Help Identfying the WWII USGI Rifle Case

[Sarge]

Those BAR cases were mounted in ½ tracks. I’ve never heard of any other use. While I have never had a use for one, I bought one 25 yrs ago just for the hell of it. I also have the leather scabbards for the Carbine, Garand and Thompson. Some day I might stumble over the leather scabbard for the M1903 rifle – Hopefully! I’m also a BAR man in as much as that I have 2 1918A2s. Both are Korean War mfg. Here’s a photo.

"I do agree that I probably missed out in alot because I am Young. It seems very weird to think that until the late 60's (in the US) one could own a full auto and the only requirement was having cash."
Midrim13
WRONG!!! You should research your subjekt more thouroughly! Your statement would have been correkt IF you had said the early 30s, but from 1933 on with the passage of the Nat'l Firearms Act ALL operable full autos had to be registered and any transfer requires the payment iof a $200 transferr tax. In 1968 the law was changed to also require the registration of dewat/unserviceable FAs altho there is no transfer tax on these weapons.
Sarge

[mdrim13]

Your statement would have been correkt IF you had said the early 30s, but from 1933 on with the passage of the Nat'l Firearms Act ALL operable full autos had to be registered and any transfer requires the payment iof a $200 transferr tax.

Really though a $200 dollar tax is not bad on a rifle like those two BAR's you have. Im sure they are worth about $20,000 each so a $200 tax stamp is a drop in the bucket. Thats only a 1% tax which is much lower than the local sales tax in my home town which is now at 7.5%. Nice FA's you have there.

mdrim13

[browningautorifle]

I'd love to pay $200 to be able to register a full auto...it's so simple.

[TDH]

Mdrim13---- IF you can pass the extensive background check and IF you can afford to by it most select fire or full autos start around 7 large (thousand) and go up from there and IF you can afford to feed the old girl you pay your $250 for the tax stamp and it's yours. That's the federal law. It also applies to SBR's (short barreled rifles- barrels under 16"), suppressors, and sawed off shotguns. You can own them but they sure want to know where you and the items in question are. The only state laws you may have to worry about would be the Peoples Republic of Californistan, NY, NJ, ILL, Mass. All places I try to avoid these days.