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We do not ship deactivated guns or inert ammunition outside the UK due to postal restrictions, however if you provide your own courier we are more than happy to package items ready to be collected on your behalf . Postage to Northern Ireland may be extra due to enhanced insurance costs. Please contact before placing order.
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Please note you need to be 18 or over to buy deactivated weapons and bayonets or have consent from a parent or guardian. In order to make any purchases on this website you must agree you are over 18 yrs please refer to our terms and conditions.
Deactivated weapons are for many the easiest and most readily available method of participating in the interest of collecting military history. UK gun laws are some of the strictest in the world and the process of obtaining a licence to own live firing guns is for many enthusiasts either too much hassle, expense or is prohibitive for other reasons. For those wishing to own a real example of a firearm used in one of the conflicts of the 20th century, deactivated guns are often the best option available. The added benefit of a deactivated firearm is that it can be displayed rather than being locked away in a secure cabinet.
Our 25th February Arms and Militaria Sale has over 30 deactivated guns consigned to us from four separate vendors. These guns have all been deactivated to the current UK/EU specifications and can be purchased without licence by buyers in the UK over the age of 18. There have been deactivation standards in place in the UK since 1988 and these have been revised several times. The latest changes came into place in 2016 and 2018 which were largely dictated by the EU.
If you have any deactivated guns you wish to sell which do not comply with the current UK standards we can arrange for this work to be brought up to date and deduct the cost of this once the item has been sold by us. For more information please get in touch.
Criminals banned by the courts from possessing guns, and those banned from possessing guns by virtue of having served prison sentences, can still buy imitation and deactivated submachine guns online, from international suppliers, UK dealers and private sellers, forums, websites newspapers and magazines, no background checks are required.
Submachine gun crime, and imitation/deactivated submachine gun crime has financial cost implications for society and for individuals in terms of police time, hospital services, the judiciary, insurance, local authority services, time off work, disruption to daily life, commerce, industry and transport. Submachine gun crime and imitation/deactivated submachine gun crime is paid for by individuals, the community and the taxpayer.
Unlike licensed guns imitation and deactivated guns are not subject to any safe storage conditions. They are left in cupboards and drawers in homes, outhouses, sheds, vehicles, boats caravans etc. where security is inadequate and they are stolen by petty criminals.
Welcome to the DWSUK Online Store. We sell LEGALLY deactivated weapons and militaria. No license of any kind is required to buy or own our products in the UK mainland - please see the FAQ section for further details. Buy with confidence - we are proud members of the Deactivated Weapons Association, Gun Trade Association and the BASC. We have merchant status and ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS both online and via our freephone telephone number (0800 772 3499).
A deactivated weapon is a real firearm which has been altered in such a way that it is no longer capable of discharging any bullet, missile or other projectile. EU/UK deactivated weapons will have been submitted to one of two Proof Houses (Birmingham and London) in order to check that they have been correctly deactivated to EU/UK specifications. If this is the case they are stamped accordingly and have a deactivation certificate issued. This clearly states what the weapon is and records its serial number. This certficate provides evidential proof that the weapon is no longer a firearm in the eyes of the law and that it is perfectly legal for an individual to own.
This standard is essentially the EU standard with a number of additional UK processes and can be subject to further revision in the future. The new law does not affect ownership of firearms deactivated to prior standards, as long as you have the relevant certificate, but prohibits the transfer by sale, swap, gifting or inheritance of pre-April 2016 deactivated firearms. This includes all firearms deactivated to any of the previous UK standards, from 1988 onwards.
However, owners of any old-spec deactivated weapons can sell or gift them to anyone outside the EU, and also sell or gift them to museums that have a relevant firearms licence. Museums are also excluded from the scope of the new offence provided they have a museum firearm licence.
In effect, such items are locked to the current owner and if that person passes away, then any deactivated firearms in the estate will have to be subjected to current deactivation specification processes in order to be inherited, or be surrendered to the Police by the estate.
Collections of pre-2016 deactivated weapons will be effectively rendered unsellable within the EU, unless the owner is willing to carry out the draconian sabotage to their collection to meet the new specifications.
From 12th December 2019, DWSUK along with anyone else transferring (selling, etc.) a deactivated firearm now has to notify the Home Office of all transfers including the name and address of the purchaser.
If a weapon is defectively deactivated, it is an offence to make it available for sale or as a gift to another person, or to sell or give it (as a gift) to another person. A weapon is a defectively deactivated weapon if:
A Registered Firearms Dealer is the best person to speak to if you are require a weapon to be deactivated. They can make all the necessary arrangements for you, including deactivation of the weapon and getting it proofed. You should not 'deactivate' a weapon yourself; for instance by filling in the barrel or filing off the firing pin. In such circumstances the weapon will still remain a 'firearm' and require to be held on a certificate. Deactivation needs to be carried out by a qualified gunsmith in order to meet the standard necessary for proofing.
The UK Home Office insists that a new law forcing it to create a new registration system for potentially millions of deactivated firearms and their owners will need neither a new database nor more public spending.
A Home Office PR rep told The Register: "In line with the European Firearms Directive, we are ensuring the Home Office is notified of the possession and the transfer of deactivated firearms by their owners."
BASC's Matthew Perring added: "There is no requirement of 'registration' for deactivated firearms, only 'notification'. There are differing types of regime in the EU firearms directive that could have been applied and we successfully managed to fend off a full certification regime during negotiations back in 2016/17."
More initiatives to divert vulnerable youngsters from gang membership are planned. Better protection for frightened witnesses who give evidence, and tougher action against deactivated guns, which are then converted by criminals into working weapons, are also to be proposed.
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