How to Start a Deactivated Gun Collection in Canada

[NavyShooter]

Ok,

So I'll weigh in for a moment.

As a gun owner/shooter/collector, I probably fall into the middle of the "collector" group....I do not classify myself as an "advanced" collector, those are (in my opinion) the guys who have one of each model year of production from every factory, with matching bayonets and full kit for each rifle....that I am not. I have a few nice pieces, some that are somewhat rare in Canada, and the world, and it is nice to have a gun-room to view them in.

As so:

One of the nice things about having a collection is being able to show it off. Yes, braggart, whatever....but can you guess which (if any) of these firearms is active, or dewat?

Anyhow.

It's nice to be able to share my hobby, my passion with others.

Setting up displays for local Army Reserve units is something which has happened on an infrequent basis, but what has become a regular tradition for me is to lend several of my Dewats out to sit at the RSM's table, and for the troops to pose with and get their "glory photos" with...such as this:

Yeah, so you can guess now, the BREN and the STEN in this photo are Dewats...but it's a nice touch to be able to walk in, hand over a couple of machined pieces of steel and wood, and walk away...no locks, no permits, no problems. As a bonus, the troops get their hands on some pieces of history, they ask some questions, learn some stuff, and we can call it professional development.

If all they did was sit in my basement, well, that'd be kind of unfortunate. The fact that they are DEWATs means that they are able to be used for things like this, and it's something that we, as owners of DEWATs should do more often.

NS

 

[live4therut]

For those interested or curious into how/where to start collecting deactivated guns, here's a video. Not looking to get into a debate about whether guns should be deactivated or not.

So this is the 3rd similar thread you've started with the same result. Why not just bump either of the other two? We get it dewats are artifacts of historical significance, are the good for anything? Sure reenactment, display, I don't do either. I told my self I'd never own a dewatt but I may have to change my tune as if I want family heirlooms from my father I will have no choice but to dewat his 12.x's. I'm very active in collecting and have what I consider to be a modest collection with some rare and nice pieces I'll never shoot majority of them but they are all and always will be "live"

 

[drywar]

If the Replica Models (Thompson, MP40, M16, 1911A1, etc) and Shoei Guns from Japan, (G43, MP44, FG42, etc) were still legal here,
I would think the price of the Dewats here would drop considerably.

In fact, you have to wonder, since none of those Replica Models/Shoei could ever fire a round, just like a dewat, who in the H*LL wrote the stupid laws!

You can still buy the Japanese Shoei guns in Canada in their airsoft versions but they are not cheap either. Apparently the Shoei airsoft replicas are legal but Shoei dummy/cap blow back versions are not even though they are the same thing......a replica.

 

[fenceline]

You can still buy the Japanese Shoei guns in Canada in their airsoft versions but they are not cheap either. Apparently airsoft replicas are legal but dummy/cap blow back versions are not even though they are the same thing......a replica.

Airsoft guns are considered non regulated firearms by Section 2 definitions in the criminal code. As (non regulated) firearms, they can't be replicas. Replicas can't fire a shot, hence they replicate an actual firearm. There in is the legal, but not always sensical difference.

Dewats were functional guns, then deactivated. As they were functional firearms, they also are not replicas.

 

[daviddillion]

So this is the 3rd similar thread you've started with the same result. Why not just bump either of the other two? We get it dewats are artifacts of historical significance, are the good for anything? Sure reenactment, display, I don't do either. I told my self I'd never own a dewatt but I may have to change my tune as if I want family heirlooms from my father I will have no choice but to dewat his 12.x's. I'm very active in collecting and have what I consider to be a modest collection with some rare and nice pieces I'll never shoot majority of them but they are all and always will be "live"

I didn't bump the other two because its a different video.

 

[daviddillion]

Ok,

So I'll weigh in for a moment.

As a gun owner/shooter/collector, I probably fall into the middle of the "collector" group....I do not classify myself as an "advanced" collector, those are (in my opinion) the guys who have one of each model year of production from every factory, with matching bayonets and full kit for each rifle....that I am not. I have a few nice pieces, some that are somewhat rare in Canada, and the world, and it is nice to have a gun-room to view them in.

As so:

One of the nice things about having a collection is being able to show it off. Yes, braggart, whatever....but can you guess which (if any) of these firearms is active, or dewat?

Anyhow.

It's nice to be able to share my hobby, my passion with others.

Setting up displays for local Army Reserve units is something which has happened on an infrequent basis, but what has become a regular tradition for me is to lend several of my Dewats out to sit at the RSM's table, and for the troops to pose with and get their "glory photos" with...such as this:

Yeah, so you can guess now, the BREN and the STEN in this photo are Dewats...but it's a nice touch to be able to walk in, hand over a couple of machined pieces of steel and wood, and walk away...no locks, no permits, no problems. As a bonus, the troops get their hands on some pieces of history, they ask some questions, learn some stuff, and we can call it professional development.

If all they did was sit in my basement, well, that'd be kind of unfortunate. The fact that they are DEWATs means that they are able to be used for things like this, and it's something that we, as owners of DEWATs should do more often.

NS

So is the Vickers and Browning in the photo functional?

 

[ShawnC6]

He doesn't bump the other two threads because he wants more views on his new video lol.