Deactivated Guns

Shop our range of Deactivated Guns, including Deactivated Revolvers, Deactivated Rifles, Deactivated Pistols & Deactivated Shotguns. No licence is required to purchase a Deactivated Gun in the UK. No licence is required to purchase a deactivated gun. A deactivation certificate is supplied with every deactivated gun. All the deactivated guns listed above conform to the EU Regulation 2018/337, 5th March 2018.

How are firearms deactivated to the new specification?

Military Rifles
For military rifles, and with bolt action rifles in general, the barrel is blocked, pinned and cut. The bolt face is ground away at an angle along with the firing pin. The bolt can move within the gun, but cannot be removed. The trigger may move, but there will be no connection between it and the bolt, so the gun will not cock or dry fire.

Shotguns
For shotguns, the barrel is blocked, pinned and cut. The action will break, but the barrels and fore end will not remove from it. The triggers may move, but they will not cock the action, and it cannot be dry fired. On hammer guns, the hammers may move under spring pressure but will not cock or dry fire.

Revolvers
Revolvers must have the cylinder filled with weld, and cut on the inside, with the barrel being pinned, welded and slotted underneath. The cylinder may rotate, and the hammer move, but there can be no connection between the hammer and the trigger, the revolver will not cock or dry fire.

The Deactivated Firearm UK Law in Brief

• For UK sales of deactivated firearms, no licence is required.
• A deactivation certificate is supplied with all deactivated weapons.
• You must be over the age of 18 to purchase.
• All deactivated firearms sold, gifted or otherwise transferred must conform to EU Regulation 2018/337, 5thMarch 2018.
• The Home Office must be notified when a deactivated firearm transfer takes place.