Posted by Steve in PA on May 15, 1998 at 23:59:38:
In Reply to: Is It Legal?????!!!!! posted by Dick Richards on April 28, 1998 at 20:46:34:
: is it legal to own a full auto ak with the barrel welded closed? A buddy of mine from Florida has one he brought back from Nam, and I want it. Would I have to register said gun? Would it be considered "conversion parts" if I already own an sa93? I just want to hang it on my wall with my trophies. It can not be fired without a new barrel.
I am no James Bardwell, but I would guess that unless your friend already had this thing registered as an approved deactivated war trophy prior to the GCA of 68, or during the post-GCA amnesty, then no, it is not legal. That is why we can have no post-68 *imported* dewats, just "parts kits".
Likely we may not even be permitted post-86 dewats.
As the other post mentioned, the receiver is the MG with an AK, thus the gun had to have been dewatted in such a manner that it could not readily be re-watted without extensive work on the receiver-barrel (trunnion?) interface. The days of the easy dewats/rewats have long passed.
Better you should get a pre-ban Polytech AK. Then you can hang it on the wall AND shoot it. Only an RKI will know the difference, and only if they handle it.
Just my IMHO,
Steve in PA