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shotgun history?


chrispti
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Hi all,

Just out of interest, I was wondering if there is any way to research a shotguns history, ie; when and where it was made and any previous owners etc :rolleyes:

 

Thanks in advance

 

chris

 

The serial number would can tell you a lot about a gun if you contacted the maker, and of course the police would or should know previous owners . Harnser .

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Not 100% sure but i think an RFD can tell you .

I once took out a loan gun while i was waiting for my new one to arrive . When he did me a letter for a 72 hour loan his computer told him that this gun had had 23 previous registered keepers

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Depends on how old the gun is and whether the manufacturers records still exist.

 

For instance, E J Churchill still hold the manufacturing records for my 1936 Hercules, and I have been able to establish its full ownership history ( only three owners) as a result.

 

Since the '90s the serial and progression of a gun has had to be recorded on police records, but until recently these were held at county level only, so tracing the progression of a gun when it is sold outside one licensing authorities area to another could be difficult, and I suspect the detail would be data protected anyway ie, you might get the dates of sale and area, but nothing more. Same will apply to retailers / trade records - so unless the owners of guns transfer them with a "log book" giving their details I think finding out ownership history for most guns is going to be impossible.

 

God bless the data protection act!

 

RFD Surrey 396

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