There is a process to have a PARTICULAR MG, (or ANY firearm, for that matter) declared a C&R. It must have a compeling history, be unique or otherwise remarkable to gain C&R status from ATF.
As the law stands now, any firearm made before 1946 is essentailly a C&R firearm. ANy firearm made after that date that meets the C&R criteria may be declared a C&R through a written request to ATF, which may or may not be accepted.
To be C&R the gun MUST be original in all respects, not remanufactrured and in the case of MGs, must have already been on the register. (what a shame for all the vets with MGs in their attics, who currently own contraband, rather than war trophies).
If your MG was made prior to 1946, and is registered, then it is ALREADY a C&R according to the ATF, although you might want to write ATF to have your particular gun officially declared a C&R and have it placed on the registry.
ALL C&R guns are fully transferrable by definition. You cannot register a Pre or Post May Dealer's sample as a C&R
Having the gun declared C&R has several advantages;
If you have a C&R license you may then have a C&R MG shipped directly to you, without going through an FFL/SOT, although you will still need a law enforcement signature for the transfer, (or not, if you have a corporation or trust and the C&R license is in the name of that same corporation or trust).
The C&R gun is worth more, as there are several states, (among them CT and MI, if I recall?) that are C&R ONLY and collectors and shooters in these states pay a premium for any C&R gun
C&R MP40 - $12-14 thousand
Remanufactured MP40 "Tube" gun - $8-9 Thousand
C&R guns are worth more also because they are as originally produced by the factory, not altered or messed with, at least in theory.
Those are the main tenets of C&R firearms
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