British antique firearms ownership?
Could one of our British members outline what is required to own/purchase antique firearms in Great Britain? Some of the most interesting firearms auctions are hosted at Bonhams,Holts, Christies,etc.....
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I have been out of the country just about 30 years exactly George, but believe little has changed in that time. I believe all antique arms can be collected without any requirements whatsoever, the...
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The problem is the definition of "antique", which is not just the age of the gun. The police, dealers and auctioneers will follow the Home Office guidance, where the relevant section is:8.9. Pre-1939...
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As Tacolneston says, the document is "guidance", to calibres, and most police forces will follow that The law is that an Antique, held as a curiosity or ornament does not fall under the Firearms Act,...
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The original question was about buying and owning antiques, but for completeness I'll expand the answers to include shooting them.If the gun was made before 1939 and its cartridge is on the list in...
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Roy - An excellent run-down of our slightly confusing laws on antiques which I did not intend to hijackI too have Snider and MH on FAC and intend to swap them around with other rifles that I own under...
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Chaps,I did the MLAGB Range Conducting Officers course at Bisley a couple of weeks ago and it came up that the police had been stopping cars going into the range, checking firearms against the...
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You'd think they had better uses for their time.Of course it will do wonders for their detection rate - 100% of these "crimes" have been solved, so they can be offset against the unsolved thefts and...
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100% agree with Roy - this would be a total waste of police time that could be MUCH more usefully used on what I (and probably most people here) consider "real" crimes (possibly politically incorrect...
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As I stated this was a conversation that was brought up on the RCO's course. I can only repeat what was discussed on the course. I have no evidence of any prosecutions, defence, when or how long ago...
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Pukka, the law has also changed on shotguns over the last 30 years, we no longer have an open shotgun certificate anymore now any shotgun to be used has to be entered on it like on an fac, eg....
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OK I now have some idea of the rules. A follow up question. I have seen flintlocks advertised as deactivated which I presume means rendered unfit for firing? I know that draconian regulations have...
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Vincent - I am not so sure on this one, certainly I see percussion Colt/Remington type revolvers deactivated on sale, barrels welded up and centres of cylinders milled out etc. I assume you are...
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I should have made notations when seeing flintlocks that were listed as deactivated. I would only have seen these on either a British auction listing or a British dealers website. In the future I will...
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For muzzle loaders - flint or percussion - the key date is 1939. If it was made before 1939 it is an exempt antique unless you want to shoot it; anything made after 1939 will have to go on a...
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