Collected some props kindly loaned to me for the weekend :)
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Lovely Mark, but be very careful transporting them or publishing that you have them as the law on replica weapons changed so that only those licensed to have them via their trade ie film, theatre and re enactment members can posses them, for the general public like me for instance they are an illegal weapon now.
Oddly de activated weapons aren't illegal for the general public, thus I can own a real SA80 as long as its deactivated.
I also believe realistic airsoft guns are now limited to those who can prove membership of a skirmish group.
But the long and short of it is any gun the police decide looks realistic is classed as an imitation firearm the moment it goes outside your front door, be it an airsoft, toy gun, air gun or even a badly carved lump of wood.
I'm only saying this as a friend who does alternative modelling was on his way to a shoot with 2 replica pistols and a sword, was stopped, arrested and had his "props" seized, as well as spending the best part of a day in the cells he missed his shoot and hence his pay and travel allowance as well as ending up in magistrates court and losing the props for good.
Oddly de activated weapons aren't illegal for the general public, thus I can own a real SA80 as long as its deactivated.
I also believe realistic airsoft guns are now limited to those who can prove membership of a skirmish group.
But the long and short of it is any gun the police decide looks realistic is classed as an imitation firearm the moment it goes outside your front door, be it an airsoft, toy gun, air gun or even a badly carved lump of wood.
I'm only saying this as a friend who does alternative modelling was on his way to a shoot with 2 replica pistols and a sword, was stopped, arrested and had his "props" seized, as well as spending the best part of a day in the cells he missed his shoot and hence his pay and travel allowance as well as ending up in magistrates court and losing the props for good.
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Thanks Ian, theses have been legally acquired from a prop company with all associated paperwork completed, plus permissions obtained to take onto a Military base where I will be shooting all weekend and raising money for Help for Heroes.
Care was taken by props co. to ensure only models that fall outside of section 5 are used as no specialist is required to accompany these which can be shipped by courier if required.
Care was taken by props co. to ensure only models that fall outside of section 5 are used as no specialist is required to accompany these which can be shipped by courier if required.