What is difference in Antique gun laws and C&R gun laws?

[kingofnapier]

C&R stands for curios and relics. As I partially understand it, you can ship some "antique" firearms to people without them having ANY license and some can only be shipped to C&R/ffl holders. Reading on the ATF site is confusing as heck and I don't want to get in trouble. I have an 1800's percussion musket and the guy is insisting he doesn't need to provide C&R.

 

[polaris30144]

Black powder, percussion/Flintlock guns are perfectly legal to ship to someone without an FFL or C&R.

 

[SMLEshooter]

I "think" he's right. I believe the cut off is somewhere around 1896, but I'm not real sure. You'll want to verify that...

 

[cullen1780]

If it's a percussion musket, it's not a firearm.