O.T cutaway. please help

unspellable · 04-16-2003, 01:48 PM

Oops! My mistake also. I too, made the overly quick assumption we were talking about a Parabellum. If it's a Mauser rifle, then the receiver and frame are one and the same piece.

As for the bureaucratic mind set, I discovered a long time ago that if the answer is not clear cut (In the eyes of the bureaucrat, not the poor SOB trying to get something done.) the bureaucrat invariably comes down on what he views as the side that will keep his butt covered. (In some parts of the world it takes bribery to get something through customs, maybe that ain't all bad.)

I ran into this sort of grief with a MK VI Webley. The British military declared a batch of them surplus and sold them to the Royal Irsih Constabulary who struck a line through the serial number and stamped a new one. (God knows why, the bureaucratic mindset again.) The RIC declared them surplus and they were imported into the US with ATF approval. I was in Michigan at the time where we had a "safety inspection" (Read registration.) and the Sheriff's department had kittens and fizzing fits over the serial number. I told them to write down both numbers, but that wouldn't satisfy them. I have an endless supply of stories like this, some involving customs.

PS. I changed my county of residence after I got this mess settled.

04-16-2003, 01:48 PM	#7
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Oops! My mistake also. I too, made the overly quick assumption we were talking about a Parabellum. If it's a Mauser rifle, then the receiver and frame are one and the same piece. As for the bureaucratic mind set, I discovered a long time ago that if the answer is not clear cut (In the eyes of the bureaucrat, not the poor SOB trying to get something done.) the bureaucrat invariably comes down on what he views as the side that will keep his butt covered. (In some parts of the world it takes bribery to get something through customs, maybe that ain't all bad.) I ran into this sort of grief with a MK VI Webley. The British military declared a batch of them surplus and sold them to the Royal Irsih Constabulary who struck a line through the serial number and stamped a new one. (God knows why, the bureaucratic mindset again.) The RIC declared them surplus and they were imported into the US with ATF approval. I was in Michigan at the time where we had a "safety inspection" (Read registration.) and the Sheriff's department had kittens and fizzing fits over the serial number. I told them to write down both numbers, but that wouldn't satisfy them. I have an endless supply of stories like this, some involving customs. PS. I changed my county of residence after I got this mess settled.