originally Posted by carguychris
It's part of the 68 GCA definition of an antique.
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Antique firearm... any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.
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That is not the definition in GCA 68. It's from the National Firearms Act and only pertains to machine guns and other items controlled by the NFA.
The Gun Control Act regulates other firearms and the definition of an antique firearm is different.
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TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND FIREARMS
CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PART 478_COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Definitions
Sec. 478.11 Meaning of terms.
Antique firearm. (a) Any firearm (including any firearm with a
matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition
system) manufactured in or before 1898; and (b) any replica of any
firearm described in paragraph (a) of this definition if such replica
(1) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional
centerfire fixed ammunition, or (2) uses rimfire or conventional
centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the
United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary
channels of commercial trade.
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Note that the fixed ammunition restriction only applies to
replicas of antique firearms, not to actual antiques.