Enfield bolt bodies for sale on e-bay UK FAC holders BEWARE.

[Buccaneer]

It is an obvious thing to say that to acquire and posses a firearm in the UK you need to have a valid Firearms Certificate with the correct variations, what some people may not be aware of is that you also need a variation to acquire and posses certain pressure bearing parts. These include the barrel, action, bolt and associated parts including the bolt body, head and firing pin.
There are at present two bolt bodies being offered for sale on ebay by someone in the UK, they are not deactivated, I have checked. Do not be tempted to bid for these items as they can not be legally acquired via this route, it can only be done by getting the necessary variation and purchasing the item from an RFD via a "face to face" transfer. Illegal sale or possession could lead to the loss of your license if discovered.
A variation might be authorised if for instance someone wanted to shoot an historic rifle with a shot out barrel, a variation could be authorised for a new barrel whilst keeping the old barrel for collecting purposes.
If you are outside the UK be warned that all "pressure bearing" parts need to be licensed for export, any item found without the necessary paperwork can be confiscated and destroyed by customs,
For what it's worth I reported both items to e-bay but I don't expect it will come to anything

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