Deactivated and replica weapons.

The law is extremely vague on this one, you can not import it, but: "As an individual, you may keep any replicas that you owned". Plus, aren't dewats ok? Are you telling me I can keep a working garand but not a deactivated one?
 
garand replica?

save up a little more money, and get a real one , they are great fun to shoot. a deactivatedone will cost the price of an active one, plus what it costs to deactivate
 
kikimimi said:
The law is extremely vague on this one, you can not import it, but: "As an individual, you may keep any replicas that you owned". Plus, aren't dewats ok? Are you telling me I can keep a working garand but not a deactivated one?
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You can legally acquire a functioning or deactivated Garand. If you legally owned a replica prior to December 1, 1998, you are allowed to keep it. You cannot legally transfer a replica. A deactivated firearm is not a replica. Replicas of antique firearms are not prohibited.
 
Im gonna resurrect this ancient thread. I own a replica that i got as a gift in the 80s. how would i prove i had it before 1998?. being a gift it sure never came with paperwork or a receipt for that matter. And another question is if a replica of an antique firearm is allowed how does that work for a design thats still produced as a functional firearm?. Cowboy action pistols for example. Lots of those were designed before 1898 (if thats the proper year for antique status).
 
Possession of replicas is not illegal , regardless of when you aquired them. Transfer is illegal. There is no need to proove to anyone when you cam into possession of a replica firearm, once you have it in your possession you legally possess it.

on the Garand.. there is quite a nice Airsoft version available that is full metal and wood. shoots pretty good too.. and classified unregulated firearm, 100% legal to buy, own and use.
 
Here is a site in Canada that sells an M1 for military reenacting.

http://w ww.militarytour.com/Reproductions/WW11/American/Weapons/22-1120.htm

Not sure why these are Ok?

Steiner
 
There is plenty of misinformation here. Replica or imitationb firearms are considered prohibited devices in the Criminal Code, and there is no exemption or grandfathering for individual or private ownership. Ownership, importation, or transfers of such are all illegal:

“prohibited device” means

(a) any component or part of a weapon, or any accessory for use with a weapon, that is prescribed to be a prohibited device,

(b) a handgun barrel that is equal to or less than 105 mm in length, but does not include any such handgun barrel that is prescribed, where the handgun barrel is for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union,

(c) a device or contrivance designed or intended to muffle or stop the sound or report of a firearm,

(d) a cartridge magazine that is prescribed to be a prohibited device, or

(e) a replica firearm;
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Definition of replica, for the record:

“replica firearm” means any device that is designed or intended to exactly resemble, or to resemble with near precision, a firearm, and that itself is not a firearm, but does not include any such device that is designed or intended to exactly resemble, or to resemble with near precision, an antique firearm;
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Replica firearms are prohibited devices in Canada.

Antique firearms, as defined by the Criminal Code and corresponding regulations, are not prohibited.

Some devices resemble real firearms in many ways, but are made of clear or brightly coloured plastic, or have significant dimensional differences. Many of these devices need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. As a general rule, however, devices significantly smaller or larger than the real version are not classified as replica firearms.

Airsoft guns are devices that have a low muzzle velocity and muzzle energy, and usually discharge projectiles made out of a substance such as plastic or wax rather than metal. Some airsoft guns, resembling with near precision an existing make and model of a firearm, are replica firearms and therefore prohibited devices. Advice as to whether or not a particular make and model of airsoft/pellet gun would be considered a replica can be obtained by contacting the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP).

Possessing or Acquiring Replica Firearms

Individuals may keep any replicas that they owned on December 1, 1998. A licence is not required to possess a replica firearm, and it does not have to be registered. However, individuals cannot acquire, make or import a replica firearm. If a replica firearm is taken out of Canada, it cannot be brought back in. Businesses may possess, acquire or import replica firearms only if they have a valid Firearms Business Licence that allows them to possess prohibited devices for an approved purpose.

Lending or Borrowing Replica Firearms

A replica firearm cannot be sold or given to an individual or an unlicensed business. However, a replica firearm can be loaned to:

a person who borrows it specifically to fulfill their duties or employment in a motion picture, television, video or theatrical or publishing activities; or
a certified instructor who wants to use it to teach the Canadian Firearms Safety Course or the Canadian Restricted Firearm Safety Course.
The specific requirements pertaining to such things as record keeping, notification and storage requirements can be found in the Special Authority to Possess Regulations (Firearms Act) (SAP
 
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