The Antique Firearms Regulations 2021

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE E+W+S

Centre-fire cartridges (imperial): breech-loading longarm firearms E+W+S

1.  The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (imperial)—

• .22 Extra Long Maynard

• .22-15-60 Stevens

• .25-20 Single Shot

• .25-21 Stevens

• .25-25 Stevens

• .250 Rook (or .297/.250 Rook)

• .255 Jeffery Rook

• .26 BSA (.26 Rimless Belted Nitro Express)

• .275 Jeffery

• .276 Enfield P.13

• .28-30-120 Stevens

• .297/.230 Sporting

• .297/.230 Morris

• .298 Minex

• .300 (.295) Rook

• .300 Sherwood

• .300/.250 Rook

• [F1 .30-30] Wesson

• .30-40 Wesson

• .310 Cadet

• .310 Greener

• .310/.300 Rook (.305 or .300 Rook Special), 1 ^1/16 inch

• .320/.230 Rook

• .32 CF Long Rifle (Rook)

• .32 Ideal

• .32-35 Stevens

• .32-40 Bullard

• .32-40 Remington-Hepburn

• .32-40 Winchester and Ballard

• .33 BSA (.33 Belted Rimless Nitro Express)

• .35-30 Maynard

• .35-40 Maynard

• .360 No 2 Nitro Express

• .360 Gibbs No.3

• .360 Gibbs No.4 (also known as .380 Gibbs No.4)

• .360 Long Rifle (Rook)

• .360 Westley Richards, No.3 Express

• .360/.300 Fraser

• .360 - 2 ^7/16 inch Black Powder [F2 Express]

• .360 - 2 ^¾ inch Boxer

• .369 Purdey

• .38-35 Stevens Everlasting

• .38-40 Ballard Everlasting

• .38-40 Remington-Hepburn

• .38-45 Bullard

• .38-56 Winchester

• .38-70 Winchester

• .38-90 Winchester

• .380 – 2 ^1/4 inch Rigby (Black Powder Express)

• .380 Black Powder Express (also known as .360 - 2 ^1/4 inch)

• .380 Long Rifle (Rook)

• .40 BSA (.40 Belted Rimless Nitro Express)

• .40-40 Maynard

• .40-50 Sharps Straight

• .40-60 Marlin

• .40-60 Maynard

• .40-60 Winchester

• .40-63 Ballard

• .40-65 Ballard Everlasting

• .40-65 Sharps Straight

• .40-65 Winchester

• .40-70 Ballard

• .40-70 Maynard

• .40-70 Peabody What Cheer

• .40-70 Sharps Necked

• .40-70 Sharps Straight

• .40-70 Winchester

• .40-72 Winchester

• .40-75 Bullard

• .40-82 Winchester

• .40-85 Ballard

• .40-90 Bullard

• .40-90 Sharps Necked

• .40-90 What Cheer

• .40-110 Winchester Express

• .40 (.50-70 base) [F3 Calibre] Reduction, Experimental

• .400 – 2 ^1/2 inch, Kynoch

• .400 – 2 ^3/4 inch, Westley Richards

• .400 Purdey (.400 – 3 inch, Straight)

• .400 – 3 ^1/4 inch, Boxer

• .400/360 2 ^3/4 inch, Nitro Express

• .402 Enfield-Martini, Experimental

• .42 (.50-70 base) [F3 Calibre] Reduction, Experimental

• .425 Westley Richards Magnum

• .425 Webley (.425 – 1 ^5/16 Webley)

• .430 Long Rifle (also known as .430 Long Revolver)

• .44 Dupee Rimless

• .44 Evans (Short)

• .44 Evans (Long)

• .44 Morse Necked

• .44-50 Meigs

• .44-60 Creedmore

• .44-77 Remington

• .44-90 Sharps (Necked) 2 ^7/16 inch

• .44-90 Sharps (Necked) 2 ^5/8 inch

• .44-90 Remington Special (Necked)

• .44-95 Peabody What Cheer

• .44-100 Maynard

• .442 - 1.025 inch Carbine

• .45 Boxer-Henry, Long Chamber 1869

• .45 Brown Standard Military Target Rifle

• .45 Gardner, Gatling & [F4 Nordenfelt]

• .45 New South Wales Police Carbine

• .45 Turkish Peabody (also known as 11.43 x 55 mm R Turkish)

