Legal Status
In the United States under the National Firearms Act, to make a concealable weapon from a firearm originally made and sold as a rifle requires payment of a $200.00 tax, approval from the BATFE and federal registration. However, a “lever action pistol” made and sold subject to concealable weapon laws is treated as a pistol by federal law.
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