Un-restricted Antique Revolver Clarification

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My PAL is for non-restricted firearms. I have come across an antique cartridge revolver claimed to be made before 1898. The person selling tells me I do not a restricted PAL. I'm not sure as to the caliber yet but was under the impression only those revolvers (black powder / cap and ball) fell under this guideline. Is this not true.
 
Some cartridge firing handguns, made prior to 1898 are considered prescribed antiques, and do not require a PAL period. It depends on the cartridge NOT being on the list of non-prescribed cartridges. Go to the antiques forum and look at the stickies. Find out what cartridge the gun fires.
 
this is from a legal stand point ......
antique firearms are considered a "NONFIREARM " except for storage and how they are stored while transported .

this means that anyone can own a prescribed antique ( no pal or rpal needed or any related restricted paper work ), but when when stored or transported you need to treat them in a similar fashion as you would if they where a actual firearm .

speaking specifically of hand guns , there is a list of " no go " cailbers that can not be a legal antique . but if it is built before 1898 and the caliber is not on the no go list , it is a antique and is considered a nonfirearm ...... no different than a table built in the 1700's
 
Servo,
Try to at least get it right... There are no storage laws for antiques. While being transported isn't storage. The only transport law is that antique handguns must be in a locked container.
 
Oh and, they still meet the criminal code definition of a firearm. So if you get caught doing something stupid it becomes very different than a table or even a chair.
 
locke it said:
Oh and, they still meet the criminal code definition of a firearm. So if you get caught doing something stupid it becomes very different than a table or even a chair.
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Well that should have a bit of clarification.

Part III,84 sec. 3 states, "For the purposes of sections 91 to 95, 99 to 101, 103 to 107 and 117.03 of the Act and the provisions of the Fiarearms Act, the following weapons are deemed not to be firearms:
a) any antique firearm"

Later on it in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement it states ...

"Antique firearms are deemed by subsection 84(3) of the Criminal Code not to be firearms for the purposes of the Firearms Act. They are thus exempt from licensing, registration, border requirements and other regulatory controls, although they are still firearms if the are used in teh commission of an offence."

The only storage requirement for antiques is that they be 'unloaded'. That is it.
 
I hope I'm not dragging this thead off topic too much but where do the cap and ball replicas that can be fired fit in and what rules apply? They aren't antiques as such but they could fire the same as an original.
 
wafer said:
I hope I'm not dragging this thead off topic too much but where do the cap and ball replicas that can be fired fit in and what rules apply? They aren't antiques as such but they could fire the same as an original.
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The modern made one's fall under the same laws as any restricted handgun, as they are not antiques. Make sense? No but that's the law.
 
lyman54 said:
The modern made one's fall under the same laws as any restricted handgun, as they are not antiques. Make sense? No but that's the law.
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it makes sense if you are a crazy lefty who wants to keep nice firearms and the ability to use them as they are meant to be used out of the average joe's price range.

sigh.
 
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