Bank Hall Auction:"don't think that's an airgun mate....?"

[chieffool]

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/au...5-a51e00cd46ab

28/sept - Lot 366: really?
Described as a "vintage martini air rifle".

I don't think so.... anyone else concur?

[Josie & John]

Unless with that thin barrel it's a conversion? Not enough detail in the description to shed any light on it unfortunately.

John

[keith66]

Could be an obsolete calibre, but could equally be a .303 in which case if its still capable of firing its section 1..

[elanmac]

It is a 303 Martini cavalry carbine, unless it has been deactivated it is a firearm due to ammo still available.

[Lakey]

.303 British........ is that under 12 ft/lbs ?

[Geezer]

Does look .303".

Any chance (not an MH expert), it's a .45"? And hence obsolete calibre?

Or they just clicked the wrong box when listing it but know full well what it is?

[DCL_dave]

Saxby & Palmer or Brocock TAC conversion maybe?...I assume it would still be illegal if it was?...

[Geezer]

Saxby & Palmer or Brocock TAC conversion maybe?...I assume it would still be illegal if it was?...

Yup, very: S.5 on non-transferable S.1 cert if so.

Maybe a de-act, just wrongly listed?

[chieffool]

I think we are all thinking along similar lines and options. I emailed the auction house via the lot enquiry facility to let them know. So at least everyone who should be (at this stage) is at least 'fair warned'.

The odd bit is I have the strangest feeling (deja vu?) That I saw an almost identical 'Martini' action rifle less than six months ago described as an air gun and subsequently withdrawn from a welsh-based online auction

[chieffool]

i emailed them asking if they were sure it was a firearm, as it didn't 'look' like an air rifle and therefore i was worried about the legality of bidding.
No reply received...
...and it wasn't withdrawn. Went through the auction as described - though no bids received - so still unsold.
Odd...