What part of a flint lock pistol is regulated?

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In the case of almost every handgun, pistols and revolvers have their frames considered the actual firearm with all other parts being just pieces of metal that the government does not care about.

What is the firearm in the case of a flintlock pistol? The wood grip? Are they serial numbered? If I go to Home Hardware and whittle a 2x4 into the rough shape of a flintlock am I making a firearm?
 
It's usually the barrel and/or breech plug. Some muff guns have a frame that contains the lockwork and has the barrel attached so those are probably more like a conventional gun. A great many guns of all sorts made in the 20th century and before didn't have serial numbers.

Another example of the firearms legislation not taking into account the many different situations in the real world. And why the hell are there any flintlock firearms that don't qualify as antiques anyway?!
 
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That confuses me even more then. There are a couple Canadian flintlock manufacturers that will sell you one of their products no questions asked because they don't have the Touch Hole drilled, and therefore not a firearm.
 
If I remember it is the year of manufacture of the breech plug that is regulated. Surely someone could confirm this.
 
I was in Texas at a Bass Pro a few years ago and they had muzzle loading revolvers in plastic packaging on the rack that you could pick up and buy like a chocolate bar. I asked and there was no restriction on buying them.
 
I don’t think there were any flintlock pistols manufactured after the antique cut off date of 1898.
 
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I don’t think there were any flintlock pistols manufactured after the antique cut off date of 1998.
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Marstar still lists at least 2 models of Pedersoli flint pistol (though sold out) and I'm sure Loyalist Arms and others do as well. They were never gone. I know someone currently building one himself trying to figure out if he will be able to get it registered with all the crap going on.

The cut-off date for antiques is 1898.
 
Polish-Jack said:
In the case of almost every handgun, pistols and revolvers have their frames considered the actual firearm with all other parts being just pieces of metal that the government does not care about.

What is the firearm in the case of a flintlock pistol? The wood grip? Are they serial numbered? If I go to Home Hardware and whittle a 2x4 into the rough shape of a flintlock am I making a firearm?
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The 1st answer is none of the above. Read the RCMP's explanation of antiques and black powder.

The 2nd answer is whittle away but don't make a replica.

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/specific-types-firearms#bpf
 
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