BSAJoe,

Don't know about export from NZ but the likelyhood is you would need an export permit.
Get whoever has the gun to check with the local gunshop (if it is a not a dealer).

As the other poster said, as long as it has been indentified as Pre 1898 it shouldgo through US
customs without a problem.

I just sent 3 weeks ago gun to the US by registered mail with a Pre 1898 Declaration and it tunred up on
the person's doorstep !!!

Hope this helps.

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