German deactivation standards

[p0gi]

Can someone explain me deko / demilisation standards of firearms in Germany.

I recently bought several deko pieces from Germany, some have disabled trigger mechanism and can't be dry fired, others don't. For example: DP-28 machine gun made in 1943 had trigger mechanism disabled, while SVT-40 made in 1944 can still be dry fired.

I first assumed, that all pieces produced after 1945 must have trigger mechanism disabled, but with DP-28 that was not the case. How do I know which WW2 firearms from zib-militaria or sauer-militaria can or can't be dry fired?

[me6_130]

I guess it depends on the kind of weapon and when it was deactivated. In general weapons, according to present regulations, should have 6 holes in the barrel, barrel pinned to the receiver, a pin accross the barrel towards the front of it, bolt milled in 45º, pin hole welded and extractor removed. This is true for semi auto weapons (my SVT40) but I believe MGs now have the bolt welded inside the receiver, so cannot be dry fired nor disassembled. That's what I know about most recently deactivated weapons in Germany.


Carles

[p0gi]

Has it got something to do with KWKG / WaffG demill standards?

Can someone familiar with German laws explain me the difference between the two demilisation standards?

[me6_130]

I had a link to german regulations sometime ago...but I'd have to dig it out, if i still have it. You would have to translate them, though.


Carles