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I'm not licensed to own it and the lady is looking to get rid of it. I'm hoping to get her to send me some pictures. Wondering what the starting price for a 12(2) Lewis Gun with the drum mag is worth. This is fully functional from my understanding.

She also has an FN FAL as well.
 
Not that much as a working firearm as not too many ppl can legally own it or the FN FAL i hate to say this but if she gets them deactivated then they are worth quite a bit as anybody can own ....yes they will be a solid hunk of metal but at least she can sell them ......i would guess because how rare they are the Lewis could reach 6-7000.00 maybe significantly more you just dont see them the Fn depending on maker 500.00-2000.00 ......the last Lewis i saw sell as a dewat sold for 4500.00....10 years ago
She could donate them to a mueum and get a tax credit for them if she goes this route she should ask for a tax credit note for at lest 13.000 as you only get back from the govt i beleave 40% ....
 
I will echo the museum donation route, certainly preferable to deactivating a piece of history. I would be happy to connect you with one such organization I am involved with, send me a PM.
 
ArmedGinger said:
The FN FAL I believe is 12-3, the Lewis from my understanding is 12-2

The FN FAL belongs to the lady, the Lewis gun was left to her by her husband who passed.

She does not want either of them deactivated.
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Then the only options would be a museum with the appropriate licence, or an individual with 12-2 or 12-3.
There may well be a 12-2 holder who would be interested in a Lewis.
And that assumes that Justin isn't going to ban them outright and seize them.
 
I doubt the much ballyhoo,d museum tax receipt comes to much and it would only be stashed away if donated. Wolverine is the best route forward.
 
XRCD011 said:
I doubt the much ballyhoo,d museum tax receipt comes to much and it would only be stashed away if donated. Wolverine is the best route forward.
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The tax receipts can be quite reasonable in many situations, but certainly the point of this route is ultimately to keep a piece of history intact, not to make the biggest buck possible.

It would have significantly more opportunity to see daylight that way rather than being sold on consignment to a 12-2 owner, where the only option in that scenario would in fact be for it to be stashed away. They unfortunately aren't getting any younger, either. And then what happens...?
 
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I would look at the possibility of export to the US, to sell with someone like Rock Island Auctions. In fact, contact them about consignment. They will be able to tell you the legal steps, if any; and what the end value might be.
 
Beater said:
lucky bugger....

didn't relize a lewis could be any other caliber besides 303?
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6.5 Dutch. .30-06. A few others.
But the great majority were .303.

Fired a Lewis on a number of occasions. Interesting gun. Odd watching the drum turning in front of my nose.
 
tiriaq said:
6.5 Dutch. .30-06. A few others.
But the great majority were .303.

Fired a Lewis on a number of occasions. Interesting gun. Odd watching the drum turning in front of my nose.
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7.65x53 as well

There are museums who can handle and own full autos, however many will not take on new full autos because of how much of a pain it is to deal with the government and the storage requirements.
 
Check movie armaments group, they purchase and import prohib for films/tv. You can get lucky in the commercial firearms market in this country for something like that.

Seriously
 
hsatimmy said:
Check movie armaments group, they purchase and import prohib for films/tv. You can get lucky in the commercial firearms market in this country for something like that.

Seriously
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Good one, far better then some lame hass tax receipt from a museum. I believe you also have to have the artifact appraised (by a appraiser not connected to the museum) and you do not get a 100% return on the value of the artifact donated for tax purposes. Also once it is property of a museum it is theirs and they can do with it as they wish, storage, dewat, etc.
 
Hmm...a wee bit of gratuitous dumping on museums and tax credits... FYI , yes it needs to be appraised,not a problem. An appraised value of 10K will generate,depending somewhat on your taxable income, the 'lame hass' [sic] sum of 4300 and change[ that's for BC}]. Also FYI once prohibs are transferred to a Museum they can only be disposed of with the express approval of our CFO. As far as dewatting goes that execrable practice is the reason why I founded The Dominion Ordnance Museum Inc.over 10 years ago. We are currently working on the construction of an interpretive centre for our collection,all of which is LIVE. With the current regime in Ottawa we could very well end up being the only place in Canada where you can experience a Lewis or a Bren,Sten,etc.,etc.
 
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