Buying a black power revolver without a pistol license?

[Jmearnosell]

For context, I am on my A/B license, no H license.

I was visiting a local gun shop, and the employee was selling me on a black powder revolver that he claimed was an antique, and he could just sell it to me right now.

I looked up the gun they were selling on their website, and it's a 20th-century reproduction. Which I'm pretty sure makes it legally a handgun. Unless I'm wrong, cuz I would like to buy it.

How big of an oopsie would this be if I'm right and I did buy it?

[Blackened]

I'm not familiar enough with the antique pistol laws to comment on that specifically, but if you acquired a firearm you weren't appropriately licensed to have, you would be accountable for that.

It might offer some defence or mitigating circumstances that the store informed and sold it to you as an honest mistake (we're not talking about buying it out of the back of a truck in a dark alley).

But at the end of the day, it's your obligation to know the law, and you could still face penalties for unlawful possession of it, regardless of what the store mistakenly said or did.

[No1_49er]

In very simplistic terms, if it's a new made reproduction (replica), then it'll go against your H licence.
Conversely, if it was actually what was deemed to be an antique you would never (legally) be allowed to fire it.
The Arms Act and Arms Regulations are easy enough to find via a 'web search. Start reading them - there's all sorts of "gems" in there.

[No1Mk3]

If it is a modern made reproduction you need to be properly licenced (Cat H). The Antique laws specifically define "made before", a Winchester Model 92 made in 1899 in an obsolete caliber counts, but the same model and calibre made in 1901 does not. With regards cap and ball revolver made prior to 1st Jan 1901 you do not need a licence but you do need to notify Licencing by downloading and filling out the Antique Firearms Questionnaire, pre-percussion handguns le: flintlock, wheel-lock etc no notification needed. Ref: Qld Weapons Act 1990 Schedule 2.

[womble]

Those Bearcats can really make a mess of your front yard.

It’s a fairly major oppsie

All kinds of oopsie really.

Call the nearest police station, note name of officer you spoke with, follow their instructions to the letter. Drop it of like a hot potato.

Even if it turns out the salesman was just bullshitting you. That can wait till later.

[bigrich]

For context, I am on my A/B license, no H license.

I was visiting a local gun shop, and the employee was selling me on a black powder revolver that he claimed was an antique, and he could just sell it to me right now.

I looked up the gun they were selling on their website, and it's a 20th-century reproduction. Which I'm pretty sure makes it legally a handgun. Unless I'm wrong, cuz I would like to buy it.

How big of an oopsie would this be if I'm right and I did buy it?

i believe if it's a modern reproduction you need a pistol licence . if it's a original old collector piece, that doesn't take brass cartridges, pre 1900, in QLD you can buy it but have to notify WLB you have it. but don't take my word for it , check this out first .

when i saw the title of this topic i thought you were buying a pistol from the kiwi bike gang "black power"
bloody typo's

[bigrich]

If it is a modern made reproduction you need to be properly licenced (Cat H). The Antique laws specifically define "made before", a Winchester Model 92 made in 1899 in an obsolete caliber counts, but the same model and calibre made in 1901 does not. With regards cap and ball revolver made prior to 1st Jan 1901 you do not need a licence but you do need to notify Licencing by downloading and filling out the Antique Firearms Questionnaire, pre-percussion handguns le: flintlock, wheel-lock etc no notification needed. Ref: Qld Weapons Act 1990 Schedule 2.

what No1 said