Read the regulation carefully . . . note the "OR" in the statement. If made before 1899, the rest of the reg does not apply. Longhorn's and this site's formatting is confusing. Here is what the reg looks like:
(A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; or
(B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica—
. . .(i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire
. . .(ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade; or
(C) any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or muzzle loading pistol, which is designed to use black powder, or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "antique firearm" shall not include any weapon which incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which is converted into a muzzle loading weapon, or any muzzle loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof.
Each lettered section is independent and the issue of ammunition only applies to reproduction firearms. More excerpts of interest in the BATF regulations are below:
Section IIIA. Weapons Removed from the NFA as Collectors’ Items which are Antiques not Subject to the Provisions of the GCA: Weapons in this section are not subject to the provisions of either the NFA (National Firearms Act) or the GCA (Gun Control Act).
An antique firearm as defined in both the GCA and NFA is exempt from all of the provisions and restrictions contained in both laws. Consequently, such an antique firearm may be bought, sold, transported, and shipped, etc., without regard to the requirements of these laws.
No all-inclusive list of antique firearms is published by ATF.
There is a good primer on the topic: The Pre-1899 Antique Guns FAQ by James Wesley, Rawles attached below.
Hope this helps.
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Gary
SWCA 2515
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