Importing a Handgun from a Foreign Country?

[Sander77]

Hey folks,

Couldn't seem to find this in Search, so thought I'd throw it out there..

I consider myself fairly knowledgable around gun sale and transfer laws, but this one stumped me.

There's a slim chance (keeping my fingers crossed) that my uncle may be able to buy back my grandfather's government-issue .38 that he carried while he worked for the government in the Philippines.

Needless to say, this would be a pretty sweet heirloom for me.

But I'm completely in the dark on how to go about an intercontinental person-to-person transfer like that. I somehow doubt that they have anything like FFL's over in the Philippines.

Just wondering if anyone has had prior experience with something like this - or knew where I could look up the relevant governing laws.

Thanks

[OCArmory]

Any licensed dealer can do it they file a form 6 with the ATF upon approval they can ship the pistol.I have never done it but it sounds pretty cut and dry in the rules book.
Mike