What makes a firearm antique

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Ask a question. More related questions. Questions Are BB guns illegal? Are BB guns toys? Can they be in the possession of young children? Are stun guns illegal? Can I have an imitation firearm? Previous Page. Download this Section. Maybe it had an innovative design.

Maybe that innovation changed the course of events surrounding it. Maybe the model, or a specific firearm, may have been used someone historically significant.

Many gun collectors say that nobody really owns their guns, but instead people are only stewards of them for a short time.

Maybe the Colt Single Action Army you have your eye on was part of the most famous Colt collection of all time. Maybe that shotgun was long held by a collector widely known to collect only the best.

These historical details are all fascinating to the vast majority of gun collectors and antiques routinely provide them. Any gun you buy that needs to be shipped for you to acquire it typically must be shipped to an FFL Federal Firearms Licensed dealer. Not for antiques! Thanks to the rules of the GCA, antiques are exempt from that requirement. If you buy an antique, you can have it shipped directly to your doorstep.

No waiting period. No background checks. Original Antique Shotgun Determinants for Classification: Even though this weapon may exhibit a barrel shorter than 18 inches and is less than 26 inches in overall length, it is subject to NFA regulations governing those dimensions because it employs a conventional ignition system and uses fixed ammunition that is readily available through ordinary channels of commercial trade.

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