Su rpl us m il it ary f ir ea rms are ge nerall y prohibi ted f rom imp ortation unde r 1 8 U. S urplus m il it ar y fi rea rms are f irearm s tha t ha ve e ver been po ssessed by a reg ular or irregular m il i tary fo rce. Li cense d coll ectors m ay law f ull y import curio o r re li c fi rea rms ot her than s urplus m il it ary f irearm s, nonspo rtin g f irearm s, and NFA we apons. Further, w hil e a li cense d coll ector ma y a cquire curios o r re li cs a nd dispose of same f rom a personal collection, , f rom outsi de his or her S tate of residence. A n indiv idual m ust be li cense d in order to l aw f ull y rece iv e c urio s or relics i n interstate c omme rce, i.e. T he li cense d c ol lecto r ha s the sa me status as a nonl icensee with re spect to transa ctio ns invo lv ing f irear ms that a re not cl a ssif ied a s cu rio s or re li cs. A li cense d coll ector ma y a cquire a nd dispose of curios o r re li cs a t any lo ca ti on ho we ver, di sposi ti ons to nonl icensee s m ust be ma de to residents of the sa me S tate in w hich the col lector i s li ce nse d. T he princi pal a dvantag e of a Col lecto r's Li cense is that a col lecto r c an ac quire curios or relics in int ersta te comm erce.
T he privi leg es conferre d by this li ce nse e xtend only to cur io or reli c tran sa ctio ns. Chapter 44 and the reg ulati on s issued thereunder in 27 CFR Part 17 8. " M f d." me ans " ma nuf ac tured." T his publi ca tio n i s a cu mu lative dige st of de term inations ma de by the Bu rea u of A lcoho l, T obacco and Firearm s.Ī c o l l e c t o r o f c u r i o s o r r e l i c s m a y o b t a i n a C o l l e c t o r ' s L i c e n s e u n d e r t h e Gu n C o n t r o l Ac t o f 1968, 18 U.S. " Ca l." a nd "ca ls." me a n "caliber" an d "calibers " 4. " S / N" and " S / Ns" mea n "seria l num ber " and " se rial nu mb ers " 3.
" * " i ndicates an entry m a de s ince A T F P 530 0.11 wa s last published (10- 95) 2. NFA w e a pon s cla ss ified a s cu rios or re lics ( s t i l l u n d e r t h e N F A a n d t h e G C A ). We a pons re move d f rom the NFA as collector's item s w hich a re a n t i q u e s n o t s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e G C A. We a pons re m oved from the NFA a s colle ctor 's ite m s w hich a re d e te r m in e d t o b e c u r ios or r e lic s s u b je c t t o th e p r ovi s ion s o f th e GCA. F i r e a r m s c l a s s i f i e d a s c u r i o s o r r e l i c s ( s t i l l u n d e r t h e GC A ). Am m u ni tion c la s si fie d a s c u r ios or r e lic s pr ior to 1 9 8 6 a m e n d m e n t s o f t h e G u n C o n t r o l A c t ( G C A ). Curios or Relics and Collector's Items. TABLE OF CONTENTS I T E M P A G E I n t r o d u c t i o n 2 - 6 - Fede rally Li cense d Firea rms Col lecto rs.