Bringing in a gun from overseas...???

[ybz]

Hypothetical situation...:
A friend of mine grandfather is very ill and his father went to Israel to visit him there. His grandfather has a late 1930's early 1940's Luger pistol that will be given by his grandfather either to my friend or to his father... (he also has a couple of Turkish shotguns which are of less sentimental importance)
Here's the question:
How can the gun, the Luger, be brought into California?
1- Can it be transported (locked container, in pieces) by my friend's father and then have paper work done once in the state?
2- Can it be shipped to a California FFL?
3- Etc.???
Any input would be very helpful.
Thanks,
YBZ

[Fjold]

IIRC, You have to find an FFL with an importers permit to bring it into the states. Your best bet is to look on the BATFE site for importing firearms.

[ybz]

not as simple as i was hoping.... anyone knows an ffl with an importing permit?

[E Pluribus Unum]

not as simple as i was hoping.... anyone knows an ffl with an importing permit?

You could always pay Gene to smuggle it in on that big boat of his.. :)

Check with BATFE... they will have lists of FFLS that have the permit.

[gose]

not as simple as i was hoping.... anyone knows an ffl with an importing permit?

Highbridge Arms in SF will do it for $200. This only includes paperwork, you have to do shipping and everything from the other end yourself.

[dychen]

Peter Koch at Bullseye Shooting range in San Raefal has one.