[vega]

I noticed there is a serial # in the frame and I don't want to break any law, do I need to register my 1851 to local authorities? Should Idecide to sell it, do I need to go thru FFL?

vega

[RON in PA]

As far as the Feds are concerned black powder muzzle loaders and cap and ball revolvers are not firearms and are not subject to the restrictions of modern cartridge firearms (no backround checks, no forms). They can be ordered via mail, over the web etc. and interstate. If there are any specific California restrictions I don't know.

[vega]

CA DOJ ruled this out as a firearm. Ok, no more worries.

vega

[Jim K]

AFAIK, every state considers antique percussion revolvers as non-guns for sales and ownership, and most include reproductions. But some do not include modern percussion guns. In MD, for example, the sales law exempts antiques or reproductions; so a Navy Arms 1851 Colt repro is not a firearm, but a Ruger Old Army is, since it is not considered a repro of an antique.

Again AFAIK, in every state a cap and ball or flint firearm is considered a deadly weapon if used in an assault or a robbery, and carrying a c&b or flint pistol is on the same legal basis as carrying any other handgun.

Jim