Halloween costume with antique firearm

Bobby Ironsights said:
Ok, Lucky..... a non-firing reproduction is legal, a real-deal antique is legal, and a reproduction of a percussion/flintlock pistol is required to be a registered, restricted firearm.

If you don't own a genuine antique six-shooter with papers, then buy a repro of an old six shooter from the states! No problem, they're usually heavy and nice.
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That's my thinking, but Customs has noticed a trend in my ordering habits, and every package I get now is a month late and wrapped in yellow tape, literally. When I bought night vision they verbally grilled me on why I wanted it and how I could afford it, before they'd allow me to have my property I'd purchased. I don't even want to imagine the trouble they'll give me when they find what looks to be a revolver in a package I'm getting. At first they'll say, "Ah-ha we knew he'd try it!" then they'll realize it's not real, maybe, and they'll say, "Ah-ha trying to import prohibited replica firearms, we knew he'd try it." And I've tried to contact them on the phone before, they don't answer phones during normal business hours, even direct lines. I really really don't want to have to deal with them, I'm just so tired of it.

Well I've got my options, thanks. Maybe it's time to go back to plan B.

Time to sign off before the increasingly common class come along and tell of the perils of wearing a mask in public.
 
Luckyorwhat says *Customs has noticed a trend in my ordering habits* and they verbally grills you on a night vision purchase and how you could aford it!

Well at least Bobby thinks your OK :p

Mind you us Common folk dont know to much LOL

Edited Well i will cut you some slack as ive ran into a #### or two in customs when i frist imported. if there really doing this Complain about it that compleat BS to ask how much money you make ect!
 
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Strap it on and head out to the party. Everything will be proven legal a couple days later when they release you. You'll show 'em......
 
Luckyorwhat said:
but Customs has noticed a trend in my ordering habits, and every package I get now is a month late and wrapped in yellow tape, literally. When I bought night vision they verbally grilled me on why I wanted it and how I could afford it, before they'd allow me to have my property I'd purchased. I don't even want to imagine the trouble they'll give me when they find what looks to be a revolver in a package I'm getting.
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I'm not trying to be smart here. I'm just an older fellow trying to steer a younger fellow away from problems. Here's what I'd like to say. If you ask questions about wearing costumes and packing iron on a public forum like this, word is going to get out to authorities of various descriptions and you can expect that the hassles you are experiencing with customs are going to increase. If you have a question that you think might be a little 'out there', pick a few more experience individuals on this form and PM them with the question. Personally, I like to be on good terms with customs (so far as that is possible) and the local authorities. That is why I try to avoid antagonizing them and why I like to have my paperwork in order. I will even throw some extra info into my cover letter, such as a few sentences about the history of the particular antique. My last three experiences with Canada customs was that the officers handling my firearms were very interested in its history and genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to see and handle what I was importing. If I can get customs and police interested in collecting antique handguns or classic old Winchesters, so much the better. Basically, I want them to begin to see that I am a serious, responsible collector involved in a very interesting hobby. Some of my friends are police officers with the RCMP, the OPP and one city cop. They've seen and enjoyed my collection. One of them even told me last week that the next time someone calls in with some guns they want to get rid of, their detachment will suggest to the person that they call me first, in case there are some valuable old rifles or antique handguns involved. (He told me that their detachment has picked up and destroyed a lot of very old Winchesters in beautiful, almost unused condition that farmers simply didn't want anymore.) My objective is to reinforce in their minds that there are responsible owners of antique handguns, and other firearms (restricted and non-restricted) so that they will be willing to go to bat for responsible firearms owners in general, should the need arise.
 
Dingus I don't know what I did to you previously, but man I didn't do it on purpose, so think of this as an apology.

Win it's hard to be on good terms, because my stuff seems to get sent to Vancouver.

Joe, I do get the humour, but I find it nervously disturbing that we can joke about such things. It's formulaically identical the sort of jokes the Soviets used to make about dissent and gulags.

BBq thanks for just providing information.
 
You didnt Do Nothing! but your Statements about Vancouver Customs is abit well colourfull LOL
I deal with them ALL the time and have NO problem calling them on the phone.
I have imported at least 35 maby more Antique Revolvers thru Van Customs.
I had troble with the frist Couple but nothing after that.
They Know theres Antique revolvers comeing thru Customs now quite regular!
I find them great to Deal with like Win 38 55 has experienced
Anyway why they would ask how you can aford something is a weird thing to Ask!
All they want is your Taxes and Duty.
 
THE DAYS ARE GONE WHEN YOU COULD(OR SHOULD) TRY A STUNT LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT COOL. AT 15, i took my old"IVER JOHNSON "TO SHOW AN TELL AT SCHOOL, and also carried an old mauser one HALLOWEEN, WITH A FIEDEL CASTRO MASK AN ARMY FATIGUES, BUT SURE AS HELL WOULD NOT EVEN TRY IT (LEGAL OR NOT TODAY) I STILL,HOWEVER, KEEP A GUN IN MY ROOM, WHENEVER I STAY AT THE "PEMBERTON HOTEL"!!!!! BUT YOU DO AS YOU SEE FIT. REMEMBER, EVERYONE WITH A GUN NOW REPRESENTS ALL OF US AND THE #$*&^%$#@-*&^@#$%^ LIBERALS ARE LOOKING FOR ALL THE TOOLS TO USE IN THE NEXT ELECTION.( IMHO) CHEERS POPS
 
Might as well ride to the party on a motorcycle in your costume with the uncased rifle slung on your back.
Or dress up as a Jihadi with a simulated belt bomb and go to the party on the subway.
Lots of Halloween possibilities.
 
Isn't it amusing how all the posers are full of tough guy advice for others?

How be one of you do it yourself? Yonge Street in a Rambo outfit with a sidearm and M14? We all want pics so we can worship you! Leave out the takedown and body cavity search, but include you crying for momma in the cell.
 
I miss the old days of the internet. Things have gotten rather dramatic of late, in a thread I didn't expect people to find emotionally exciting.

Thanks again to those who were helpful, or at least just polite.

Tiriaq I don't know if that was sarcasm or not, or if this makes me an idiot, but I absolutely agree with your last statement.
 
Ok, let's all get along , sit back and count to 20, and relax.
BBq would you care to rephrase what you said 3 posts back.
Cheers nessy
 
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