Why am I not able to list a US made M1 grande Bayonet?

709stml
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Why am I not able to list a US made World War 2 M1 grande Bayonet from Canada and sell to US and worldwide? I have sold numerous in previous years - however now it is saying its a violation, and I can only sell within Canada (domestic) Has the policies changed and if so I can't find any specific threads stating as such. I realize you cannot sell weapons that are illegal , (switchblades, gravity knives, etc) but this is an antiquated bayonet. - historical piece. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.  

 

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Things are constantly changing with respect to "weapons" 

 

Two things might be applied here.....

 

(1) US regulations.... All one has to do is look at the violence in the US and how it occurs....  Some people want the rules to change, while others see no problem.

 

(2) A Canadian views of things.....  Canadians may choose not to  allow the deportation of items to the US that could contribute to the violence in the US.

 

The best thing to do is not do it.... even if it  is perceived as legal.

 

Canada is very strict with respect to firearms and all kinds of weapons, compared to the US.

 

However, the most important is the fact that if sold to a US buyer, it crosses the border..

 

Always be very careful when selling any form of weapon.....

 

and in today's world... it is best not to sell to the US.... or anywhere else worldwide....

 

Some countries have very strict... extremely strict..... importation rules.

 

Some of this may be philosophy and not necessarily reality as in a specific rule or regulation

Did you find a solution? I just listed a WWII bayonet - it's unclear can I ship it to the US, or not. I contacted Canada Post, but thy were not very helpful. 

mcrlmn
Community Member

I agree that the item is antiquated and a collector's item, but I suspect the issue is probably that it is a big ol’ combat knife with an excessively long blade.

Perhaps you'd have better luck at a different venue.

I'm not an expert in this area by any stretch but does this help?

 

https://www.ebay.ca/pages/help/policies/firearms-weapons-knives.html#what

 

It may be that something has changed. Or that enforcement has become more stringent.