Please note that the pistol featured on Gunsamerica has a 16" barrel, making it extempt from the NFA clauses.
The Pistol we are discussing may have serious issues. Unless it is proven to be an original, factory configuration from the DWM plant and/or it has been recognized by ATF to be a "Curio and Relic" pistol and registered on the C&R list, it may very well be considered an unregistered SBR.
To answer Marc's question; A modern stocked pistol or SBR CAN be legal if and only if, it is submitted to ATF and THEY determine it has sufficient collector/historical value to be included on the C&R list. These approvals for modern guns are few and far between, (I can only remember it happening for one or two commemoratives). While a "repro" stock is legal, it cannot be added to a "repro" Navy, Artillery or any other pistol, since this defeats the spirit of the "historically significant" clause in the C&R law.
The Carbine in question would certainly be a candidate for addition to the C&R list, if a pedigree indicating some uniqueness or otherwise important historical context can be produced.
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