We also have evidence that the vehicle has been in Canada for many years. As
Canada BOUGHT most of her vehicles, it would likely not be an ex-Lend-lease
vehicle. I think it MAY have belonged to Robert Rostecki of Winnipeg before
that and he got it out of the US Mid-West as I recall (North Dakota( ???)
I agree with you on the .50 Cal. Better to sell it separately in Canada.
Value of Browning is about $1,000 Canadian. Someone here in our WESTERN
COMMAND club might well buy it. Can contact through me as I edit the club
web site and newsletter.
Colin Macgregor Stevens
cmstevens@telus.net
or (as second choice)
seaforth72@hotmail.com
LOST MESSAGES: Due to technical problems, many messages have been lost by
colin@pacdat.net address. My apologies for any inconveniences this may have
caused. Several hundred messages were lost at various times in the Fall of
2001.
MVPA #954 (since 1977)
Editor: "Maple Leaf Up!" newsletter & Webmaster
of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society
(Established 1977) http://www.westerncommand.com
Pitt Meadows (East of Vancouver but not beyond Hope)
British Columbia, CANADA
Owner of:
1944 Willys MB jeep (ex-Norway)
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/colin_stevens'_1944_willys_mb_photos.htm
1942 BSA airborne bicycle
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/bsa_airborne_bicycles_(aka_parabike).htm
1942 Ford GPA amphibious jeep http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/gpa.htm
Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M3A1 Scout Car For Sale
> Hi Colin,
>
> Thanks for the first hand info on the model.
>
> >WARNING: US buyers should check to see if they would be able to legally
> >bring it into the USA. Problems exist bringing US made armour back into
the
> >USA.
>
> Well... I have a *bit* of experience here. I just reimported two rusty
> M29C Weasels back into the US without any problem. This was in December,
> so we are talking about post 9/11 too.
>
> What I learned is that there is a loophole in the BATF/SME language when
> the vehicle is coming from Canada and Canada only. It states very
> clearly that a Form 6 is not required for the importation of any vehicle
> which is older than 25 years old (i.e. doesn't have to meet DoT safety
> requirements) and does not voilate the wepaons related SME
> classifications (live gun, biological weapon, nuke weapon, etc.). Having
> a weapons capability, like a MG mount, does not kick in the Form 6
> requirement. It is the weapon itself that does. And that brings me to...
>
> If the Browning was demilled to Candian specifications it will not make
> it over the border from what I am told. BATF requirements are stricter
> and, even if the same, still has to be certified by the BATF. If this
> were on the vehicle it would most likely screw up the whole works, so if
> a US buyer DOES get this, he should plan on selling the Browning to
> someone in Canada prior to shipment.
>
> From many frustrating calls and readings of forms I found no other reason
> why importation should be tripped up for an aromred vehicle provided the
> main weapon is NOT included with the vehicle. I could be wrong about all
> of the above, but as far as I know all of what I said is accurate.
>
> Steve
>
>
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