PRE 5/19/86 MICRO UZI

[STW]

ATF recently reclassified my Post '86 Micro UZI to Pre '86 Sales Sample and I have the ATF letter. Has any other SOT seen this reclassification for a Micro UZI that they may have? Thank.

 

[AKarms]

How does a post sample become a pre sample

 

[shiklg]

any chance you can post your (redacted) letter. Be interested to see it. thanks in advance

 

[KickStand]

I was under the impression that micro Uzis were never imported, prior to the 86 ban. I could be wrong as I’m just now getting into Uzi’s.

 

[AKarms]

I was under the impression that micro Uzis were never imported, prior to the 86 ban. I could be wrong as I’m just now getting into Uzi’s.

They weren’t micro Uzis didn’t come out til 1986 after the cutoff

 

[AKarms]

Uzi pistols were imported in 1984, was it a pistol that was converted to a machine gun for LE or something? This doesn’t quite make sense

 

[KickStand]

They weren’t micro Uzis didn’t come out til 1986 after the cutoff

So it can’t be a pre sales sample then. Someone made a mistake; unfortunately, these things happen. Good thing it wasn’t a transferable, that turned into a sales sample.

 

[STW]

Answer to AK: ATF "flipped" a number of pre'86 guns to transferable and apparently some (at least one) post'86 to pre'86. ATF reclassified 2 of my pre'86 guns to transferable, one being a full size UZI. There are 2-3 requirements by ATF as to how they made the reclassifications. And, at least one (1) Micro was imported prior to 5/19/86. This Micro is NOT a UZI pistol converted to smg and the UZI pistols began importation in 1984 for several years thereafter. I have been a Class III for 37 years and know the difference. I recently talked with another Class III and he knew of several post '86 guns reclassified to pre'86 guns.

Answer to KickStand: Apparently an unknown number of Micro UZIs were imported prior to 5/19/86 s per ATF's records. I cannot argue with their records.

 

[KickStand]

Answer to AK: ATF "flipped" a number of pre'86 guns to transferable and apparently some (at least one) post'86 to pre'86. ATF reclassified 2 of my pre'86 guns to transferable, one being a full size UZI. There are 2-3 requirements by ATF as to how they made the reclassifications. And, at least one (1) Micro was imported prior to 5/19/86. This Micro is NOT a UZI pistol converted to smg and the UZI pistols began importation in 1984 for several years thereafter. I have been a Class III for 37 years and know the difference. I recently talked with another Class III and he knew of several post '86 guns reclassified to pre'86 guns.

Answer to KickStand: Apparently an unknown number of Micro UZIs were imported prior to 5/19/86 s per ATF's records. I cannot argue with their records.

Damn, that’s Awesome. I’m sure this is new news to a lot of people on here (at least to me, it’s new).

Personally, I would NOT poke the bear with asking them anything else. They might change their mind (they’ve been known to do that, once or twice).

 

[STW]

Thanks KickStand, my whole point in asking my original ?? was to see if anyone knew if there was another Pre'86 Micro in the U.S. I have done a lot of research and I cannot find any reference to more. Maybe there is?

 

[AKarms]

Answer to AK: ATF "flipped" a number of pre'86 guns to transferable and apparently some (at least one) post'86 to pre'86. ATF reclassified 2 of my pre'86 guns to transferable, one being a full size UZI. There are 2-3 requirements by ATF as to how they made the reclassifications. And, at least one (1) Micro was imported prior to 5/19/86. This Micro is NOT a UZI pistol converted to smg and the UZI pistols began importation in 1984 for several years thereafter. I have been a Class III for 37 years and know the difference. I recently talked with another Class III and he knew of several post '86 guns reclassified to pre'86 guns.

Answer to KickStand: Apparently an unknown number of Micro UZIs were imported prior to 5/19/86 s per ATF's records. I cannot argue with their records.

I understand what the atf did. Was just un aware that ANY micros made the cutoff date. But I’m still confused by your statement it went from a POST sample to a PRE sample, or a PRE to a transferable? I’ve only heard of the atf making pre sales samples transferables. Not post to pre

 

[AKarms]

Either way, that’s pretty awesome