I have found my old gas blowback Airsoft Glock 17 in a box in the roof - it must over 20 years old. It's in excellent condition with all the bits in its original box. I'm not really interested in it anymore so though I would sell it on Free Ads or similar. What I was wondering is are there any restrictions on selling these things? I obviously want to keep on the right side of the law. Many thanks.
Looking for some advice please.
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Yes. Buyer must be over 18 and have a recognised defence if it isn’t 2tone. It’s legally your responsibility to ascertain this, not the buyers.
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tl;dr version - ask them for a UKARA number and the site that issued it. If they say "Huh?" or give you anything that doesn't start with the three letter code for that site shown here, followed by 5 digits, then it's bogus: http://ukara.org.uk/#approved
Other defences apply which I'll list in full below. The realpolitick is that if you sell to someone who's a legitimate airsoft skirmisher than it's simply not going to be an issue, regardless of any evidence supplied. How to determine that is entirely up to you.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/36
"A person is guilty of an offence if he sells a realistic imitation firearm"
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/37
"It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 36 in respect of any conduct to show that the conduct was for the purpose only of making the imitation firearm in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (2).
(2) Those purposes are—
(a) the purposes of a museum or gallery;
(b) the purposes of theatrical performances and of rehearsals for such performances;
(c)the production of films (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)_see section 5B of that Act);
(d) the production of television programmes (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)_see section 405(1) of that Act);
(e) the organisation and holding of historical re-enactments organised and held by persons specified or described for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
(f) the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of Her Majesty
Also: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2606/regulation/3/made
It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under section 36 of the 2006 Act or under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to that Act for the person charged with the offence to show that his conduct was for the purpose only of making the imitation firearm in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Those purposes are—
(a) the organisation and holding of permitted activities for which public liability insurance is held in relation to liabilities to third parties arising from or in connection with the organisation and holding of those activities;
(b) the purposes of display at a permitted event.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures
The regulations provide for two new defences. The first is for the organisation and holding of airsoft skirmishing. This is defined by reference to “permitted activities” and the defence applies only where third party liability insurance is held in respect of the activities.
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Other defences apply which I'll list in full below. The realpolitick is that if you sell to someone who's a legitimate airsoft skirmisher than it's simply not going to be an issue, regardless of any evidence supplied. How to determine that is entirely up to you.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/36
"A person is guilty of an offence if he sells a realistic imitation firearm"
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/37
"It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under section 36 in respect of any conduct to show that the conduct was for the purpose only of making the imitation firearm in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (2).
(2) Those purposes are—
(a) the purposes of a museum or gallery;
(b) the purposes of theatrical performances and of rehearsals for such performances;
(c)the production of films (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)_see section 5B of that Act);
(d) the production of television programmes (within the meaning of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)_see section 405(1) of that Act);
(e) the organisation and holding of historical re-enactments organised and held by persons specified or described for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
(f) the purposes of functions that a person has in his capacity as a person in the service of Her Majesty
Also: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2606/regulation/3/made
It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under section 36 of the 2006 Act or under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to that Act for the person charged with the offence to show that his conduct was for the purpose only of making the imitation firearm in question available for one or more of the purposes specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Those purposes are—
(a) the organisation and holding of permitted activities for which public liability insurance is held in relation to liabilities to third parties arising from or in connection with the organisation and holding of those activities;
(b) the purposes of display at a permitted event.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures
The regulations provide for two new defences. The first is for the organisation and holding of airsoft skirmishing. This is defined by reference to “permitted activities” and the defence applies only where third party liability insurance is held in respect of the activities.
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It's not 2 tone so I guess that complicates things.. (added pic for reference) Perhaps it would be better to sell it on a forum like this rather than freeads?
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Yup, specialist airsoft forum, it might be worth something to a collector. As a skirmishable gun, virtually nothing
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Determine what it is first, then have a Google. If it’s hens teeth to a collector, the sky is the limit (particularly if you sell in Japan), to your average joe skirmishes? £25 probably
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