Japanese rifles in Germany
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riceone
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Japanese rifles in Germany
I had always thought the restrictions in Europe prohibited much traffice in firearms of any sort. But you guy seem to have access to nearly as much as I do. Anyone want to comment on that just for my information. Do you have to have liscense. Have a friend in Denmark and he can only have a certain number of firearms. If he wants another he has to sell one. riceone.
Yes, we Krauts can own guns 
But we need a licence, and that is not a too bad idea.
Basicaly there are 3 typs of permits, one for hunters, one for sport shooters and one for collectors.
Hunters must pass a rather heavy exam to get thier licence, but you know Germany somewhat(if I remember right), it is a very dense populated country. Than a hunter can buy 3 handguns and the number of rifles(semiauto or repeating rifles) are unlimited.
Sport shooters have also to pass an exam, mostlx gunlaws and gun safety. Than the can have upt tp 2 handguns and 3 semiautomatic rifles, number of repeating rifles is not limited, only by your storage capacity ofcourse. The number of handguns can also be more, but than you have to take part in competitions.
The third is the collectors licence, you chose a field of collecting(for example"Weapons of the armed forces of germany till 1945") and you can buy as many guns(pistols , rifles) as you can store, no limit.
I hold a collectors licence for the weapons of the finnish armed forces and a sport shooters licence, so I am pretty free to buy, what I like.
I don not care about modern arms that much, last aqusition was a nice COLT 1911A1 made in 1943
There are mostly all kind of old rifles around, but Arisakas are somewhat rare, mostly the Thai used T38 and police carbines, ans some of the 8mm Siam Arisakas.
T99 are nearly non existand, only saw 2 for auction in the last 4 years.
But Mosins, Mauser, Enfields are real common, Luger pistols and C96 also, but EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like collecting AND shooting alot
Chris
But we need a licence, and that is not a too bad idea.
Basicaly there are 3 typs of permits, one for hunters, one for sport shooters and one for collectors.
Hunters must pass a rather heavy exam to get thier licence, but you know Germany somewhat(if I remember right), it is a very dense populated country. Than a hunter can buy 3 handguns and the number of rifles(semiauto or repeating rifles) are unlimited.
Sport shooters have also to pass an exam, mostlx gunlaws and gun safety. Than the can have upt tp 2 handguns and 3 semiautomatic rifles, number of repeating rifles is not limited, only by your storage capacity ofcourse. The number of handguns can also be more, but than you have to take part in competitions.
The third is the collectors licence, you chose a field of collecting(for example"Weapons of the armed forces of germany till 1945") and you can buy as many guns(pistols , rifles) as you can store, no limit.
I hold a collectors licence for the weapons of the finnish armed forces and a sport shooters licence, so I am pretty free to buy, what I like.
I don not care about modern arms that much, last aqusition was a nice COLT 1911A1 made in 1943
There are mostly all kind of old rifles around, but Arisakas are somewhat rare, mostly the Thai used T38 and police carbines, ans some of the 8mm Siam Arisakas.
T99 are nearly non existand, only saw 2 for auction in the last 4 years.
But Mosins, Mauser, Enfields are real common, Luger pistols and C96 also, but EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like collecting AND shooting alot
Chris
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riceone
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Japanese Rifles in Germany
That is very interesting. I have some modern guns but the ones before 1945 are my passion. riceone.