Visit to Simpsons, Ltd - Import Marking Discussion

[cirelaw]

Thank You Bill, I was a Trial Attorney for many years~ Were cartridge counters exempt like test pieces? My 1920 carbine has a hidden 'GERMANY' inside on one of the thongs, others have it outside the body. Am I in compliance?

[AR-50A1]

Originally Posted by cirelaw

They are lucky as they can afford an awesome piece of machinery. If I represented them I would have my staff point out the markings. This way might prevent buyers remorse! A real pain. I'm sure! Bob and his family are a class act. Leave to them to make harder to enforce the rules! This thread is great as we should check well our purchases~I don't care what anyone says I want a virgin unless it is a Cartridge Counter~ Eric

I was talking to a mutual friend the other day - Jerry Burney. He said you were tenacious!

I don't know a thing about Cartridge Counters other than they are expensive!

[mrerick]

In response to Eric's question:

Originally Posted by cirelaw

Thank You Bill, I was a Trial Attorney for many years~ Were cartridge counters exempt like test pieces? My 1920 carbine has a hidden 'GERMANY' inside on one of the thongs, others have it outside the body. Am I in compliance?

Eric, your Luger came into the country long before the current import regulations were active.

A firearm owner can remove the import markings, but not any added serial number. This can become an issue if the import process assigned a different serial number to the gun than it was originally manufactured with, since removing or altering the serial number would be an ATF issue.

A PDF of the ATF Letter is attached.

Here are the ATF import marking guidelines:

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearm...ation-overview

https://www.atf.gov/file/4881/download