Carl N. Brown
Member
C96 Broomhandle with shoulder stock.
I sent a query to the ATF Firearms and Technology branch on
the legality of having a 1896 Mauser broomhandle with shoulder
stock. Their reply was, if it is an original Mauser made receiver
either an original shoulder-stock holster or a replica stock is legal.
However, I could not own a shoulder stock for my original Mauser
if I also owned a Chinese rebuild on a new receiver, since the
receiver counted as a new gun, not a curio or relic.
So I own an original Mauser with a repro stock, and keep a copy of
the ATF letter in the case with the gun if any questions arise.
A new pistol, current production, not on the ATF Curios and Relics
list with shoulder stock is technically a SBR, short barrelled rifle,
NOT an AOW, any other weapon, NFA category.
I sent a query to the ATF Firearms and Technology branch on
the legality of having a 1896 Mauser broomhandle with shoulder
stock. Their reply was, if it is an original Mauser made receiver
either an original shoulder-stock holster or a replica stock is legal.
However, I could not own a shoulder stock for my original Mauser
if I also owned a Chinese rebuild on a new receiver, since the
receiver counted as a new gun, not a curio or relic.
So I own an original Mauser with a repro stock, and keep a copy of
the ATF letter in the case with the gun if any questions arise.
A new pistol, current production, not on the ATF Curios and Relics
list with shoulder stock is technically a SBR, short barrelled rifle,
NOT an AOW, any other weapon, NFA category.
