probably been asked before: importing bp weapons

Yes permits are required, Flintlock reproduction pistols are considered like any other modern pistol.
 
I imported a bunch of flintlock BP rifle parts last year with no problem. I contacted the right fellow at the State Dept who read me the exemption for export permits for BP guns and parts. I talked to Clive Laws in Ottawa who confirmed I didn't need import permits for flintlock rilfes of parts thereof.
At Customs at Sarnia the gang of summer students who went through my car were more intersted in the catalogues and gun building course notes I had on my front seat than $1500 worth of flint locks, barrels, buttplates etc.
Again, I dealt with flintlock rifle parts. Not percussion or pistols.
 
theDuck said:
I imported a bunch of flintlock BP rifle parts last year with no problem. I contacted the right fellow at the State Dept who read me the exemption for export permits for BP guns and parts. I talked to Clive Laws in Ottawa who confirmed I didn't need import permits for flintlock rilfes of parts thereof.
At Customs at Sarnia the gang of summer students who went through my car were more intersted in the catalogues and gun building course notes I had on my front seat than $1500 worth of flint locks, barrels, buttplates etc.
Again, I dealt with flintlock rifle parts. Not percussion or pistols.
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Doesn't the US also consider percussion arms to be antique regardless of age?

That being the case, it should be possible to import these with minimal paperwork -- I think customs would just hold them until you get them registered with the CFC.

It's the american paperwork that is really retarded, and if it's not a firearms to them...
 
I've ordered numerous parts from the US, never had any problem, the parcels have always been marked on the outside to identify the parts.
Percussions are considered to be "Antique" , I'm not certain if that pertains to all 52 States.
Cheers nessy.
 
Yes, the US does consider percussions to be antique and therefore not requireing export permits. I specifically went for the flintlock rifle stuff to avoid the hassles with Canadian law.
 
I bought a Remington 700 M/L from Cabela's in Grand Forks Mn. a couple of years ago with no problem.They had no problem selling a B/P to a Canadian.When I got to the border,I had to pay the Sales Tax , GST and a one time importation Tax..Once I got home,I had to take the M/L to a Verifier .He passed the necessary info on to the Firearms People and that was it.The Registration came out a couple of weeks later .Done......
 
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