There is no financial benefit to continuous license, but there are great benefits to a 3 month lapse. What are curios and relics and do i need a type 03 ffl. How to apply for a federal curios and relics gun collector. Bof 961, collector instate acquisition of curio or relic. Section ii firearms classified as curios or relics, still subject to the provisions of 18 u. Second, an ffl03 is prohibited from engaging in business as a dealer. I made my own record book using a binder, sheet protectors, and a page form that i designed. A curio and relic license is needed when someone wishes to own a curio or relic weapon.
A place to exchange pics, news, and information regarding curio and relic firearms. This gun is listed as a curio and relic and will need to be. Curio and reliclicensed collectors calguns foundation wiki. Com brocks guns cdnn investments cherrys fine guns century arms. By federal definition you will need a bound book and this fits the bill perfectly.
First, any and all restrictions pertinent to nfa firearms continue to apply, as do state and local restrictions. Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives. Each page is sequentially numbered in compliance with the batf. This gun is listed as a curio and relic and will need to be shipped to your local ffl dealer at our expense. This can of worms has been opened before but hre is the what the actual atf says, a s per aft p. The legal status of curio or relic firearms is easily misunderstood by california collectors, ffls, and even by law enforcement. Gun collectors log book highest quality with atf documentation guidelines 72 pagesr.
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the. You must have a logbook, because you have to log each gun you buy. If in doubt, the easiest way to avoid unpleasant legal consequences is to treat curio or relic firearms the same as any other modern guns and make all transfers. W hat is a curio and relic federal firearm license.
It is steampunk, a genre ive never read, and i think its really not for me. Required by the atf to be maintained by holders of a type 03 ffl. The bound book holds over 440 entries as single line entries over an entire page. The curio and relic firearms forum a place for the. The record shall show the date of receipt, the name and address or the name and license number of the person. Once i got started i found curio to be a very imaginative book, the author has a very active imagination. A firearm that requires special registration, even if a curio or relic, will continue to require that registration, even if you hold an ffl03. What firearms are considered to be curio and relic. Former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. Donate to us support the curio and relic firearms forum by making a donation.
Under the gun control act gca, a licensed collector of curio and relic firearms may import firearms occasionally without the need to become licensed as an importer of firearms, if the occasional importation is for the enhancement of a personal collection. Does a 1958 winchester model 70 fall under this classification. Curio and relic firearms are defined as firearms which are of special interest to collectors because they possess some qualities not ordinarily associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons. The gewehr 98 mauser rifle is one of the most historically significant and technically influential firearms in history. A regulation implementing federal firearms laws, 27 cfr 478.
To be recognized as a curio or relic, firearms must fall. Just print it out and keep it in a folder or binder. You will need a logbook and the one that i sell is one of the best on the market. The purchase or other acquisition of a curio or relic shall, except as provided in paragraph g of this section, be recorded not later than the close of the next business day following the date of such purchase or other acquisition. By luke9511, september 1, 2012 in curio, relics and black powder.
An enfield jungle carbine finds a new home 1 2 romanian capture k98k 1 2 yesterday 10. This rifle features a wood military stock with blued steel buttplate, a blued hex receiver, all matching, with 1934 dated. Any gun that is not in your logbook may have been acquired during the lapse, or disposed during the lapse, and would not be logged. The only two differences are that a curio relic license if for guns older. This is the most prohibiting and confining license and it varies quite a great deal compared to other ffl licenses.
In this particular circumstance merely note acquired prior to licensure in the acquisition section. Gun collectors log book highest quality with atf documentation guidelines 72 pages. Curio is a book i started to read, couldnt get into, put down, then picked up again when mom said i needed to read it. You also asked if the modelo 1916 spanish short rifle mauser rifle is classified as a curio or relic. This bound book helps you comply with being a happy and legal historical firearms collector. Any spanish model 1916 military rifles in original military configuration quality as curios or relics as that term is defined in title 27, code of federal regulations, part 178, section 178. This is one of the best deals for anybody with a curio and relic federal firearms license 03ffl. Any curio or relic disposed of during your license period must be logged out of your bound book. Collector instate acquisition of curio or relic long gun report requirements federally licensed collectors ffl type 03 in california who have a current coe may acquire curio or relic long guns from nonlicensees without completing the transfer through a licensed firearms dealer only if heshe completes and submits this. In one variant or another, it armed men on both sides of two world wars and continues to be seen in conflicts around the world to this day.
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