Here is the reply from State. If anyone an interpret this gobble-de-gook, please help:
How old are the pistols, if they fit in the category described below please contact the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security to assist you further at ECDOEXS@bis.doc.gov or 202-482-4811
ITAR USML 121 - Category II - Guns and Armament Note 1 to paragraph (a):
This paragraph does not include: Non-automatic and non-semi-automatic rifles, carbines, and pistols between .50 (12.7 mm) and .72 caliber (18.288 mm) that are controlled on the CCL under ECCN 0A501; shotguns controlled on the CCL under ECCN 0A502; black powder guns and armaments manufactured between 1890 and 1919 controlled on the CCL under ECCN 0A602; or black powder guns and armaments manufactured earlier than 1890.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-121
