This weapon can be transferred to a Class III dealer at no charge. You are required to check your state and/or local laws as to whether or not you may own this. The extent of the dewat is as follows the barrel was plugged to where you would have to either replace the barrel of bore out the. It is still a registered item so it is not illegal too make it function. This weapon can legally be reactivated to be a working weapon.
NOTE: This is a fully transferable NFA Class III Firearm currently on a Form 5. This weapon is in great shape, but it is a dewatt. It has a walnut stock, pistol grip and forward support handle with a fixed front sight with a fully adjustable rear sight that has been fitted with a anti-aircraft aiming circle. 134971 next to a small boxed "SA" proof indicating capture or use by the Finnish Army at some point. The left side of the receiver is marked "C.S.R.G. Throughout the war it never proved itself as a very reliable machine gun as the side of the magazine, the opening for the operating rod and bolt area were all exposed to dirt and debris from the battlefields, causing it to jam often and making it not a favorite of the US forces. It operates in a direct blow back manner that uses a long-recoil type mechanism, mounted on top and to the rear of the receiver itself and is feed from a large curved type magazine fitted to the bottom of the weapon. It has a very unique operating mechanism in that it has a rotating bolt or bolt head during the locking and unlocking mode similar to a Johnson rifle and can be fired in both the fully automatic and semi-automatic fashion like the Browning BAR. It was one of several type of squad level machine guns used by the French throughout WWI and was even purchased by the US Government as the model 1918 which fired the 30-06 round that employed a straight stick type magazine instead of the standard curved French model magazine. While called a machine gun by US terms, it is actually called an automatic rifle by the French. This is a solid example of an original WWI 1915 French "Chauchat" dewat machine gun.
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