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C&R License How To Get One

The Federal Firearms License 03 (FFL03)/C&R License allows you to become a licensed collector of Curio & Relic (C&R License) firearms. This includes pretty much any firearm older than 50 years as well as certain special configuration and certain "oddity" weapons. There are 11 types of FFL.

The FFL03/C&R License is useful for anyone who is interested in purchasing surplus rifles and/or pistols. The fee for the C&R is $30 for three years. The benefit is that it allows you to purchase this type of weapon without doing an FFL transfer, which, in my area costs between $10 and $25 dollars, depending who you purchase from; so if you buy more than three collectors weapons in three years, the license is worth it.

You need to keep a record of all of your transactions, but that's not a big deal. The best resource for obtaining a C&R license is found here, I'm not going to re post everything they listed, since they already have the most complete reference.

Following their directions, I received my C&R license in about one month. The only hard part about getting the license is finding your CLEO (Chief Law Enforcement Officer) information, which is fairly trivial; either Google for your area's Police Department (for me it was Fairfax County Police Department) or possibly call your county or city non-emergency number.

If you call, ask for the name and business address of the Chief of Police for the purpose of obtaining an ATF Federal Firearms License. When you want to start making purchases one of the approved gun dealers you will need to send a signed copy of your FFL03 to the dealer.

  1. Official ATF Firearms Curios or Relics List
  2. Official ATF Federal Firearms Licensing Information
  3. Official ATF Distribution Center Order FormYou need form F 7CR (5310.16) – Application for License (Collector of Curios and Relics) Under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, Firearms; they will only send you two copies, no matter how many you request. You can't download the form any more, you are required to order it.
  4. Official ATF Types of Federal Firearms Licenses
  5. Surplusrifle.com FFL03 Curios & Relics: A Primer
  6. Surplusrifle.com Bound Book Page (PDF)
  7. Wikipedia Federal Firearms License article

If this sound a little confusing to you and you would like an easy to follow guide that will virtually guarantee you get your C&R License the first time I suggest you click the link. They also offer a FREE gun collection software that is quite hand for tracking your collection.

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