Certificate of Eligibility for an old purchase

[rifleman 90]

Was this document required in NJ 1989? I have a purchase receipt from Ray's Sport Shop on Rt 22 for a rifle but no cert.

[Golf battery 1,223]

Not sure. But it goes to show me you dont have enough firearms if this is your worry.  But good question.  When did it start.  I bought my first rifle probably in 88 or 89.  I dont remember having a coe.  So my guess would be no.  Others will chime in. 

[JohnnyB 4,322]

What's a COE?  Oh yeah, I had a bunch of those stored with some other papers in my basement, the papers got wet and moldy so I had to discard them.  A tragic loss!

I don't think they used COE's back then. They serve no purpose.

[GRIZ 3,369]

It was required in the 70s to my experience.  It was required to be filled out but not required to be kept for private purchases.  If you bought from a FFL the FFL was required to keep it.

I wouldn't worry about it.  Too many people have guns they inherited, guns they purchased when they lived out of state before they moved to NJ, and guns acquired legally in other ways that there is no paper trail.

Don't worry about it.

[PK90 3,570]

It was 5.5" x 8.5"