[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 27, Volume 3] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 27CFR479.69] [Page 100] TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND FIREARMS CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PART 479_MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS--Table Subpart E_Tax on Making Firearms Sec. 479.69 Making a firearm for the United States. A firearm may be made by, or on behalf of, the United States or any department, independent establishment, or agency thereof without payment of the making tax. However, if a firearm is to be made on behalf of the United States, the maker must file an application, in duplicate, on Form 1 (Firearms) and obtain the approval of the Director in the manner prescribed in Sec. 479.62. [[Page 101]]