Kentucky Pistol .50 cal (legal status?)

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black powder pistol replicas new production.
are those Antique or restricted because their new?

heres the RCMP page on that:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/antique-historique-eng.htm

"Black Powder Reproductions:

of flintlock, wheel-lock or matchlock firearms, other than handguns, manufactured after 1897;

(Note that all other reproductions of long guns are considered non-restricted firearms. They don’t need to be registered but a licence to possess them is required. As an example, reproductions of percussion cap muzzle-loading firearms like American Civil War Enfield and Springfield rifles are considered non-restricted firearms and not antiques.) "

can someone clarifies?
 
so they dont count as reproduction?
would be great if FrontierFirearms were to include the classification of said firearm on their website...
 
pomelum said:
so they dont count as reproduction?
would be great if FrontierFirearms were to include the classification of said firearm on their website...
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It's in the text you posted...

"Black Powder Reproductions:

of flintlock, wheel-lock or matchlock firearms, other than handguns, manufactured after 1897;

(Note that all other reproductions of long guns are considered non-restricted firearms. They don’t need to be registered but a licence to possess them is required. As an example, reproductions of percussion cap muzzle-loading firearms like American Civil War Enfield and Springfield rifles are considered non-restricted firearms and not antiques.) "
 
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/powder-poudre-eng.htm

About two years ago I wanted to buy a muzzle loader reproduction handgun and was asked for my licence. Called the RCMP all confused, but yep, RCMP has this doozy tucked away in their website:
Muzzleloaders made after 1898

All matchlock, flintlock and wheel lock long guns are considered antiques no matter when they were made. Like older firearms of these types, they are exempt from the licence and registration requirements set out in the Firearms Act.

Percussion cap long guns and muzzle-loading black powder handguns made after 1898 are not considered antiques even if they are copies of an earlier antique model. Newer percussion cap long guns are classified as non-restricted firearms; newer handguns, including matchlock, wheel lock and flintlock handguns made after 1898, are classified as restricted if their barrel length is over 105 mm (about 4 inches), or prohibited if their barrel length is 105 mm or less.

I had the same confusion regarding flintlocks and antique status. Unfortunately them's the rules
 
As an interesting side note...

I bought the builder kit from Bass Pro USA's website and they shipped it here in a week. I actually had to call to register it. I was confused when the gun arrived but they never contacted me for my PAL.

Cool kit to build. Sucks that it's still restricted. Must be the rate of fire ;)
 
2ndShotCanada said:
As an interesting side note...

I bought the builder kit from Bass Pro USA's website and they shipped it here in a week. I actually had to call to register it. I was confused when the gun arrived but they never contacted me for my PAL.

Cool kit to build. Sucks that it's still restricted. Must be the rate of fire ;)
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we don't want to see this on the streets now do we?

 
2ndShotCanada said:
As an interesting side note...

I bought the builder kit from Bass Pro USA's website and they shipped it here in a week. I actually had to call to register it. I was confused when the gun arrived but they never contacted me for my PAL.

Cool kit to build. Sucks that it's still restricted. Must be the rate of fire ;)
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A shame you posted it in a public forum and didn't PM the op.
 
I believe the origin of long rifles as antiques was that all the federal historical sites use flintlock for display firing. Every kid that got a summer job would need a PAL.
 
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