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Hello good folks.

Can a commercial oberndorf Mauser98 be imported by an american citizen?.


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Yes, through a mechanism titled "occasional import".

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I have just recieved an e-mail from a US aution company which havd had their expert to make an aassesment regarding Mauser 98s importation. As so far there has been no bill passed regarding all this.


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Jens, the problem is that although military rifles may be imported into the US, they have to be in unaltered, as issued, condition. If a military Mauser action has been used as the basis of a sporter, then it is still a military weapon in the eyes of the BATF, and it does not qualify for import, becuase it has been altered.

To further complicate the issue, the BATF has trouble distinguishing commercial rifles manufactured by Mauserwerke from converted military Mauser sporters. When I applied for an import permit, I gave the manufacturer's name as "Mauserwerke" and listed the model of the rifle as "Type B Sporter". I made no mention of the phrase "Model 98". The application was approved at once.

If the commercial Mauser is merely the basis for a rifle built by a recognised manufacturer, say Rigby, I would list Rigby as the manufacturer and the model as "Light Weight Sporter", or whatever the designation might be.
 
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+1. The U.S. government hires idiots to do menial jobs like reading and approving import applications. List the rifle by the name of the maker and attach "Sporting Rifle" and it should be approved. Example: Holland & Holland Sporting Rifle, cal 375 H&H. "Mauser" and "Model 98" just raise flags to the idiots.
 
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Indeed. Never lie on a government form but be very selective with the truth.


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