Are Type 63 rifles legal?

[Bratwurst]

Hi there

Perhaps a mong question but are Type 63 rifles legsl for ssle and ownership in Canada?

6m were made in china

 

[tiriaq]

Given that they are selective fire, IF any are legally in the country they would either be 12-2 or 12-3 prohibited firearms.

 

[Bratwurst]

Given that they are selective fire, IF any are legally in the country they would either be 12-2 or 12-3 prohibited firearms.

Apologies, to clarify would they be able to be imported having been converted to semi-auto only?

 

[Passdude]

Apologies, to clarify would they be able to be imported having been converted to semi-auto only?

No. Converted automatics are prohibited as well as automatics.

 

[tiriaq]

Existing rifles cannot be remanufactured to semi auto without being prohibited converted automatics. That was the problem with most of the Czech VZ-58 pattern rifles.
I suppose that the Chinese could manufacture a new redesigned semi auto version, if they still had the tooling and inclination to do so.

 

[Bratwurst]

No. Converted automatics are prohibited as well as automatics.

This makes me sad, thanks for outlining it to me though.

I just thought the Type 63 would be an interesting piece and that with probably 4-6 million of them sat in armouries that they might be something coming to the market one day.

 

[Curtton]

This makes me sad, thanks for outlining it to me though.

I just thought the Type 63 would be an interesting piece and that with probably 4-6 million of them sat in armouries that they might be something coming to the market one day.

thats how i felt prior to seeing it in a museum in vietnam. i can see why it wasnt popular at home nor abroad. it looked bulky and awkward to handle.

i doubt modern china would store that many obsolete guns. china actually gave most away, even then the NVA preferred the AK and the VC preferred the SKS.