• .45 US Experimental 1869

• .45-50 Sporting

• .45-75 Winchester

• .45-85 Ward Burton, Experimental

• .45-125 Winchester

• .45-200-500 Winchester, Experimental

• .45 (.50-70 base) [F3 Calibre] Reduction, Experimental

• .450 F5 ... Black Powder Express, Case Length: 1 ^1/2 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 ^1/2 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 ^6/10 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 2 ^9/16 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case length: 3 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 3 ^1/16 inch

• .450 Black Powder Express, Case Length: 3 ^1/4 inch

• .450 Needham

• .450 – 2 ^1/2 inch, Soper

• .450/.350 – 2 ^3/8 inch

• .450/.360 – 2 ^3/8 inch, Purdey

• .450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 ^3/8 inch

• .450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 ^7/8 inch

• .450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 ^19/32 inch, T. Turner, No.2

• .450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 2 ^3/4 inch, Westley Richards

• .450/.400 Black Powder, Case Length: 3 ^1/4 inch

• .450/.400, Case Length: 3 inch, Jeffery

• .450 No.1 Carbine, 1 ^9/16 inch (.500/.450 No.1 Carbine)

• .450 No.1 Musket, 2 ^1/4 inch (.500/.450 No.1 Musket)

• .450 No.2 Musket, 2 ^11/32 inch (.500/.450 Westley Richards No.2 Musket)

• .46 Winchester

• .461 Gibbs No.1, Case length: 2 ^11/32 inch

• .461 Gibbs No.2, Case length: 2 ^3/4 inch

• .475 3 ^1/4 inch Nitro Express

• .475 No 2 Jeffery Nitro Express

• .475 No 2 Nitro Express

• .476 Nitro Express (.476 Westley Richards)

• .476 Indian Police

• .48 Morse

• .490 BSA (Experimental Police)

• .50 Boxer 1867

• .50 Daw’s Patent 1867

• .50 Meigs

• .50 Morse

• .50 Peabody

• .50 Spencer Carbine

• .50 Springfield Cadet

• .50-50 Maynard

• .50-70 Maynard

• .50-70 Springfield (US Govt)

• .50-90 2.5 inch

• .50-95 Winchester (Winchester Express)

• .50-100-450 Winchester (Winchester Express)

• [F6 .50-110] Winchester (Winchester Express)

• .50-110 2.4 inch

• .50-115 Bullard

• .50-140 Sharps

• .50-.48 Meigs

• .50-.58 Morse, Sleeved

• .500 – 1 ^1/2 inch

• .500 – 2 ^1/4 inch

• .500 – 2 ^1/2 inch

• .500 – 3 inch

• .500 – 3 ^1/4 inch

• .500/.450 No.1 Express, 2 ^3/4 inch

• .500/.450 Webley Carbine, 1 ^11/16 inch

• .500/.450 – 2 ^1/2 inch

• .500/.450 – 3 ^3/8 inch

• .500/.450 – 3 ^1/2 inch

• .52-70 Sharps

• .54 Morse

• .55 Gatling

• .55 Morse

• .55-100 Maynard

• .56-56 US, Experimental

• .577 Daw’s Patent 1867

• .577 Selwyn 1865

• .577 Snider

• .577 – 2 ^1/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

• .577 – 2 ^1/2 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

• .577 – 2 ^3/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

• .577 – 3 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

• .577 – 3 ^1/4 inch (Black Powder & Nitro Express)

• .577/.450 Martini-Henry

• .577/.500 Magnum Express

• .577/.500 No.2 Express

• .58 Morse

• .58 Remington Carbine

• .58 Roberts

• .58 Tibbals-Roberts 1869

• .58 (Short case) US Converted Musket, 1865

• .58 Berdan System, Conversion of US muzzle-loading rifles

• .60 Jingal Rifle, Chinese

• .65 Gatling

• .69 Morse

• .75 Jingal Rifle, Chinese

• .75 Gatling

• .80 Gatling

• 1 inch [F7 Nordenfelt-Palmcranz]

• 20 bore/.577 Alexander Henry.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. para. 1 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b)

F2 Word in Sch. para. 1 inserted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c)

F3 Word in Sch. para. 1 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)

F4 Word in Sch. para. 1 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(d)

F5 Words in Sch. para. 1 omitted (28.12.2021) by virtue of The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(e)

F6 Word in Sch. para. 1 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(f)

F7 Words in Sch. para. 1 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(g)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 1 in force at 22.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)

