Reno

True just change the law and make it more difficult and self banning will apply.

Thanks for the invaluable info, it is well worth reading even though it is tragic news for owners of deactivated weapons . Without wishing to sound political it seems the EU wishes to impose such sanctions to force owners of deactivated collections to turn the collection into blunt instruments. What is next to come out of Brussels, perhaps the banning of militaria fairs and War movies.

Once again I can only thank you and others for your advice. I am sure this post will steer other deact owners on the right track in order to make a decision. Tony

Hi! rovercoupe, Many Thanks. Sound advice indeed and well worth investigating before making further advances. Thanks again Reno

Hi! JJsDad, Once again many thanks for your invaluable reply and sound advice. I now believe I am more in favour of option 2 to have the deacts re-proofed in line with legislative compliance erring on the phrase ' stay legal ' and have contacted a reputable registered dealer who has offered advise and a ball park figure. I am now in the process of making a suitable appointment to visit the dealer for further advice and will let you know what he suggests. In the mean time very best wishes and thanks again. Reno

Hi! All you knowledgeable people , once again your assistance would be very much appreciated. Having contacted several dealers who would undertake re-proofing OLD SPEC deacts to the new UK / EU spec. I have been informed by one that they would purchase my OLD SPEC deacts and re-proof them prior too resale. I see it as myself having 3 choices as follows. 1. Keep the deacts in my private collection , do not offer them for sale , remain legal and enjoy them as part of my collection. 2. Have them re-proofed from the OLD SPEC to comply with the new UK / EU spec, then I could legally offer them for sale under the regulations should I wish to do so. 3. Offer them for sale to the dealer as OLD SPEC, which I believe may be considered as an illegal act under the regulations. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Many Thanks. Reno

JJsDad. Thank you so much for your very informative reply it clears up my confusion, I can now proceed with re-proofing . Sad that some dealers etc should try to mislead potential buyers. But I suppose that's life, another sales ploy. Thanks again. Reno

Hi! All you knowledgeable people out there . I have a couple of deactivated OLD SPEC deactivated weapons complete with proof house certificates as part of a private militeria collection. I am told to own these is not illegal. But I could not offer them for sale in the future unless I have them re-deactivated to the new UK/EU spec. I have costed this out to remain legal, but now find that militeria and gun dealers on the web are offering for sale OLD SPEC deactivated weapons with full moving parts the same as I own . This is confusing, please can you advise. I would appreciate your wealth of knowledge. Thanks Reno