Help from a Bren Gun authority

[Lee Enfield]

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This question comes up all the time, the individual should contact a reputable machinegun dealer who can access the BATFE on her behalf.

The problem being that the gun may have been registered in '68 or earlier, and the paperwork gone astray.

Apparently, because tax records are confidential, and the registration is actually a tax, it may require an access to information request.

I would recommend someone like Black River Militaria Main Page bmg17a1@gmail.com

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If it IS or MIGHT be registered as you say JM, will the fact/serial number be recorded by the BATF (or whoever holds the records.....). So a quick phone call to them might give a yes or no answer. Or, being a foreigner, am I barking up the wrong tree

2 main problems are apparently that the BATFE records are VERY incomplete, and they are deemed to be TAX records, and therefore only confidentially held.

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[jmoore]

2 main problems are apparently that the BATFE records are VERY incomplete, and they are deemed to be TAX records, and therefore only confidentially held.

The incomplete part is the main drama. It's a problem for these older NFA items that may not have seen the light of day for 40 years or more. Especially the registered dewats. It basically on the owner to keep the records. Because the folk that require the paperwork can't be bothered to keep up with THEIR copy!

No reason getting worked up over the issue, as junebug1225 hasn't been on site since 20 minutes after his post...