Antique firearm definition: Which statement is true?

• A. Before 1920
• B. After 1900
• C. It must be unloaded when carried openly
• D. Before 1918 or replica thereof

Answer: (D)

Antique firearm status is defined by age and by whether a replica of an older design is involved. The true statement recognizes that firearms manufactured before a historic cutoff year are considered antique, and it also includes replicas of those old designs. This means genuine pre-cutoff firearms qualify, and faithful reproductions of those designs can be treated as antiques too, even if the reproduction itself was made later. The other options miss the standard cutoff or introduce a safety rule that isn’t about whether something is antique.