Enfield No2 mk1 revolver hammer nose

[jason crozier]

Got my hands on a deactivated WW2 Enfield No2 mk1 revolver. It was decommissioned by filing down the hammer nose/firing pin. I’ve searched high and low all over Canada and US but none are available. I’m going to make one and am wondering if anyone has an active gun they could measure and send me some dimensions of the hammer nose.

[Pioneer2]

Numerich?

[Cement Bench]

for what purpose
you may be heading towards committing an offence

[bat119]

It would take more than filing down the hammer to properly deactivate a pistol, the firearm verifier in my area insists on welding the action.

If it can be or is registered check Marstar for parts

[jason crozier]

Not sure how putting a usable pin could be committing an offence. If I am please indicate how as I’m not intending to break the law.
Yes I’ve tried both those place mentioned for parts, Along with at least 20 others. Typically places that don’t have the part would point me In the direction of others who may have. No such luck though

[jason crozier]

I do not believe this revolver to be professionally decommissioned, but like someone in his garage filed down the pin. I would assume if it’s been filed and welded, disabled in some other way it may be an offence if it’s been recorded somewhere as out of service

[catnthehat]

Was it ever registered Jason?
Cat

[bat119]

Look at part #28 could be missing?

[Dewey Cox]

I assume it was just rendered inoperable for pal courses or something?
I think everyone is assuming it was de-activated, and de-registered.

I'm assuming it's still registered as a restricted firearm, and there is no reason it couldn't be put back into service.

You should post a "want to buy" ad on gunnutz. Marstar sold a lot of those as "Parts guns", so I would assume there are a lot of parts for them floating around.

By my eye, from the center of the pin that holds the firing pin part in place to the tip of the firing pin, it is about 15/32" (a 32nd shy of a half inch)

[Dewey Cox]

It is weird that someone would have filed that down, instead of just knocking out the pin and removing that part.

[Full Curl Earl]

That wouldn’t qualify or be permitted it the firearms course.

[Groundhogger]

Originally Posted by jason crozier

Not sure how putting a usable pin could be committing an offence. If I am please indicate how as I’m not intending to break the law.
Yes I’ve tried both those place mentioned for parts, Along with at least 20 others. Typically places that don’t have the part would point me In the direction of others who may have. No such luck though

I'm sure there are people here more qualified to speak on the topic, but I think I can say this with confidence=deactivated firearms are no longer firearms at all in Canada. Not firearms, anymore than a fishing rod is. A properly deactivated firearms should not (easily) be rendered operable, or it's not properly deactivated. At least as I understand things.

If you alter something that isn't a firearm and it suddenly it becomes one in the wake of your efforts (especially with a handgun) I believe this is problematic from a legal standpoint.

If all that was done to the gun to render it "deactivated" was to file-down the firing pin, it was probably never deactivated in the first place-just someone rendering it safe.

I'm not sure how old a pistol has to be to fall under "antique status" (a different set of rules again) but I think you'd want to be cautious not holding an RPAL license (if that's the case?) and suddenly find yourself in possession of a functional handgun.

I'd look into it before going too much further, but that's me.

[jason crozier]

All good info, I am no longer in possession of this deactivated gun. I traded back to the original owner and I don’t need to worry about it anymore. More hassle Than it’s worth for me. Thanks to all that supplied relevant information.