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Is a 1916 spanish mauser C&R eligable?

richbug
Is a 1916 spanish mauser C+R? I sold one, and need to know, since the rifle is over 50, but has been rechambered by the spanish I was knida confused.

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  • Pelican
    Yep
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  • richbug
    Thanks

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  • nmyers
    That's not my understanding.

    BATFE has made the following determination: "For a military rifle to be classified as a curio or relic the complete firearm must be in its original military configuration." I think that you would have a difficult time trying to convince a federal agent that this new caliber to which it was rechambered was the "original military configuration."

    A similar case involves the Makarov pistol (which is not 50 years old): It's on the C&R list ONLY in 9mm Makarov; rechambered to .380, it's no longer a C&R. Obviously, BATFE considers rechambering of firearms in deciding what is or is not a C&R.

    Is it worth taking a chance to save the buyer a few dollars?

    Neal
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  • richbug
    That was my question, origionally they were 7x57 then spain rechambered and bored them to 7.62 nato in the 50's...

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  • nmyers
    In that case....your rifle should still be C&R.

    BATF ruled in the case of M1 rifles converted by US government contract to 7.62mm (Navy trophy rifles) that these were still "original military configuration". So, since your Mauser was converted for use of the Spanish military, it still meets the C&R criteria.

    Any commercial alterations, of course, would remove it from the C&R category.

    Neal
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