Just got another Chinese broomhandle

alvin · 01-30-2014, 10:44 PM

Sorry that I have to say no, so viewers were not mis-informed due to this is rule related. Both are mounted on newly made grip frames. The rule of this country counts grip frame as pistol, so having a 1930 made Schnellfeuer lock frame does not change the gun's status.

Those newly assembled .45 ACP Shansei were exempted. Just a lucky issue. Unfortunately, these two are not exempted.

The reason Chinese making those frames -- so they could export those surplus Schnellfeuers out. There were tens of thousands of those there. Not many countries in this world import "outdated guns", U.S. was the biggest customer. Unfortunately, Schnellfeuers was a controlled weapon in the U.S. which could not be imported "as is" for public sale. To squeeze $$ out of those surplus guns (otherwise would be dumped into blast furnace) required some work. That's the background of these "M714".

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01-30-2014, 10:44 PM	#9
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Sorry that I have to say no, so viewers were not mis-informed due to this is rule related. Both are mounted on newly made grip frames. The rule of this country counts grip frame as pistol, so having a 1930 made Schnellfeuer lock frame does not change the gun's status. Those newly assembled .45 ACP Shansei were exempted. Just a lucky issue. Unfortunately, these two are not exempted. The reason Chinese making those frames -- so they could export those surplus Schnellfeuers out. There were tens of thousands of those there. Not many countries in this world import "outdated guns", U.S. was the biggest customer. Unfortunately, Schnellfeuers was a controlled weapon in the U.S. which could not be imported "as is" for public sale. To squeeze $$ out of those surplus guns (otherwise would be dumped into blast furnace) required some work. That's the background of these "M714".