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Originally Posted by The Saint
Actually, if there are modern reproductions of that particular flintlock, the modern reproduction could be considered a restricted firearm rather than an "actual" antique. From there it's a fairly simple argument to make that the airsoft pistol in question is based on the modern restricted firearm rather than an actual antique firearm.
It's not an AEG. Cocking back the hammer winds a spring.
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Muzzle loaders (rifle), even new ones, do not require registration (percussion caps excepted). Post-1898 handguns apparently are restricted or prohibited based solely on barrel length.
They are not firearms for the purposes of the "Act", therefore their replicas can't be prohibited. (pistols post-1898 excepted here).
You don't even need a license to buy the shot or powder for them.
The modern-reproduction thing applies to guns that were produced during or after 1898, like the Colt Peacemaker (made from the 1870's to 1940's for example).
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...poudre-eng.htm