Quote Originally Posted by Skip View Post
My understanding...

Unless he is a licensed manufacturer (at the time the weapon was manufactured) he can't legally sell or transfer it.
If he didn't make it to sell he isn't a manufacturer and doesn't need to be a licensed manufacturer. He can legally sell it. He may have a problem finding an FFL to handle the background check though.

27 CFR Part 478.11 SUBPART B - Definitions
Meaning of terms.
Engaged in the business—
a. Manufacturer of firearms. A person who devotes time, attention, and labor to manufacturing firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit through the sale or distribution of the firearms manufactured;
https://atf-eregs.18f.gov/478-11/201...11-p1339644464