junkman_01
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I would say YES you can ship the frame. You can even re-install the percussion cylinder and ship the whole thing. Imagine that!
Kirst's Catridge Konverter is not a firearm according to provisions of 18 United States Code Chapter 44, Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 178. Installing a Kirst Cartridge Konverter into a percussion revolver creates a firearm subject to those provisions, however under Federal law; an individual who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm can lawfully install the Cartridge Konverter in a percussion revolver for the personal use of that individual.... Permanent alteration to the frame of a percussion revolver, to accommodate cartridge use, will re-classify that revolver to a firearm and as such must be transacted as a firearm thereafter.
So according to this, the percussion revolver is not considered a firearm? Let's forget about the conversion for a minute. When does the percussion revolver become a firearm? Is it when you load it?
Criminal puposes.......do you mean in the case of using a firearm to commit a crime?I can't speak for the law of any other state, but PA law doesn't differentiate between a cartridge revolver and a cap n' ball revolver for criminal purposes.
This is just wrong on all counts.
A Ruger Old Army is not a '58 anything. It is a modern C&B revolver.
The ignition system dictates what is an antique in this case, not when, where or who made the gun. If the LGS told you that, they don't know what they are talking about. Tell them to READ the law book that the BATFE supplies to them with their FFL!