Specifications for imitation firearms 3

1

Blank-firing imitation firearms, other than those described in paragraph (2), must conform to the following specifications—

a

an imitation firearm must incorporate an inclusion;

b

the inclusion must be wholly made of a material which is at least as resistant to being cut, drilled, bored, ground (or any similar process) as sintered tungsten carbide in the range 1550-2000 HV 302;

c

the inclusion must wholly block the barrel and should be permanent and incapable of being knocked out without destroying the chamber or barrel;

d

part of the inclusion must be incorporated into the rear of the dummy barrel; and

e

the inclusion must be intended to prevent—

i

the creation of a hole through the dummy barrel along its axis; and

ii

the removal of a dummy barrel, unless the frame and chamber area of the firearm is rendered useless as a result or its integrity so compromised that it cannot be used to form the basis of a firearm without significant repair or addition.

2

The blank-firing imitation firearms described in this paragraph are—

a

imitation revolvers; and

b

imitation firearms where the blank cartridges are loaded vertically at 90 degrees to the dummy barrel and which fire, and vent the gases produced on discharge, in the same direction.

3

Blank-firing imitation revolvers must conform to the following specifications—

a

an imitation revolver must incorporate an inclusion cast into the dummy barrel and a separate inclusion cast into the cylinder which extends to fully obstruct all the dummy chambers;

b

the inclusions must be wholly made of a material which is at least as resistant to being cut, drilled, bored, ground (or any similar process) as sintered tungsten carbide in the range 1550-2000 HV 30;

c

the inclusions should be permanent and incapable of being knocked out without destroying the chamber or barrel;

d

the barrel inclusion must wholly block the dummy barrel and part of it must be incorporated into the rear of the dummy barrel;

e

the barrel inclusion must be intended to prevent removal of the dummy barrel, unless the frame of the firearm is rendered useless as a result or its integrity so compromised that it cannot be used to form the basis of a firearm without significant repair or addition;

f

the inclusions must be intended to prevent the creation of a hole through the dummy barrel or chamber along their axis; and

g

the revolver must vent the gases produced on discharge at not less than 80 degrees from the axis of the dummy barrel.