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762x51 Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Greensboro, NC Joined: Apr 8^th, 2015	European Antique Firearm Parts Dealers May 14^th, 2015 at 2:28pm	Print Post
	Gentlemen: If you have contact info on parts dealers in Europe would you please post them or PM me if you want to keep the contact private? I have been looking for a breech block for my Swiss 1867/77 Peabody and can find nothing here in the US other than the reproductions from the "new" Providence Tool Co. With the large number of these rifles sold in Europe hopefully some dealer over there will have some Peabody parts. Anyway, thanks in advance for any leads you will share. I have contacted AfA in Switzerland and they have no parts. Orin
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17978 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: European Antique Firearm Parts Dealers Reply #1 - May 14^th, 2015 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	Trying to get gun parts and accessories from overseas or out of the USA can be a big hassle since 9/11. Even antique parts, or simple pieces can be such a mess of red tape that many companies don't want to deal with private sales. I hope you find your parts are the exception!

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762x51 Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Greensboro, NC Joined: Apr 8^th, 2015	Re: European Antique Firearm Parts Dealers Reply #2 - May 14^th, 2015 at 10:06pm	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on May 14^th, 2015 at 9:41pm: Trying to get gun parts and accessories from overseas or out of the USA can be a big hassle since 9/11. Even antique parts, or simple pieces can be such a mess of red tape that many companies don't want to deal with private sales. I hope you find your parts are the exception! This is really a misconception IF you are talking about *antique* parts. It is true if you are talking about "assault" weapons or or military weapons produced in the last 50 years. Importing *antique* weapons or parts is no problem at all. However, depending on the country where the dealer is located then *his* country may prohibit export or may require that he send the parts to a licensee in the US. Some countries, like Switzerland, will accept an 03 FFL (C&R) license. See: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Orin

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17978 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: European Antique Firearm Parts Dealers Reply #3 - May 15^th, 2015 at 10:44am	Print Post
	The problem is the authorities who oversee the import/export don't know the difference! I've had issues getting sending some items that weren't even parts to make a gun fire! Simple things like sights can be subject to the discretion of those who don't know their job well.

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762x51 Participating Member Offline Posts: 40 Location: Greensboro, NC Joined: Apr 8^th, 2015	Re: European Antique Firearm Parts Dealers Reply #4 - May 15^th, 2015 at 11:27am	Print Post
	You're right, it does depend on who you work with. If the dealer overseas fills out the paperwork wrong or puts wording in that causes an inspector to reject the item then it's a mess. I just received two antique firearms from Switzerland and the whole process was painless. So like I said, just depends on the person on the other end. The only reason I'm looking for a part overseas is that I've exhausted my search here for the Peabody breech block.

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