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Orv Reichert · 07-22-2002, 10:17 PM

I think the 'defacing' took place prior to 1968 to hide the 'combloc' source.

From 1968 to early 1980's no one could import ANY military weapons thanks to the 1968 GCA.

In the early 1980's, a sneaky change was added to another bill [tacked on] which said that 'surplus military weapons may be imported by a licensed importer if the weapon is classified as a Curio, Relic, or Antique. This is what opened the flood gates, again!

The defacing was not necessary if the guns could be proved to have been in another country for 5 years.

Orv Reichert

07-22-2002, 10:17 PM	#17
Orv Reichert RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW Washington State Posts: 339 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think the 'defacing' took place prior to 1968 to hide the 'combloc' source. From 1968 to early 1980's no one could import ANY military weapons thanks to the 1968 GCA. In the early 1980's, a sneaky change was added to another bill [tacked on] which said that 'surplus military weapons may be imported by a licensed importer if the weapon is classified as a Curio, Relic, or Antique. This is what opened the flood gates, again! The defacing was not necessary if the guns could be proved to have been in another country for 5 years. Orv Reichert __________________ ORVEL L. "ORV" REICHERT