The local chief of police has asked me to help him with a matter. A relative of his brought home a firearm as a war trophy from WWII. Upon his death, the gun was passed down through his heirs. The most recent recepient looked into the laws and determined that he could not legally keep it, so he turned it over to the chief of police, since he was related to him. The chief has had it in storage, but is getting ready to retire. He wants to know how he could get the gun into the hands of a historical museum rather than having to destroy it. Or if a relative could legally register it, that would be nice too. I am not 100% sure, but I think it is a fully automatic sub-machine gun of French origin. It has the following markings.
MAS
1938
Cal 7.65 L
F 23448
It is blued steel with wood stock, a leather sling, stick magazine fed, with flip up peep sights in the rear and a fixed blade sight in the front. It has a neat little folding cover to cover the magazine well when there is no magazine inserted.
Any and all help would be appreciated.
MAS
1938
Cal 7.65 L
F 23448
It is blued steel with wood stock, a leather sling, stick magazine fed, with flip up peep sights in the rear and a fixed blade sight in the front. It has a neat little folding cover to cover the magazine well when there is no magazine inserted.
Any and all help would be appreciated.