Shipping WW2 Handgun from TN FFL to an 03 FFL in KY.

[Ignition Override]

A 03 FFL is somebody with the Curio & Relic license, as most of you realize.
The handgun is a WW2 Mauser Hsc. First, note that whether the possible buyer likes the flaws in the gun, and the price, I Don't Yet Know. Very tentative.

He might Not want it, but just in case...
Just sent photos of serial numbers and the small missing edge of the wooden grip to his phone.

Is it quite normal for a gun store to ship a handgun (does the 01 FFL store check the name "Mauser Hsc, Kal. 7,65" on an approved C&R list? Some Hscs are post-WW2) to an unknown **C&R 03 FFL** guy in Ft . Knox, Kentucky, and if they know that the gun is a WW2 handgun, they would Then only need to look into his FFL license number and name?

I've never considered shipping any gun in my life. All Armslist deals have been FTF (this means "in person"-some people don't get this), as in my ads.
*****I'm aware of scammers and was contacted buy a scammer this morning in Florida,---different guy---who requested No more info, No more photos. He only wanted to know shipping charge to ***** zip.

 

[BSA1]

Most guns over 50 years old are considered as C&R.

Simply have the buyer include a signed copy of his C&R License when he sends you the payment for the gun. You can ship the gun directly to him via UPS or Fed-Ex.

A FFL dealer will most likely want the signed copy of the license for their records if you decide to have them ship the gun. No reason to use a FFL dealer unless required by your States law or to save money shipping it which can be very expensive.

It really is that easy.

 

[Ignition Override]

Thanks.

Sent five photos and descriptions an hour ago, with no response. No "got your photos", or thanks etc. Something doesn't seem right.

Either he's a scammer using polite language, or too busy (etc) to respond. Told him that any FFL charges on my end would be paid by a buyer.
It's not worth much more of this. Not at all. Would rather save up the extra $400 I need to buy an authentic, "West German" slide (not "German"), all-matching Sig P228. They run about $900 with shipping etc.

 

[CLP]

Most guns over 50 years old are considered as C&R.

And even many that are newer than 50 yrs old...

Here's the list. Many commemoratives are exempt.

 

[George P]

Sent five photos and descriptions an hour ago

An hour and you're ready to call off the sale? Maybe the guy works for a living and is busy................

The lack of patience among folks today is incredulous.................

 

[tark]

Not most, all. Machine guns are classified as "curios and relics" just like any other gun. R.I.A. Co. sells a lot of them, clearly stated in their catalog as having been classified as a "curio and relic" by the ATF. Of course all NFA rules must still be adhered to.

A lot of type 1 FFLs think that a gun has to be on the list to be a C&R. Not true. The list is a list of exceptions to the 50 year old rule.

 

[dogtown tom]

Not most, all......

No, he's correct.

What firearms are considered to be curio and relic firearms?
Curio and relic firearms are defined as firearms which are of special interest to collectors because they possess some qualities not ordinarily associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons. To be recognized as a curio or relic, firearms must fall within one of the following categories:
(1) Firearms manufactured at least 50 years prior the current date, but not including replicas thereof;
(2) Firearms certified by the curator of a municipal, State, or Federal museum which exhibits firearms to be curios or relics of museum interest; and
(3) Firearms which derive a substantial part of their monetary value from the fact that they are novel, rare, or bizarre or from the fact of their association with some historical figure, period, or event.

ATF has recognized only complete, assembled firearms as curios or relics. ATF’s classification of surplus military firearms as curios or relics has extended only to those firearms in their original military configuration. Frames or receivers of curios or relics are not generally recognized as curios or relics.

Collectors wishing to obtain a determination whether a particular firearm qualifies for classification as a curio or relic may submit a written request for a determination to ATF’s Firearms Technology Branch. ATF’s classifications of curios and relics firearms are published in ATF Publication 5300.11.

Last Reviewed September 16, 2015