Importing Black Powder revolver from US

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Since BP weapons are not considered weapons down south “ heck you can buy them at Walmart in bubble pack with no check”

Has anyone imported some to Canada and what was the process.
 
I've never imported a black powder handgun, although I have seriously considered it. In Canada, a newly-manufactured handgun is a 'restricted weapon' that must be registered.

I've never done it, so YMMV, but - from what I understand - the registration of a firearm - even a firearm that is outside the country - can be a straightforward process, provided that the firearm has a classification in the RCMP's Firearms Reference Table (FRT) and has been verified by a verifier.

If you do this, I hope that you'll update this thread.

RCMP 5624 Application to Register Firearms (for Individuals) (PDF, 586 KB)
<https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/wam/media/3623/original/50a343517ee4640683e8e44f6cd27cd5.pdf>

Registration
<https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/registration>

Firearms Reference Table
<https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/firearms-reference-table>

Verification
<https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/verification>
 
The problem is that they have to be registered before you can bring them to the border and timing will be guessing at best. We brought one in 10 years ago and had all paperwork done ahead of time thanks to an understanding US dealer and it went smoothly as we had the day set so the permit to transfer from border directly home was valid. We were at rendezvous in Arizona this January and had an offer of three modern made including a Walker copy for $175- total. Very tempting but just not worth the aggravation in my mind.
 
I lived in the USA for a couple of years and when I came back I brought two cap-and-ball revolvers with my household goods. I had done none of the paperwork in advance, I declared them at time of import and left them in trust at the border crossing. I filed the paperwork once I got moved into my new place, waited for the registration certs and an ATT to arrive, then drove back to the border crossing and picked them up.

This was all in 2002.
 
Years ago CBSA told me not to worry/register until I brought stuff in the country. Nowadays you should certainly worry about the U.S. side.
 
If they meet the requirements for antique status here in canada, then there is no issue importing them.

There is a good site called ancestry guns that has all kinds of stuff and ships up to canada but keep one thing in mind:

The collectors down in the states probably never shoot their "antiques" because they can buy reproductions anywhere and dont have the hoops to jump through like we do up here. Because of that, many are neglected or sold without it being in good working shootable condition so look carefully at any bp antiquue from the US (well any in general). You might be better off shopping in canada since most of them actually get used from time to time.

But as far as non-antiques i cant speak to the specifics of importing those.
 
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