Star BKM a curio?

[gunsandrockets]

Is the old 9mm Star BKM pistol listed as a curio/relic and therefore bypasses the California handgun roster?

[TANK1135]

Nope they were made from 72 to 97.

[gunsandrockets]

Hmm...

Nope they were made from 72 to 97.

I don't think date alone matters. I have a FFL friend who primarily sells C&R rifles, but he also sells some C&R handguns too. And one of them is the CZ-82 in 9mm Makarov caliber (on the C&R list since 2007).

[Quiet]

I don't think date alone matters. I have a FFL friend who primarily sells C&R rifles, but he also sells some C&R handguns too. And one of them is the CZ-82 in 9mm Makarov caliber (on the C&R list since 2007).

Even though they are less than 50 years old, the CZ-82 was specifically granted C&R status by the BATFE.

Unless it is on the C&R list, it needs to be 50 or more years old to be a C&R firearm.

There are no Star handguns specifically listed as a C&R, so there status is determined by age and since the Star Model BKM were produced from 1972-1997, they are not C&R.

As set out in the regulations (27 CFR 478.11), curios or relics include firearms which are of special interest to collectors by reason of some quality other than is associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons. To be recognized as curios or relics, firearms must fall within one of the following categories:

1.) Firearms which were manufactured at least 50 years prior to the current date, but not including replicas thereof;
2.) Firearms which are certified by the curator of a municipal, State, or Federal museum which exhibits firearms to be curios or relics of museum interest; and
3.) Any other firearms which derive a substantial part of their monetary value from the fact that they are novel, rare, bizarre, or because of their association with some historical figure, period, or event. Proof of qualification of a particular firearm under this category may be established by evidence of present value and evidence that like firearms are not available except as collector’s items, or that the value of like firearms available in ordinary commercial channels is substantially less.

[gunsandrockets]

Hell. That BKM looked really sweet. Damn this state and it's crazy anti-gun laws.