Collection Status

[dan belisle]

I'll have to look at my paperwork, this was quite a few years back. - dan

 

[H4831]

Does anyone know what it takes to get a collection status now a days? I was thinking of the purchase of some older revolvers one day that are restricted but don't intend on joining a club or use for target practice. I understand the law states that you have to be a so called "Bona Fide Collector". I wonder if owning an antique handgun that has been put through the RCMP as an "antique" would give you more punch as to being a so called collector when it comes time to register an older restricted handgun.
I owned several handguns and was a member of a shooting club back in the 80's but they were all sold years ago due to moving around so much.

Thoughts?

I was in about the same position you are. Owned and shot restricted for half a century or more, with permits to carry, but have not had restricted guns for a few years.
Found a registered antique I liked, so procceeded to buy it.
During registration they sent me two forms. One was to get it as a shooter, and send a copy of my club membership, or use the other form, which was an application for collector status. I chose the latter, which included writing a little story about what you knew about antiques, or describe the gun you are getting, stating why it is an antique, or collector gun.
All went well and I am now a collector.

 

[topo4u20]

H4831,

Best story I have heard all day.

 

[Pete04]

There's a guy in the EE selling an Enfield No.2 MKI and all his restricteds because he can't maintain his Club membership.
Sad really. But it does help further reduce the ranks and some groups see that as a good thing. Too bad he's not a Collector.

 

[topo4u20]

There's a guy in the EE selling an Enfield No.2 MKI and all his restricteds because he can't maintain his Club membership.
Sad really. But it does help further reduce the ranks and some groups see that as a good thing. Too bad he's not a Collector.

And that's the morale of the story.

 

[topo4u20]

There's a guy in the EE selling an Enfield No.2 MKI and all his restricteds because he can't maintain his Club membership.
Sad really. But it does help further reduce the ranks and some groups see that as a good thing. Too bad he's not a Collector.

And that's the morale of the story.