Hi knowledgeable peeps of the BBS.

Hoping someone may be able to clarify this one.

The mother in law has in her possession a blank firing pistol which was in amongst her late father's possessions.

It's a Sussex Armoury "Official Police Revolver" in .22. I think I may have owned one of these back in the day.

I did a quick google search just before I logged on to try and get some clarity on the legality of possession.

Maybe, maybe it looks like it is legal to own it as it was produced before the amendments to the VCR act? From what I could tell on this quick search, pistols made after 2006 have to be brightly coloured, but ones made before are okay to own?

If it is legal to own, I'll probably take it down to The Bash to sell for her. It's in its original box, in very good condition and complete with instruction sheet and a small original container of blanks with hardly any of them gone. Guess it's hardly been used.

If legal, is it worth peanuts or slightly more?

Thanks in advance for any advice.