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Hi
If you load it with a solid ball it is not a shotgun. You need it on your FAC.
I took advice on exactly this scenario when renewing an FAC holders ticket several years ago.
I'm retired now but as far as I am aware the law has not changed![Cool](images/smilies/cool.png)
Re the parlour pistol. You say its modern manufacture so no Section 58 exemption then. (Modern is held to be manufactured after 1939).
In the first instance it is definately not a Section 2 firearm as it will have a barrel less than 24 inches.
Is it capable of inflicting a lethal injury? (This held to be in excess of 1 joule). If yes then it is a lethal barreled weapon and therefore a firearm.
It is most certainly not an airgun as the means of propulsion is the chemical reaction/gas effect of an exploding percussion cap and not compressed air /CO 2 etc.
It is therefore a section 1 muzzle loading pistol and must be entered on your FAC if you want to shoot it!
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