### Question
What does unserviceable firearm mean?


### Answer
**Unserviceable firearm** has the following meaning in *26 U.S.C. § 5845*:

> a firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by means of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to a firing condition

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 5845*
  - Heading: **Subtitle E-Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes > CHAPTER 53-MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS > Subchapter B-General Provisions and Exemptions > PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

