Pre 97 owning it wasn't an issue, not so now unfortunately. A full scale accurate DeLisle reproduction would require the use of a 10" barrel meaning it would fall foul of the law. The take down concept would now fall foul on two counts, firstly it had a 10" barrel. Secondly, even if it had been the legal minimum 12" barrel, the removable butt made it considerably shorter that the 24" overall length required for it to be a section 1 firearm.