What is involved in selling an antique pistol with no paperwork?
- Thread starter rci2950
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Do a Google search first. Usually there will be some identifying markings or serial number range to verify its status. Lots of people don't bother to get certification from the CFO but that certification for borderline models which were produced before and after the 1897 and before cut off date will add a lot of value to such a firearm. When you are sure you can prove authenticity then call the CFO and go through the hoops of having it verified.
Other than that it would have to be sold for a lot less than it may be worth and the purchaser would have to take the risks if he/she is willing to do so.
If the firearm has the proper markings to indicate its age that were applied before but not after 1897 then you don't really need to do anything by law. There are a lot of things to watch for though and you really need to do your homework.
Other than that it would have to be sold for a lot less than it may be worth and the purchaser would have to take the risks if he/she is willing to do so.
If the firearm has the proper markings to indicate its age that were applied before but not after 1897 then you don't really need to do anything by law. There are a lot of things to watch for though and you really need to do your homework.
Eaglelord17
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- Location
- Sault Ste. Marie
You don't need papers saying its a antique, however be sure it is a antique. Other than that, they just have to be 18 or older to legally purchase it.
NorthCoastBigBore
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- Location
- Northwest BC (Rural) 103-I-##
Remember, antique status is not only about the DATE - it is also about the CALIBER in this country. Read the sticky at the top of this forum. Raising this since the OP and first response referred to the date only.... If it is definitely an "antique" then you can sell it as described above.
Antiques are not firearms. The regulations state that there is no license or registration requirements. That's all you need to know about the legal/firearms aspect, after that use your own common sense.
You wouldn't sell to a 12 yr old, or a whacko, or a guy with "F++K YOU" tattooed on his forehead. You don't need the police state to tell you that the possibility of those scenarios ending badly is high.
There is every possibility of liability even though the antique is a non-firearm, the same as if you knowingly sell a car with bad brakes and don't inform the buyer - you could be held responsible for death or injury because of your indiscretion. The same could happen with an antique firearm if you sold it to someone who was obviously not mentally fit and then it was misused.
Use your head and everything will be fine.
You wouldn't sell to a 12 yr old, or a whacko, or a guy with "F++K YOU" tattooed on his forehead. You don't need the police state to tell you that the possibility of those scenarios ending badly is high.
There is every possibility of liability even though the antique is a non-firearm, the same as if you knowingly sell a car with bad brakes and don't inform the buyer - you could be held responsible for death or injury because of your indiscretion. The same could happen with an antique firearm if you sold it to someone who was obviously not mentally fit and then it was misused.
Use your head and everything will be fine.
that is not absolutely correct because an antique is not a firearm for the purposes of licensing or registration. It is a firearm for the purposes of storage, transportation, shooting, and if used in a crime. The distinction, at least relative to shooting is that an antique handgun may be shot where it is legal to shoot non restricted guns and is not limited to shooting on a range. 2 or 3 years ago, a person in BC (I think) was convicted of possessing firearms while under a ban. He thought but the court did not agree that he could possess antique firearms and the decision was that firearms included all firearms
On the other hand use common sense and you should have no problems
cheers mooncoon
An antique is a non-firearm for transport or storage - it has separate regulations and rules from firearms.
An antique is non-firearm until it is used in the commission of an offense, and only then does it change from being a non-firearm into a firearm. If someone is banned from owning guns, then the guy was breaking the law and a non-firearm becomes a firearm again.
