Shipping 1858 and conversion cylinder

Started by Flinch Morningwood, May 20, 2009, 04:12:26 PM

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Flinch Morningwood

I am in the process of selling my 1858's and their conversion cylinders...if I ship them seperately (to the same buyer), am I OK because then one shipment is a "antique gun " and the other is a "gun part" or should I just ship them together to an FFL holder?

I ask in this forum because I didn't know where else and figured a gunsmith might know...

Thanks!
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Skinny Preacher 66418

Ask the maker of your conversion cylinder. It is my understanding they can ship together straight to buyer unless cut the frame for an ejection port (drop-in style ok).
Smoke em if ya got em.

Coffinmaker


As long as the frame remains intact, with no alteration for loading cartridges, it is NOT a firearm, no matter what parts you include in the package.

However, if the frame has been altered an any way, to load cartridges, YOU have manufactured a firearm without a license for YOURSELF and may NEVER transfer it to anyone ...... EVER.  You may retain the firearm you have manufactured and play with it to your hearts content.  The only way you can get rid of it, is to destroy it.

Coffinmaker

Coffinmaker


OOPS.  Almost forgot.  Do NOT install the conversion cylinder in the frame for shipping.

Coffinmaker

Driftwood Johnson

Howdy

A few years ago I had Taylors fit an R&D conversion cylinder to one of my Remmies. I sent them the gun, they fitted a cylinder to it. They returned the gun to me with the percussion cylinder in place in the frame, and the new conversion cylinder in a separate box inside the package with the gun. As long as the percussion gun has not been altered, the gun can be shipped with the percussion cylinder in place. It is then just a reproduction of a non-firearm. The conversion cylinder can be shipped in the same package with the percussion revolver. But don't put it in place in the frame, that makes it a modern cartridge revolver, which is a firearm and is subject to all laws pertaining to handguns.
That's bad business! How long do you think I'd stay in operation if it cost me money every time I pulled a job? If he'd pay me that much to stop robbing him, I'd stop robbing him.

Ya probably inherited every penny ya got!

Major 2

What they are saying is right....
However, when I sent one of mine I sent in to seprate packs...Frame in one and Cyl. in the other (over-kill I knew, but it was no real extra hassle)
when planets align...do the deal !

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