US Justice Dept Rules that Trench Art is Ammunition

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  1. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

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    What this means to dealers and collectors is that before sending trench art anywhere they need to get familiar with the many rules applicable to sale, transfer, transportation of ammunition, for example you cannot ship it to an individual in New York, it has to go to a federally-licensed dealer, in just one example that comes to mind.
     
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    springfld.arsenal, Mar 14, 2016
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  2. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Clownfarts!
     
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  3. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

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  4. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I sold a WWI piece on ebay last year, a shell casing that had been made into a petrol lighter.
    Buyer was in Canada.
    On the customs label I put "Trench Art"
    At the post office I was asked what trench art was, I told her that it was a WWI old ammo shell casing that had been made into a lighter, it had no fuel and was not live and was probably 100 years old.
    They refused to handle it. stating ammo and lighters were banned by Air Carriers.
    I removed the customs label and put another on it and put "Metal Artwork", I then took it to another post office and off it went, arriving in Canada 6 days later.:cool:
     
    daveydempsey, Mar 14, 2016
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  5. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    :p
     
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  6. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Hey listen, I feel so much safer now, you just never know when some terrorist might sneak up and whack you with one of those scary things, or even drop one on your toe. Ouch! No wonder the gummint has decided to regulate that stuff.
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Sly fox.....
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Too bad we can't regulate the gub-mnt. :p
     
    KingofThings, Mar 14, 2016
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  9. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    The zero intelligence crowd will impose their zero tolerance rules everywhere

    Any dissenting opinions posted here will be cataloged for actions to be taken when the new rules against such are implemented
     
    terry5732, Mar 14, 2016
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  10. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ha!!!!
    How tolerant. ;)
     
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  11. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Remember the eBay brick and mortars? I was next door one day when a woman brought in something like... they called the bomb squad. It was very dramatic. Need I say more???
     
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  12. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    I have one store nearby that does this with ebay.
     
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  13. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    = testosterone

    Sorry, I couldn't resist :)
     
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  14. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    There are so many more convenient ways to get in trouble with the law than hurting anyone with an engraved bullet!
     
    scoutshouse, Mar 14, 2016
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  15. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    It's seems often except for crime..... :p
     
    KingofThings, Mar 14, 2016
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  16. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    It just completely misses the point of trench art - a soldier, or someone close to a soldier, spent hours of time fashioning something very ordinary/functional/deadly into a thing of beauty.
     
    scoutshouse, Mar 14, 2016
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  17. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Exactly!!!!
    I will hopefully, soon, unearth the beautiful German POW mortar shell I have.
    ~ TRENCH ART JET (2).jpg
    For now, here's a recent gift to me. Possibly Korean era, maybe early Vietnam not necessarily POW made.
     
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  18. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    Wow. This is ridiculous and the most extreme level of hoplophobia than I could have ever imagined.
     
    lauragarnet, Mar 14, 2016
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  19. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Wow indeed!
    A new word for me!
    Thank you!
    At first I thought there was an issue to Mr. Cassidy... ;)
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    ....or to my Bunny Figgy. :)
     
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  20. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    LOL, King!
     
    lauragarnet, Mar 14, 2016
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