Unlicensed shotgun.

[8x57]

I have signed a couple of shot guns on to my sgc from deceased owners relatives not a big deal just notified The police that is what I intended to do and they were more than happy.

I've done exactly the same, it's not a problem.
As you say the police are just happy to have the gun entered onto the system and accountable and not just kept hidden away off ticket.

 

[Pedro]

There will still be shotguns probably all over the country that aren't registered that hark back to the days when you didn't need a certificate to have a gun. Old farmhouses and the like from ancient relatives who missed the memo about registering them.

If one comes into your hands, so long as you inform the police, you'll have nothing to worry about. And the police, despite more and more legislation being enacted have yet to find a way of prosecuting the dead. They tend not to appear in court. You can hand it in or convey your wish to keep it and be advised by them of the best way to do that, there's a few ways of doing that. Just be open and honest and what you wish for will come true (and you can't say that about many things in life).

 

[JTO]

There will still be shotguns probably all over the country that aren't registered that hark back to the days when you didn't need a certificate to have a gun.

It was estimated that 375,000 long-magazine shotguns went under the bed when the new rules were brought in. Before that, each shotgun was not registered.

 

[Jeff8861]

The finder of this gun needs to call their local firearms licensing dept. They will take it and store it while they check history of the shotgun. Hopefully it has a serial number and it's already on the flms. It can't be added to anyone's certificate or handed over to a rfd at this stage till the province and recording is sorted. It's highly likely it's belonged to a family member but you just don't know. In addition does it comply with regulations it may be a section one is it safe to use. Too many variables so far me it's got to go to licensing for examination.
On another note the finder is now in possession of a shotgun without a certificate.

 

[Muirmains]

We might be jumping the gun here pardon the pun . There are many working shotguns you can own without a cert. Like 2/78 10 bore or 25/8 ect . We don’t know anything other than someone says it’s a shotgun

 

[stevec]

I did a work experience placement with a gunsmith (manufactured shotguns from bare metal - amazing place, sadly closed many years ago).

Exactly this happened whilst I was there. Someone found a shotgun in a deceased relative’s house and handed it over. The business owner then reported to the police, who gave him permission to sell it on behalf of the executors. They said it was fairly common, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.

 

[timbrayford]

An RFD can take a firearm and not need to know the name of the person surrendering it. Once he has it on his register, he can sell it to a certificate holder. I think Plod might need to check if it has been stolen, perhaps.

Or used in crime but otherwise ok

 

[JTO]

Or used in crime but otherwise ok

I suppose they could check a pistol or rifle. not sure about a shotgun.

 

[Selous]

A friend of mine found a Mauser C96 with stock in the back of grandmas cupboard when she passed away. One call to the licensing dept sorted it, it was lodged with an RFD until he got his FAC granted

 

[Heym SR20]

Rather than speculating and taking advice from the bloke in pub, or these days on the webulator, much better to look at the actual law and guidance.

So in the Home Office guidance, chapter 24 deals with all of these sorts of issues.

It does state that firearms may have legally been held in the past and then put away and forgotten about and found later by relatives. It also makes clear that they remain the property of the estate and should not be disposed of or destroyed unless permission from the executors is granted. Equally the Police should not apply undue pressure on those surrendering weapons, nor for them to be destroyed unnecessarily.

See Chapter 24 in link below

Guide on firearms licensing law (accessible)

www.gov.uk

 

[ContinShots]

There will still be shotguns probably all over the country that aren't registered that hark back to the days when you didn't need a certificate to have a gun. Old farmhouses and the like from ancient relatives who missed the memo about registering them.

If one comes into your hands, so long as you inform the police, you'll have nothing to worry about. And the police, despite more and more legislation being enacted have yet to find a way of prosecuting the dead. They tend not to appear in court. You can hand it in or convey your wish to keep it and be advised by them of the best way to do that, there's a few ways of doing that. Just be open and honest and what you wish for will come true (and you can't say that about many things in life).

I was speaking to a friend in the police and they said it is widely known that there will be thousands of unregistered shotguns all over the UK. They said it makes a mockery of all of the government proposals to yet again tighten up on S2. They all know the real problem is illegal guns, not lawfully owned ones, but that doesn't get the government of the day good headlines.