Please message me if you are a verifier between Hamilton and Toronto. I would greatly appreciate it.. I am willing to provide a 12 pack of Heineken in return for the service.
Thank you, Mike
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Please message me if you are a verifier between Hamilton and Toronto. I would greatly appreciate it.. I am willing to provide a 12 pack of Heineken in return for the service.
Thank you, Mike
Can you describe what type of firearms and how many you need verified?
Regards,
Badger
I have 8 Enfields, some actually have serial numbers, clear markings (Lithgow, Long Branch etc.) Those shouldn't be too bad.
5 various Martinis, that are different lenghts, one carabine I know that much, one of them says S.K.606 on the receiver, one is an Enfield Martini, the other are PAK maritnis I'm pretty sure. I've reveived some info on CGN this morning that those wouldn't have to be registered except for the Martini with the .22 conversion. There's a couple people on that thread that might help me I think. I know you are very savvy so any help is good! Here's the thread link for my CGN thread if you want to take a look. I'm planning on posting some pics later.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum...d.php?t=142006
Let me know, mike
If the martinis are still in .450/577 martine then they don't need to be registered.
If they are in .303 or .22 or .310 cadet, they will have to be registered.
All the Lee Enfields require registration.
Sadly, I live nowhere near the big smoke, so someone else will have to verify them for you :(
I thought the verifiers were kaput?
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Originally Posted by Claven2
Thank you Claven2, I found that out today on the Martinis which is a big relief! The enfields are fairly well marked so that should be easy. If no one replies to my offer I will have to phone the CFC for a verifier...if they're not kaput??? Can anyone confirm that?
Dumby,Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumby
I was under the impression that the verifier network had been done away with and that all verification was being done over the phone with CFC or in person with the RCMP.
I'm sure the CFC can let you know for sure.
Stevo
Your local gunshop will have a verifier.
Thank you Steveo and Soldat. I will call the CFC and let you know what they say. Here is a link with the pics of what I picked up on the weekend.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum...=142006&page=2
Write down this basic info on each gun before calling and it should go well.
- Make (example Lee Enfield)
- Model (example No 1 Mark 3*)
- Manufacturer (example Lithgow)
- Type (example Rifle)
- Action (example Bolt Action)
- Serial Number (example XXXXXXXX)
- Caliber (example .303 British)
- Number of Shots (example 10)
- Barrel Length (example 640 mm)
The verifiers net still exists, but it is not going to be maintained or built up on. While the businesses can verify, many will not do guns that are not part of their inventory. Like the guy at my local gunstore said...there are likely 20, 000 guns in the area and he's not going to verify them all.
The guys who presently are qualified verifiers can continue to do so, alhtough by what I hear, they cannot verify restricted guns that aren't registered.
I just had a bunch of guns verified (so they could be registered) this morning by my local firearms officer. He has always been happy to do so, and is paid for his troubles at that.
Most verifyers became so only to get their collections built up as they out unpapered guns - ask me how I know?
Nice haul for $1200!
All my rifles are registered as of this morning but two of them!( The first two Martinis). Thank you Soldat for the helpful information on being prepared. I did it over the phone verification and did the online registration/confirmation right after. Very easy even for a first timer like me. They still gave me registration codes for the old Martini's. Of the four I have, one was registered as an antique, one is converted to .22 so that was classed as a non-restricted of course and the other two Martini's I will have to bring to a gun shop or a club and have someone verify in person. The lady on th phone cound't figure it out, she passed me to a "military specialist" and he suggested that would be best if someone saw it first hand.
Thank you everyone for your help and input.
Sincerely Mike...Off to clean em' up!
Glad to hear it went well, Mike. :thup: Did you ask at all about the verifiers?
If you're looking to sell any of the No 1's let me know. I'm looking for a decent shooter SMLE.:)
Take care,
Stevo
The Martini second from the bottom appears to have the cocking indicator in wrong...and the others appear to be "cocked"...they should be left stored in the fired position....just a comment...they do look nice. Dave
FWIW, if the muzzle opening is .450" or bigger, don't register them. All martinis were made before 1897 and anything over 9mm (.357") doesn;t need registration if it's single-shot.
Thank you for pointing that out, this was my first time handling these, I had no prior experience or knowledge with these. I will be buying Martini literature shortly. And I corrected the situation...thank you kindly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dante
I've been indicated this a few times, I will measure the muzzle opening of my other two. The two Maritinis I registered yesterday, one was classed as an antique, probably for that reason I assume, and the other a converted .22 was classified a non-restricted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Claven2
P.S. Steveo, I was too excited and forgot to ask about a verifier in my area. I will be phoning them again shortly.
saw your thread on CGN
again nice haul, you just got yourself a nice collection of british military service rifles.
OK call me stupid, but, I have to ask, What the heck is a Verifier? I've never heard the expression before. Is this a registration or something like that?-SDH
sdh, all legally owned firearms must be registered in Canada. For initial registrations or where a problem arises the firearm must be "verified". There is/was a network of private citizens who act as verifiers.
Think unwarranted government interference coupled with civilian conspirators/sympathizers trying to regulate private property and you'll have a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdh1911
ALOT of us became verifyers because it cost the gov't alot of money to train us and once accredited we can refuse to work. Since the registration system relied on these unpaid volunteers and almost nobody was actually out verifying, they've since changed tactics to allow "over-the-phone verification". So much for accuracy for the vaunted registry database...
But I digress, this is really a topic all to itself and outside the mandate of this site :)
As bad as it may be (and it is bad), think of the poor fellows in the U.K. where private ownership is near impossible. We have background checks at the time of purchase and in my home state they have a running registration system that begins at the time of purchase, really bites, but still better than the U.K.-SDH