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German laws related to
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On the German page „Gesetze“
you will find the most important pararaphs of the German laws who are
related to arms and militaria.
They are linked directly to
the homepages of the responsible German ministries where these laws are to
find on.
On these English page I did
no translations of these laws or paragraphs because of the possible
judical consequences of a wrong translation. But I would like to give you
a short overview about, what is allowed and what is forbidden in Germany
depending on arms and some political directions. |
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Age |
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It is not allowed to give,
to trade or sell any kind of arms or ammunition to persons younger than 18
years. |
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Arms / Firearms |
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a.) |
Strictly
forbidden in Germany are:
· All
kinds of military weaponry,
e.g. automatic or semi-automatic firearms like assault-rifles, MP´s,
Machineguns, bombs, grenades and special sorts of ammunition. This
includes deco-kits of the arms above or parts of them.
· Hidden
arms, covered in
subjects of the daily use, e.g. rifles or daggers in walking-sticks,
shooting pencils and so on.
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Knives with
movable blades (E.g. the knive of
the German Wehrmacht paratroopers) |
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b.) |
A
license is necessary for:
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all kinds of
breech-loading firearms
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muzzle-loaders
with more than one barrel or the ability to fire more than one shot
without reloading (e.g. revolvers, pepperbox-pistols double-barrel
firearms)
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for ammunition
and gun-powder. |
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c.) |
A
license is not necessary for:
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all kinds of
muzzle-loaders except the arms above
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needle-fire
rifle-models
before 1870 |
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Prohibited political
material |
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Prohibited in Germany is:
To show, to distribute, to
trade or to sell all kinds of material with visible signs from political
organisations of the 3rd Reich. This includes all kinds of
edged weapons, uniforms, medals, headgear, insignia or other equipment
with signs or mottos of these organisations, also books, documents and
other paperwork or media with this signs or political background. |
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II. |
Exceptions to all described rules above
could be
given in the related laws. |
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The owner of this homepage
can not give any guarantee that the overview about the laws above is
complete. Changes in law are possible. For exactly judical information or
in doubt I would recommend
to study the official editions of the laws or to ask specialists. |
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IV. |
In
sale or trade of my material I have to follow these laws strictly. |
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I do not trade
or sell to persons younger than 18 years.
· I
do not offer, trade or sell any firearms or ammunition where a license is
needed.
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I do not
offer, trade or sell forbidden arms.
· Items
of the 3rd Reich I offer, sell or trade only under the given
exceptions of the German law. |
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V. |
In case of trade or sale in
foreign countries, the customer is responsible to respect and follow the
laws of his home-coutry or the the country he lives in. |
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