Assault weapon?

[flyer898]

I am in the process of DROS a Whitney Wolverine that I bought at an auction out of state. The Whitney Wolverine was made in 1956-1957 and then the company failed. The dealer is concerned that it is an assault weapon because the gun is held together by a nut that threads onto the barrel (PC 30515(a)(4)(A). My reading is that because the threads will not accept a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer it does not fall within the prohibition created by this section. Olympic Arms makes an updated version of this design with a polymer frame, and it is also held together by a nut threaded onto the barrel.

Anyone have experience dealing with DOJ on a similar issue? Thanks

[flyer898]

Update to my post.
The dealers spoke with "Bob" at DOJ and they consider a Whitney Wolverine to be an assault weapon unless the nut is welded to the barrel.

[Baboosh]

Bob is one of the good inspectors IMO, if he said so I'd trust him.

[NoHeavyHitter]

Update to my post.
The dealers spoke with "Bob" at DOJ and they consider a Whitney Wolverine to be an assault weapon unless the nut is welded to the barrel.

Well, there goes any "collector" value..

[Condorguns]

+1 for Bob. He has solid advice.

[CrazyPhuD]

Outside of the issues that may occur currently with it being at the FFL.

Since it is C&R(50+ years old) you could dros the frame disassembled if needed. Also since it's only a 10round magazine you could work out your own Bullet button for it which would eliminate any AW concerns. Looking at the modern manual, if it's made the same way a good gunsmith I think should be able to fabricate a new mag catch/release on the bottom of the frame that could incorporate a bullet button into the mag release.

It would cost $ but since the catch/release is attached via a pin you could make it reversible preserving collector's value.

Personally I wouldn't take possession of the barrel until you had the bullet button fitted to the frame.