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Ok, so I've been searching the forum (and Google) for an answer on this, but I can't find one. So I'm chancing my luck here!

 

Q: Is it legal to sell part of an airsoft gun that was previously painted (i.e. as an imitation firearm), but has since been stripped of paint?

 

The situation is I've acquired a RAS (rail system) from a gun that was previously two-tone. And on inspection I've noticed that the part was previously painted blue - some small flecks of paint remain. Given that, can I sell on the part to someone else?  (e.g. on a public forum, such as this one). Strictly speaking I'm not selling a RIF - just part of one. But I'd like to do right by the law (yes I also stop on amber lights, for the record).

 

I'm aware that I could clean the paint off and nobody would be any wiser. But the paint has stained the white rail numbering in places and I doubt it'll clean up spotless 'as new'.

 

Advice gratefully received. Cheers 🍺

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58 minutes ago, Uncle Pauly said:

Ok, so I've been searching the forum (and Google) for an answer on this, but I can't find one. So I'm chancing my luck here!

 

Q: Is it legal to sell part of an airsoft gun that was previously painted (i.e. as an imitation firearm), but has since been stripped of paint?

 

The situation is I've acquired a RAS (rail system) from a gun that was previously two-tone. And on inspection I've noticed that the part was previously painted blue - some small flecks of paint remain. Given that, can I sell on the part to someone else?  (e.g. on a public forum, such as this one). Strictly speaking I'm not selling a RIF - just part of one. But I'd like to do right by the law (yes I also stop on amber lights, for the record).

 

I'm aware that I could clean the paint off and nobody would be any wiser. But the paint has stained the white rail numbering in places and I doubt it'll clean up spotless 'as new'.

 

Advice gratefully received. Cheers 🍺

the only sales restrictions are on complete RIFs there are no restrictions on selling parts.

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44 minutes ago, BigStew said:

the only sales restrictions are on complete RIFs there are no restrictions on selling parts.

 

it does raise the interesting question where between say an m4 reciever, and a complete firehawk, you should draw the line.

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13 hours ago, Adolf Hamster said:

it does raise the interesting question where between say an m4 reciever, and a complete firehawk, you should draw the line.

 

It'll be the Man on the Clapham Omnibus standard.  If a typical non-expert member of the public would look at the thing that you're selling and think that it's a real firearm, then it's a realistic imitation firearm.

 

Of course, that test isn't applied.  You get experts arguing over what non-experts would think, which makes it a rather silly standard.  But notionally, that's it.  A bare receiver, no.  A complete firehawk, yes.

 

But the OP is absolutely fine to sell parts.

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If we want to talk daft I bought a umarex colt single action army. 1873 so just falls within the vcra timing wise. But as it was 177 calibre, no defence needed under the vcra.

 

I have converted it to airsoft, hopped barrel, 300fps on 0.2s.

Now suddenly a defence is required. 

 

Daft.

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1 hour ago, Cromulon1994 said:

If we want to talk daft I bought a umarex colt single action army. 1873 so just falls within the vcra timing wise. But as it was 177 calibre, no defence needed under the vcra.

 

I have converted it to airsoft, hopped barrel, 300fps on 0.2s.

Now suddenly a defence is required. 

 

Daft.

 

i thought the vrca was 1875?

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22 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:

 

i thought the vrca was 1875?

 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/38

 

(8)In subsection (7) “modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870.

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9 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

 

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/38

 

(8)In subsection (7) “modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870.

 

ahh, 5 years out....

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On 24/07/2020 at 09:20, Cromulon1994 said:

If we want to talk daft I bought a umarex colt single action army. 1873 so just falls within the vcra timing wise. But as it was 177 calibre, no defence needed under the vcra.

 

I have converted it to airsoft, hopped barrel, 300fps on 0.2s.

Now suddenly a defence is required. 

 

Daft.

 

"Manufacturing a RIF" innit.

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On 24/07/2020 at 09:20, Cromulon1994 said:

If we want to talk daft I bought a umarex colt single action army. 1873 so just falls within the vcra timing wise. But as it was 177 calibre, no defence needed under the vcra.

 

I have converted it to airsoft, hopped barrel, 300fps on 0.2s.

Now suddenly a defence is required. 

 

Daft.

One of these? 

https://www.umarex.com/products/airguns/co2/5.8320.html

 

That's an air pistol so is classed as a firearm, not a RIF due to the muzzle energy so is subject to different laws

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