Hi Bob and many thanks for ther welcome
It cost £60 to be deactivated and no mate the government does not give you the money back lol I wish. A few years ago if a weapon was found like that it would have been destroyed but they changed the law as people were keeping hold and selling live guns on. If sold to the wrongs hands they could be used to harm people. The Police now would rather a live gun is bought in and deactivated than sold on to a third party, in their eyes its another live weapon off the streets. I used to have a Smith and Wesson 686, Mk 3 browning, 32 and 22 Hammereli and a 22 Des. I had to hand them all in to be destroyed after the Dunlbane macacre (as did everyone else) I claimed back for my powders, Lee turret press. police leather shooting rigs, speed loaders etc.