Selling a 1902 Luger Carbine in the UK

raygun · 02-11-2009, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by stallturn

Raygun,

You are misinformed.
Firearms law in the UK is indeed very tight, but does entitle bona-fide collectors and shooters to possess live guns.
All is revealed in the 1997 Firearms Act, particularly under its Section 7.
I hold a police issued (Home Office approved) Firearms certificate which enables me to hold certain live firearms at home under strict conditions. Those are:
- Made before 1919
- Of a calibre for which ammunition is considered not readily available
- Kept as part of an established collection

It is prohibited to fire these guns.

If you want more information, this link is useful:
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publ...df?view=Binary
Go to Chapter 9 - Historic Handguns

Thank you stallturn , I had a browse through the legislation and it seems both confusing , subjective and subject to the whims of the local police !

However it would appear, and please correct me if I'm wrong that it might be possible to keep a Luger and mauser C96 collection under section 7/3 , despite the fact they fire available ammunition if you can show they are part of a genuine collection of historically significant firearms !?

stallturn · 02-11-2009, 07:51 AM

You are absolutely right. The Police appear to have a lot of subjective latitude. Much depends on the individual force firearms team and the attitude of its individual members. It is best to keep on good terms with your Police firearms team.

You are also right about Lugers & C96s. I have Lugers and C96s in my collection at home, but only 7.65mm Lugers and 7.63 C96s. Ammunition for these is not considered 'readily available'.

If you desire to collect 9mm weapons, this is a 'readily available' calibre, and you can collect them under Section 7(3) of the act. However, you may not keep them at home. They must be kept at a 'designated site' - usually a firing range. Section 7(3) weapons may be fired at that designated site.

I see you are in Australia. I have imported a few firearms from there. Although things have tightened up with your authorities, it is again not an onerous process - just beaurocratic.

02-11-2009, 07:51 AM	#2
stallturn User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You are absolutely right. The Police appear to have a lot of subjective latitude. Much depends on the individual force firearms team and the attitude of its individual members. It is best to keep on good terms with your Police firearms team. You are also right about Lugers & C96s. I have Lugers and C96s in my collection at home, but only 7.65mm Lugers and 7.63 C96s. Ammunition for these is not considered 'readily available'. If you desire to collect 9mm weapons, this is a 'readily available' calibre, and you can collect them under Section 7(3) of the act. However, you may not keep them at home. They must be kept at a 'designated site' - usually a firing range. Section 7(3) weapons may be fired at that designated site. I see you are in Australia. I have imported a few firearms from there. Although things have tightened up with your authorities, it is again not an onerous process - just beaurocratic.