ellir0305 9 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 i have been offered an Armstrong single barrelled 12g by a good friend of mine. it was an old friends of his who had it from when he was young. well the original owner died at 91 a couple of years and my friend was given it as the only one with a cabinet to hold the gun. anyway he has no use for the gun and wants to hand on the history to me. back to the point; the gun was never licenced by the old man who owned it before (the bloke who died) and it has never been since (the last couple of years) i was wondering about the way to get the gun registered, in order to own it legitimately and have it on my licence. i am asking in this way anonomously so that nobody gets in trouble for breaking laws they didnt know about. does anyone have experience in this field or had the same thing. thanks in advance rob Quote Link to post
zook 0 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 had it in to your friendly rfd to get it on his books then he can transfer it to you think thats how it goes Quote Link to post
dave1372 83 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I do recall someone saying you can take them to a RFD anonymously who will then register it with the police and then you can get it back, so maybe make a call to your local RFD. On the other hand do you really want to own a shotgun that you don't know the full history of, maybe the old boy who owned it was a former armed robber lol! The police may be sniffing at your door pretty damn quick if it turns out to be dodgy lol! Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 had it in to your friendly rfd to get it on his books then he can transfer it to you think thats how it goes rfd?? regional firearms department??? thats my best guess cheers anyone else know if this is the official method and if this doesnt get the current owner in shit for owning an unregistered firearm Quote Link to post
dave1372 83 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 rfd = registered firearms dealer (ie the local gunshop) Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) RFD means registered firearms dealer, a gunshop Edited December 9, 2009 by ratattack Quote Link to post
Deker 3,491 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 i have been offered an Armstrong single barrelled 12g by a good friend of mine. it was an old friends of his who had it from when he was young. well the original owner died at 91 a couple of years and my friend was given it as the only one with a cabinet to hold the gun. anyway he has no use for the gun and wants to hand on the history to me. back to the point; the gun was never licenced by the old man who owned it before (the bloke who died) and it has never been since (the last couple of years) i was wondering about the way to get the gun registered, in order to own it legitimately and have it on my licence. i am asking in this way anonomously so that nobody gets in trouble for breaking laws they didnt know about. does anyone have experience in this field or had the same thing. thanks in advance rob Temporary licences are available to cover just this situation, although I am not entirely sure how the police would have reacted as it was apparently not licenced originally. Two years down the line and I'm not sure how they will react now either, however, I do suggest you do something very quickly to get this sorted/legalised or someone could be looking at a 5 year jail term if found in possession!! Quote Link to post
rjimmer 4 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 had it in to your friendly rfd to get it on his books then he can transfer it to you think thats how it goes rfd?? regional firearms department??? thats my best guess cheers anyone else know if this is the official method and if this doesnt get the current owner in shit for owning an unregistered firearm RFD's can take any firearm without asking the donator's ID. It should be then checked by the police to see if it has been used in any crime or has been stolen. Once cleared as 'clean' the RFD can sell it/transfer it to anyone with a SGC. Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 rfd = registered firearms dealer (ie the local gunshop) well i guessed one word right lol. so i could take it in and that would be that. thats sounds brilliant tbh no he was a hard working farm labourer and damn good man so i don't think i should have the plod come sniffing cheers chaps i will ask the rfd on monday when i get my beretta back with new firing pins hopefully thanks again rob Quote Link to post
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