We have a variety of different antique status guns for sale. There is a good selection of pin fire, rim fire and center fire rifles and pistols. Contact us today to see what is available, stock is always rotating so if we don’t have what you want today check back in a week or so. They are all antique status and by Canadian law PAL or RPAL is not necessary nor are you required to register them. The only requirement is that you are over 18 years of age. Antique pistols can be legally discharged anywhere you can legally discharge a non restricted firearm. There use is not confined to the shooting range. All antique guns bought from me will come with a serialized RCMP FRT table report detailing antique status. You can see all my current firearms on our Shop page.

Antique firearms

The Criminal Code defines an antique firearm as either:

  • (a) any firearm manufactured before 1898 that was not designed to discharge rim-fire or centre-fire ammunition and that has not been redesigned to discharge such ammunition, or
  • (b) any firearm that is prescribed to be an antique firearm

 Criminal Code

Licensing and registration requirements

If you only own antique firearms, you do not need a firearms licence or to register any of them.

Selling antique firearms

There are no restrictions on selling, buying, bartering or giving away antique firearms.

We will gladly exchange or credit returns. Sorry no refunds.

Types of antique firearms

The following firearms are antique firearms under the Regulations Prescribing Antique Firearms. Black powder reproductions

Reproductions of flintlock, wheel-lock or matchlock firearms, other than handguns, manufactured after 1897.

Note

All other reproductions of long guns are considered non-restricted firearms. They don’t need to be registered but a licence to possess them is required. As an example, reproductions of percussion cap muzzle-loading firearms like American Civil War Enfield and Springfield rifles are considered non-restricted firearms and not antiques.Rifles

Rifles manufactured before 1898 with the following characteristics:

  • able to discharge only rim-fire cartridges, other than:
    • .22 Calibre Short
    • .22 Calibre Long
    • .22 Calibre Long Rifle cartridges
  • able to discharge centre-fire cartridges (whether with a smooth or rifled bore), have a bore diameter of 8.3 mm or greater, measured from land to land in the case of a rifled bore, with the exception of a repeating firearm fed by any type of cartridge magazine

Shotguns

Shotguns manufactured before 1898 with the following characteristics:

  • able to discharge only rim-fire cartridges, other than:
    • .22 Calibre Short
    • .22 Calibre Long
    • .22 Calibre Long Rifle cartridges
  • able to discharge centre-fire cartridges, other than 10, 12, 16, 20, 28, or 410 gauge cartridges

Handguns

Handguns manufactured before 1898 with the following characteristics:

  • able to discharge only rim-fire cartridges, other than:
    • .22 Calibre Short
    • .22 Calibre Long
    • .22 Calibre Long Rifle cartridges
  • able to discharge centre-fire cartridges, other than a handgun designed or adapted to discharge:
    • .32 Short Colt
    • .32 Long Colt
    • .32 Smith and Wesson
    • .32 Smith and Wesson Long
    • .32-20 Winchester
    • .38 Smith and Wesson
    • .38 Short Colt
    • .38 Long Colt
    • .38-40 Winchester
    • .44-40 Winchester
    • .45 Colt cartridges

Safety regulations

Please see the section on Firearms safety.

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