I've got an older rifle that's in poor condition and missing some parts.  I'm interested in parting it out and selling the parts on ebay.  However, it's pre 1968 and has no serial number.   I don't want to get in trouble for selling a firearm so how do I know which part of the gun is the firearm?

 

Normally the receiver or frame is the firearm and hammers, barrels, buttplates, etc are not.   But with nothing numbered, I'm not sure what parts I can sell and what parts I can not sell.

 

By the way, this is an old rolling block rifle so there really is no separate receiver but I'd like to know what the rule is for other actions too.

Great question!

I cannot find a direct answer to this in the NJ Statutes, but in general the action (frame, trigger & block)

would be considered the firearm.

 

That being said, NJ does not recognize antiquties as being exempt from local law, so if you have paper (COE)

on the rifle I suggest you move the action as the rifle and sell the remainder parts.

If you have no paper - just sell it and be done with it............... 

If it's an old rolling block rifle, it's probably an antique by ATF standards. If that is indeed the case, it wouldn't matter what part of that rifle you sold to people outside of NJ because to the ATF it's just a hunk of metal and wood and is not regulated by federal law. Just make sure that you check that where it's going doesn't have "NJ like" laws.