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the ATF rulings + opinions are binding unless overthrown by decisions in federal courts - proven many times over past decades - individual determinations by reading + interrupting CFR by any individual is just conjecture unless proved valid by federal court or legislative directive - remember that ATF is a regulatory agency that can make or modify regulations with out public hearings + judicial approval in many cases -

[ Again, nowhere in federal law does it say anything about C&R firearms must be complete and in original condition .]
yes it does -

### ATF has recognized only complete, assembled firearms as curios or relics. Frames or receivers of curios or relics are not generally recognized as curios or relics. ###
[ An perfect example is the case of Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifles with pre-1899 receivers being approved for sale as antiques. ]
most all pre 1898 firearms not classified as destructive devises arm antiques + not C+R in eyes of ATf -

if in doubt contact ATF for a written determination or have a lawyer do it for you anonymously -
*** this all must be true because someone published it on the internet *** has been a costly + dangerous statement