Quoted: I was looking for a M39 online from the vendor list here.
I saw one vendor selling M39's and they were listed in both the C&R section and Antique section of the website. Of course I realize the C&R ones require 03 FFL but why are some of the same rifles listed as Antiques and do no require anything except a driver's licence to purchase?
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The date cut off for antiques is January 1, 1899. Anything prior to that date is an antique.
If you have a 03 FFL then you also have the various firearms books sent by the BATF. In one of them you'll find the Gun Control Act of 1968. Within the text of CGA68 you'll find the definition of antique and modern and curio-relic firearms. If you don't have a 03FFL then read on.....
Mosin-Nagant rifles were manufactured from 1891 into the 1950s in carbine form. Those manufactured prior to January 1, 1899 would be classified as antiques and require no 4473 for transfer. How do you tell when it was manufactured you ask? Most have a date stamped on the underside of the rear receiver tang such as 898r which means the year 1898.
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