Replica Mauser Kar 98K

Micheal Wittman

Hello all,

I think this is the right forum -

I got a reply the other day about importing a deactivated WW2 German Kar 98. After 2 and a half months the Department of Justice replyed (whereas 2 other places have yet too). Anyway, there is a limit on the calibre (of a deactivated wepaon) which is .270, so sadly I would not be able to import a 106 year old rifle into Ireland.

This sadly only leaves one other option and thats to import a replica which although isnt illeagal is quite dear!

For a Deactivated original your talking 300 whereas for a good replica it would cost me 750.

So my question is would I have any trouble with customs importing a Replica WW2 German Mauser Kar98k ?

I might have to maybe tell them before hand perhaps ?

Im guessing that if they notice it they will just give it a rundown to make sure its only a model version. But I'm not taking any chances as its a lot of money!

BTW the brass shells in the pic are just dummy cartrages


Regards,

Herr Krupp Of Essen

mad m

well i havent a clue to what info ur after,but have to say the Kar u want is lovely piece of kit....when in my youth always loved guns and had a few including a replica Colt 45 but had to get rid of it because at time Parents giving me hard time...but when in England one time i got a 1:1 scale of the Colt(airfix model),and thinking now i made it up in england took me a day to make and it was sweet had hallow casing buttlets which u put a cap in end of it and load it up like a normal automatic and once i pulled trigger the explosion of cap as it was in chamber resulted in a recoil loading the next bullet....

was amazed at it and thinking now if it was pointed or used for wrong means u would actually think this was real....god and to think i came back with it in bag,,,,was a teenager at time hehe....well goodluck if u get it...

Sparks

Originally posted by Micheal Wittman
I got a reply the other day about importing a deactivated WW2 German Kar 98. After 2 and a half months the Department of Justice replyed (whereas 2 other places have yet too). Anyway, there is a limit on the calibre (of a deactivated wepaon) which is .270, so sadly I would not be able to import a 106 year old rifle into Ireland.

Er, no...
There isn't a limit on deactivated weapons for calibre. The limits on calibre in the Firearms Acts apply to live weapons. And the age of the firearm only matters if it predates 1845, in which case it's classed as an antique and the restrictions are far less stringent (because it also has to be a rifle that doesn't use cartridges and therefore it's safe enough because black powder is controlled seperately). Example, the two AK-47s brought into the country by a student at the National College for Art and Design this month. They were deactivated, and because he spoke to noone beforehand, there was hell to pay - but basicly, it wasn't illegal. (And AK-47s have a calibre of .308 or thereabouts).

So my question is would I have any trouble with customs importing a Replica WW2 German Mauser Kar98k ?

Well, yes basicly. It's a replica battlefield rifle. You'd want to know your local superintendent quite well, and you'd want to have secure storage for it. And be able to show a good reason to want one ("I want it" isn't good enough), and be able to show that your having one would not endanger the public safety or the peace.

I might have to maybe tell them before hand perhaps ?

Not unless you want to avoid arrest, high court actions, and general unpleasantness....

cleareyed

I managed to get a deactivated Tiger tank through customs recently. Just drove off the ferry and said it was a crane. Worked like a charm.

LegacyUser

Originally posted by cleareyed
I managed to get a deactivated Tiger tank through customs recently. Just drove off the ferry and said it was a crane. Worked like a charm.

and if u butter up that barrell, well lots of fun

sceptre

Originally posted by Micheal Wittman
I got a reply the other day about importing a deactivated WW2 German Kar 98. After 2 and a half months the Department of Justice replyed (whereas 2 other places have yet too). Anyway, there is a limit on the calibre (of a deactivated wepaon) which is .270, so sadly I would not be able to import a 106 year old rifle into Ireland.

Humour me here, I know next to nothing about guns. The weapon is 106 years old (hence the 98 bit I guess). They were still using it in the war 41+ years later?

Squall

Humour me here, I know next to nothing about guns. The weapon is 106 years old (hence the 98 bit I guess). They were still using it in the war 41+ years later?

Ya pretty much. Went through a few modifications and redesigns like the K98k (The one pictured if im not mistaken) which was shorter and lighter than the original G98. Other than that it was pretty much the same gun. No need to change what worked.