Let's say you picked up an original German STG44
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Try to hide my boner till I could find a place to beat off.
I'd proceed to the range with every round of ammo I could scrounge up for it, then leave it in the trunk of @AirOpsMgr mom's car when I'm done. Pretty much the same procedure @karlvv uses for dead hookers. Standard protocol.
That would be a bit of a scary situation. Maybe the friend could trace the rifle to original owner an find out if it's registered and transferable if so it would be worth a ton of money.
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If you want to keep it nice and legal and retain ownership in the long run, what you're supposed to do is turn it in to the ATF and request an exemption for it not having been registered when it should have. The ATF retains the weapon while they make their decision. You will have to explain where it's been and why it wasn't registered originally.
If they decide in your favor, you fill out the paperwork, pay the $200, and it's yours.
If they decide against your, they keep it. They won't destroy something like an STG-44. They will retain it.
A woman I work with had a similar incident. Her Grandpa, a WWII US Army vet, died and amongst her belongings she found an odd Mauser pistol. I ID'ed it as an "M1932" Schnellfeuer.......a select-fire Mauser C96 chambered in 7.63x25mm. Came with the cleaning kit and wood n' leather shoulder holster that doubles as a detachable stock. She turned it into the ATF with an explanation of the circumstances. Ultimately, it was registered and returned to her, so I got to cross a gun off my bucket list of "Shit to Shoot Before I Die".
If they decide in your favor, you fill out the paperwork, pay the $200, and it's yours.
If they decide against your, they keep it. They won't destroy something like an STG-44. They will retain it.
A woman I work with had a similar incident. Her Grandpa, a WWII US Army vet, died and amongst her belongings she found an odd Mauser pistol. I ID'ed it as an "M1932" Schnellfeuer.......a select-fire Mauser C96 chambered in 7.63x25mm. Came with the cleaning kit and wood n' leather shoulder holster that doubles as a detachable stock. She turned it into the ATF with an explanation of the circumstances. Ultimately, it was registered and returned to her, so I got to cross a gun off my bucket list of "Shit to Shoot Before I Die".
Rock Island Auction sold one back in 2013 for $28,750.
This one is on my bucket list. Crossed most things off, just a few to go.
This one is on my bucket list. Crossed most things off, just a few to go.
closer to 30, this one sold for 32k in September
@BosanaCZ your friend may actually have come across on of these PTR44 high quality semi-auto reproductions in which case no NFA issues and still super cool, I call dips if he wants to sell it
I do not own an STG44. It was a hypothetical question out of curiosity. It made me think of how one would handle such thing if I ever came accross one at a garage sale for cheap. I'm being serious here.