Hi folks, hope this is the right place to ask this, but a relative of mine in the USA is planning to ship me an Allen & Thurber percussion-cap pepperbox handgun, and as I live in Ireland I was wondering if anyone here has experience with shipping antique guns from the USA to the EU and what all is involved in doing so?
Neither of us holds a firearms license, but as the gun is classified as an antique in both countries I was told this wouldn't be an issue (it meets the pre-1898 requirement for the USA and the pre-unitary cartridge rule for Ireland).
I am applying for an import license from the Department of Justice in Ireland and a permission letter for possession from the Garda (Irish police), but apart from that I'm not sure if we'd need anything else to have it legally shipped, especially on my relative's side in the USA?
I've already checked the websites of a few shipping companies (e.g. UPS) and I'm having trouble finding ones that are willing to ship handguns (even antiques) internationally. I'd really appreciate any advice on what would be the best way to ship the gun in question from the USA to Ireland.
Cheers.
Neither of us holds a firearms license, but as the gun is classified as an antique in both countries I was told this wouldn't be an issue (it meets the pre-1898 requirement for the USA and the pre-unitary cartridge rule for Ireland).
I am applying for an import license from the Department of Justice in Ireland and a permission letter for possession from the Garda (Irish police), but apart from that I'm not sure if we'd need anything else to have it legally shipped, especially on my relative's side in the USA?
I've already checked the websites of a few shipping companies (e.g. UPS) and I'm having trouble finding ones that are willing to ship handguns (even antiques) internationally. I'd really appreciate any advice on what would be the best way to ship the gun in question from the USA to Ireland.
Cheers.