Revolver Deactivation Gunsmith recommendation

[kimh]

As per the title Ladies and Gents, I'm looking for recommendations for a gunsmith who can deactivate two revolvers any assistance greatly received

 

[disco_ike]

Any revolver work I know anyone has done goes to Westlake Engineering. Alan knows so much

 

[375win]

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Take it to Terry Abrams.

 

[enfieldspares]

Whoever it is it won't now with today's specification be cheap. And given that the things now have to be registered (and we all know that registration is the first step to confiscation - as it's only when who owns what is owned that they can then be obliged to surrender it) I'd personally not bother. Tell the folks that own them to sell them "as is" and buy something else as a remembrance keepsake.

 

[Foxyboy43]

As per the title Ladies and Gents, I'm looking for recommendations for a gunsmith who can deactivate two revolvers any assistance greatly received

Are they “current” i.e. modern centrefire or antiques?
Could still be sellable over here in NI where said guns are legal and sought after.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

Deactivation destroys what could otherwise be something very collectible, same old reason for me deacts sell more readily than original revolvers.

Or it could be that they are classic family pieces that the only way to keep them is deactivation if that’s the reason go for it, definitely not cheap to achieve but it keeps them in the family.

Personally (whatever the age) l would sell them on to someone with the relevant certificate but that’s only my opinion, l had until recently six revolver’s that l collected over the years and were very collectible so rather than deactivate them l sold them on again just my personal preference.

Its definitely your personal choice.

 

[kimh]

Deactivation destroys what could otherwise be something very collectible, same old reason for me deacts sell more readily than original revolvers.

Or it could be that they are classic family pieces that the only way to keep them is deactivation if that’s the reason go for it, definitely not cheap to achieve but it keeps them in the family.

Personally (whatever the age) l would sell them on to someone with the relevant certificate but that’s only my opinion, l had until recently six revolver’s that l collected over the years and were very collectible so rather than deactivate them l sold them on again just my personal preference.

Its definitely your personal choice.

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[Fosbery Holster]

When l requested at the time of the pistol ban to keep my collection l was granted the opportunity to keep them either at an authorised designated location or at home, l chose home.

At that moment in time there was only one other person within my police area that was allowed to keep a single revolver, it belonged to his Grandfather from WW1, the criteria at that time was it could only be kept as an heirloom/curiosity until that person (who had to have a FAC or had to apply for one) gave it up or passed away it couldn’t be passed on.

Since then l think things have changed (l could be wrong) and they can now be passed down the family members who have an interest in keeping them, if this is of any help you could contact your local firearms officer for confirmation.

If you are the only family member that is eligible/interested to keep the revolver, and you are potentially giving up your FAC I don’t think you have any other option but that’s entirely your decision after all the revolver belongs to you.

I’m presuming the revolver is a classic Webley.

Good luck with your decision l hope everything works out well for you.

 

[enfieldspares]

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In that case, you'll have to check the Home Office Guidance they may be in specific circumstances "trophies of war". But I think that the Tories when in government deliberately changed the law to prevent inheritance of them?

At that moment in time there was only one other person within my police area that was allowed to keep a single revolver, it belonged to his Grandfather from WW1, the criteria at that time was it could only be kept as an heirloom/curiosity until that person (who had to have a FAC or had to apply for one) gave it up or passed away it couldn’t be passed on.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

The chairman of our club in Deal had a Colt 1911 he had as a take back from his wartime service. He had no children and he died around 2011 when all his houses were auctioned off (I bought one hence me knowing. He had no one to pass them on to, two nephews in Brighton got over 3 million, I read the legal pack on the sale day) I never heard what had happened to the Colt. Maidstone FEO were informed of his death.