Is anyone running a Rifle Repository in the UK?.

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I am constantly amazed that the police think Sniders and martini's are the first choice of criminals

[Mk VII]

They'd rather nobody had access to any guns of any description, old or current, working or mutilated. Foe them there is absolutely no downside to a blanket ban, it can't possibly do them any harm, and it might just do them a bit of good.

[bigduke6]

I am constantly amazed that the police think Sniders and martini's are the first choice of criminals

Think you may have your wires crossed there John, Martini,s and Sniders come under section 58, so don't need a Licence for collecting or ornamental use etc.
Just trying to give a few pointers to Jss on starting in the collecting field, If you have a good library and plenty of antique stuff such as the Martini etc., then it may help tip the balance to get the required slots on his ticket.

I have heard recently that a case was thrown out of court regarding someone who had an antique firearm in there possession ( was on display ) it was well over a hundred years old , but not on the obsolete calibre list, but the judge ruled on the word antique so the case dismissed, could be a lot more to that story but that was the basics I heard.

On the subject of obsolete calibres, there are a few who don't know that the .276" P13 can be held with no ticket, only snag here is the last one I know that was on the market was around £9000 only about £ 8900 over my budget.