Brent, you have a lot of experience but that was not my impression of ATF. Sometime around 2009 A general in Afghanistan without much to do ruled that all center-fire antique guns being sent to the USA via APO had to get pre ATF approval. This included Sniders and Martini-Henry. I found a very knowledgeable guy at ATF importation branch who explained all the rules to me. He forwarded the forms. I filled them out and got them back a month later. Mind, these were US import regulations. But if there are US laws pertaining to export as well, I would expect them to know. Gene
ATF has an import regulation branch but no export. I submitted an e-mail question to them on Jani's behalf:
to: imports@atf.gov
Exporting antique (pre 1898) hand gun collection to Europe:
Sirs: I am asking this question for a European friend. He has several pre 1898 antique pistols, mostly percussion, stored with an FFL gun dealer in the USA. He would like to export these to the European Union. He can handle the EU importation paperwork from that side of the Atlantic. However, are there any US laws that need to be addressed before export? Thanks
Last edited by Argo44; 01/11/23 01:43 PM.
