grandpops......

[trakker01]

the ol' mans dad got chatting about all things bright & beautiful...& as usual things got mentioned, all of a sudden, he shouts' i ******* remember ,i got summat ta show tha'...huh! say what!!, whats the old fool upto mmmmmmmm me thinks, even t'ol man was scratchin his bonce..

 

any how turn out he got an old .410 walking stick, 'works perfect ask grandma'....he says..'it stopped her straying' lmao...

 

anyhow apart from some of the handle a tad spit, whats it worth ...barrel sweet & trigger fine...

 

give me a clue, you experts...lol :( VALUE??

 

[Ferret Master]

Does it work? How is it entered on his certificate? :( I imagine it was designed as a poaching weapon.

 

FM

[Cranfield]

I saw one about 5 years ago (deactivated) and it was sold for £250, but the handle was in poor condition and wanted some money spending on it.

Try an Auctioneer/Valuers for their opinion, they will go by what the last one they saw was sold for, unless yours has a better manufacturer and is in better condition.

 

I don't know how you would get that on a SGC

[henry d]

6 months !!!!!

[beatingisbest]

I believe that these cannot be put on a certificate and have to be deactivated, im not completely sure though

[LEFTY478]

IIRC, you'd need to have section 5 (prohibited weapon) cert for a firearm that's has been disguised to look like something else. It may pass as a curiosity, though I would risk it. Best get advise from the trade.

[LEFTY478]

Yes, it's a section 5, category (ix) Prohibited Weapean. See page 9 on

PDF link on FIREARMS LAW Guidance to Police 2002

3.11 Category (ix) was introduced primarily

to control walking stick shot guns, but covers

any firearm disguised as something else, for

example a pen pistol. A disguised firearm can

also be a small firearm for the purposes of

section 5(1)(aba). A firearm with camouflage

applied for legitimate use, for example by

gamekeepers or wildfowlers, is not considered

to be a disguised firearm for the purposes of

the Act.

[markbivvy]

Yes, it's a section 5, category (ix) Prohibited Weapean. See page 9 on

PDF link on FIREARMS LAW Guidance to Police 2002

3.11 Category (ix) was introduced primarily

to control walking stick shot guns, but covers

any firearm disguised as something else, for

example a pen pistol. A disguised firearm can

also be a small firearm for the purposes of

section 5(1)(aba). A firearm with camouflage

applied for legitimate use, for example by

gamekeepers or wildfowlers, is not considered

to be a disguised firearm for the purposes of

the Act.

 

6 months !!!!!

 

and a bit more unless you are a crim.

[berettaman1]

Yes, it's a section 5, category (ix) Prohibited Weapean. See page 9 on

PDF link on FIREARMS LAW Guidance to Police 2002

3.11 Category (ix) was introduced primarily

to control walking stick shot guns, but covers

any firearm disguised as something else, for

example a pen pistol. A disguised firearm can

also be a small firearm for the purposes of

section 5(1)(aba). A firearm with camouflage

applied for legitimate use, for example by

gamekeepers or wildfowlers, is not considered

to be a disguised firearm for the purposes of

the Act.

 

6 months !!!!!

 

and a bit more unless you are a crim.

Yes in which case you would have the the judge appologising for wasting your time and a large cash refund in case your feelings have been hurt!!

[LEFTY478]

This doesn't mean that you can not have one, it just means that you'd have to be granted a Section 5 certificate to have it legally.

 

There is a difference. But, in the mean time, I sugest that you wipe off any finger print , wrap it in very old newspaper (like, from a time before you bought the house ) and stash it in the loft.