trainer/cadet rifle

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I have an old Remington "cadet" rifle. I've researched it alittle with a Remington historian and a couple books. Sometime shortly after WW1 Remington or Stevens assembled these non-firing, non serial numbered rifles, from leftover Mosin Nagant M91 / US Russian 3-Line rifle parts. They were cut down to ~43inches in length to simulate Springfield 03 length. They were sold as non-firing training rifles to places like the Citadel. Anyway, I'm probably going to be shipping one. I called the BATF and asked if I needed to ship to an FFL. The response I got was a typical "cover my a$$" answer. "Probably not necessary....BUT, you should just to be safe." Why would I need to? There is no serial number, there is no firing pin, no extractor. It was assembled to be non-shooting. Just curious what others think.
 
Where is it going? To and from? Are you shipping to another state, to yourself or a relative?

You say no firing pin or extractor. If you added these parts could you shoot it?
 
I don't believe it can fire with a proper bolt assembly, because I replaced the cadet bolt assembly with a fully functional Remington M91 bolt assembly and the bolt would not lock down closed.
 
If it was a cigarette lighter that was shaped like a pistol, would you have to ship it through an FFL?

If it was a cap gun, would you have to ship it through an FFL? Even if it shot plastic toy bullets from a spring-loaded 'shell'?

No serial number. No firing pin. No extractor. Won't shoot. Sounds like a gun-shaped hunk of metal to me.
 
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