Restoring a DeWat question

[FlyingV5150]

Hi all, i was looking for some advice on having a deactivated mg restored to original condition.

I have the chance to buy an old french Chauchat, but the barrel is welded. I can not figure out what the laws are regarding a ReWat.

I've read that reactivating it constitutes "manufacturing" a machine gun. But i know people have had this done, so how does one go about doing this legally?

Any help i could get would rock, thanks everyone.

[mongo]

You are about 27 years too late on asking this question. No further manafacture of machine guns for private owernship since 1986. End of story. Just to give yourself a good kick in the ass, if the firearm you are talking about was regestered before 1986 it would be worth over 50k. Now it's just a wall hanger.

[cdi]

50K?!
Not a chance.

That cheesy piece of French shit was one of the worst MG designs ever.

[Nate7667]

Yes you can reactivate a true papered DEWAT weapon.
Either file a Form1 and pay your $200 tax and do the work yourself. Or have a Title 2 manufacture file a Form2, complete the work and then transfer to you on a Form4 .
The weapon will be completely transferable and hold its C&R status.

[mike_g]

Buy it before the ban! Nate know his stuff, of course it can be done just some paperwork. We do need piks though or it never happened!

[justashooter]

agreed that correctly papered de-wats can be re-watted to transferreable status.

[bogey1]

Cant it be made a semi-auto?

[Kramer]

agreed that correctly papered de-wats can be re-watted to transferreable status.

Yes I concur!

[kahamlett]

You are about 27 years too late on asking this question. No further manafacture of machine guns for private owernship since 1986. End of story. Just to give yourself a good kick in the ass, if the firearm you are talking about was regestered before 1986 it would be worth over 50k. Now it's just a wall hanger.

Chauchat prices for a C&R is somewhere around $6,000 tops. SGN just had a great article on it couple issues back. And yes I agree, IT WAS ANOTHER PIECE OF FRENCH SHIT!!! Numerous doughboys got killed because of that damn thing. I would have just gave it to the Germans. Would have done more good.

[ungawa]

I thought all dewats had to be papered as MGs prior to 1986 in order for a rewat to be legal after 1986. Is this correct?