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I was willed a Merwin, Hulbert and Co.'S Lanzador Automatico 38 special
in it's original box. Does anybody know the approximate age what it is worth (no I do not want to sell it) and whether it is legal to register?; it has a 4 inch barrel.

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Merwin & Hulbert & Co were manufactured, I believe up to approx 1875 or thereabouts,therefore probably qualify as genuine antiques, unless chambered for easily acquired commercial ammo, in which case you may have a 12/6, the original box would certainly have some value to a collector.
 
Something not right here, M.H. stopped marking their guns with MH in '92, when they became Hulbert Bros. and were out of Bus. in '96, the .38 Special came out in '02. The name may have been used to describe the gun, with MH not knowing that a cartridge would come out later with the name "special".
 
Very nice little gun there! Having the box is incredible after that many years. Too bad that you haven't got a second barrel. Many models came with 2 and sometimes 3 different lengths.
 
Antique only 32 rf, 44 russian,44-40

Thats a lovely piece, only someone with a 12-6 licence can register it( inherited), i checked the verifiers disc. The other calibers, 32rf, 44 russian, 44-40 all made prior to 1898 are antiques. This is not. Frt # 20877-5 . It will be 38 s&w caliber.( not 38 special,a little shorter bullet)
 
bjsgear said:
Thats a lovely piece, only someone with a 12-6 licence can register it( inherited), i checked the verifiers disc. The other calibers, 32rf, 44 russian, 44-40 all made prior to 1898 are antiques. This is not. Frt # 20877-5 . It will be 38 s&w caliber.( not 38 special,a little shorter bullet)
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2 things wrong with that - they won't allow any "new" 12-6 guns to be registered, and 44-40 most definitely does not qualify as an antique.
 
Antique ? 44-40

You got me , went too fast, its the 38rf thats antique, and 44 russian, and 32rf also.the other calibers are either restricted or prohibs.
 
so the bottom line is that unless I have a previous 12-6 licence I will not be able to get a new 12-6 licence and I will not be able to inherit this handgun that has been past down in my family since the 1800s???
 
As far as I understand the rules, you will be able to get prohibited status but only if the gun is in the system already. If it has never had a green slip or registration and is not a prescribed antique then no. The government will want to sieze it without compensation and destroy it.
 
This is a direct quote from the "Inherited Firearms" fact sheet on the CFC website:

As a general rule, to be able to acquire a prohibited firearm, you need “grandfathering privileges” for that particular category of prohibited firearm. In other words, you must have continuously held a valid registration certificate for a firearm in that category since December 1, 1998. A registration certificate is valid only if you already have a valid licence authorizing you to possess that category of firearm.

Exception: You do not need grandfathering privileges to inherit a registered prohibited handgun that discharges .25 or .32 calibre ammunition or that has a barrel length of 105 mm or less if:

* the handgun was manufactured before 1946, and
* you are the spouse, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the registered owner; and
* the handgun is used for a permitted purpose such as target shooting or as part of a collection.
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Here is a link to the full fact sheet: http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/factsheets/will_e.asp

As already noted, the critical issue to enable you to gain legal ownership and possession would appear to be whether the revolver is already properly registered. If it is registered, you would of course also need to be related to the owner as specified above.

If it isn't registered, it would certainly be a terrible shame for such a nice M&H revolver to simply be destroyed - you should look into the possibility of at least arranging for it to go to a museum or collector who can legally own it ....
 
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maybe you can get lucky, is the firing pin flat or round.?? if it is flat you have a 38 rimfire, that would make it an antique. if it is round, that makes it 38s&w= prohib.then you could have it welded up to deactivate it, just the legal solution.
 
38 pistol??

hi, just checked the frt disc, these were made in 3 1/2 inch and 4 1/2 inch barrels, if it is 4 1/2 inch it is only restricted not prohib. just a thought, bryan.
 
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