Well, pre 1898 is pre 1898. The law is the law. I bought what looks to be a hand-made double 12 bore hammer gun in Quetta in 2008. Islamic inscriptions written on the brass hoops attaching the barrel to the forearm. Separated the parts into two pieces of luggage and carried them back to the USA, no questions asked.
What I'd like to do now is find an 1891 16ga Reilly hammergun in UK and do the same thing...or maybe better, go down to Saint-Etienne, find something like this...and just bring it back in the suitcase.