Centre-fire cartridges (metric): breech-loading longarm firearms E+W+S

2.  The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (metric)—

• 5.2 mm Mondragon

• 5.2 x 34 mm R Kronprinz

• 5.6 x 33 mm Rook

• 5.6 x 34 R mm Francotte Carbine

• 6 mm Lee Navy (6 x 60 mm)

• 6 x 29.5 mm Stahl

• 6 x 58 mm Forster (rimmed and rimless)

• 6 x 58 mm [F8 Gewehrprufungskommission] M.1897

• 6.5 mm Mondragon (6.5 x 53mm)

• 6.5 x 27 mm R

• 6.5 x 40 mm R

• 6.5 x 48 mm R Sauer

• 6.5 x 53mm R Mannlicher (Dutch/Romanian)

• 6.6 x 70 mm R

• 7.5 x 53 mm Schmidt Rubin M.1890, Swiss

• 7.5 x 53.5 mm R Rubin

• 7.5 x 53.5 mm Rimless Rubin

• 7.53 x 60 mm R Hebler

• 7.7 x 60 mm R

• 8 x 48 mm R

• 8 x 48 mm R Sauer

• 8 x 55 mm R Petit Gras

• 8 x 56 mm Mannlicher Schoenauer

• 8 x 57 mm R Petit Gras

• 8 x 57 mm R Experimental, Spanish

• 8 x 57.5 mm R Rubin

• 8 x 58 mm R Krag

• 8 x 58 mm R Petit Gras

• 8 x 58 mm R Sauer

• 8 x 60 mm R Guedes & Portuguese Kropatschek

• 8 x 61 mm R Rubin

• 8 x 72 mm R

• 8 x 75 mm R Pieri

• 8 mm Murata

• 8.15 mm Mauser, Experimental

• 8.15 x 46 mm R (Target)

• 8.3 x 53.5 mm R Rubin

• 9 x 51.5 mm R Rubin

• 9 x 56 mm Mannlicher Schoenauer

• 9 x 57 mm R Mauser

• 9 x 57 mm Rimless Mauser

• 9 x 57 mm R Rubin

• 9.3 x 58 mm R Koeffler

• 9.3 x 63.5 mm R Koeffler

• 9.3 x 65 mm R Collath

• 9.3 x 70 mm R

• 9.3 x 75 mm R Nimrod

• 9.3 x 82 mm R Nimrod

• 9.5 x 42 mm R (for Target or Schutzen rifles)

• 9.5 x 47 mm R (for Target or Schutzen rifles)

• 9.5 x 57 mm Mannlicher Schoenauer

• 9.5 x 59 mm R Gras, Experimental

• 9.5 x 60 mm R Mauser, Turkish

• 10 x 47 mm R

• 10.15 x 61 mm R Jarmann

• 10.15 x 61 mm R

• 10.15 x 63 mm R Mauser, Serbian

• 10.16 x 57 mm R, Berdan, Experimental

• 10.25 x 69 mm R Hunting Express

• 10.3 x 41 mm R

• 10.3 x 65 mm R Baenziger

• 10.35 x 47 mm R Vetterli, Italian

• 10.4 x 38 mm R Martini Galland

• 10.4 x 42 mm R Vetterli, Swiss

• 10.4 x 47 mm R Stahl

• 10.4 x 56 mm R Swiss

• 10.66 x 48 mm R Berdan Carbine, Russian

• 10.66 x 57 mm R Berdan, Russian & Bulgarian

• 10.7 x 57 mm R Krag Petersson

• 10.75 x 55 mm R

• 10.8 x 47 mm Martini (Target)

• 11 mm Manceaux

• 11 x 42 mm R

• 11 x 43 mm R Comblain, Carbine

• 11 x 45 mm R

• 11 x 46 mm R

• 11 x 48.5 mm R Gras, ‘Battalion Ecole’

• 11 x 50 mm R Remington, Egyptian

• 11 x 50.5 mm R Comblain

• 11 x 53 mm Gevelot

• 11 x 57 mm R Remington, Spanish

• 11 x 59 mm R Gras

• 11 x 70 mm R Mitrailleuse

• 11.15 x 36 mm R Werndl Carbine, Austrian

• 11.15 x 36 [F9 mm] R Fruhwirth

• 11.15 x 37 mm R Grensaufsehr

• 11.15 x 42 mm R Werndl, Austrian

• 11.15 x 50 mm R (for Target or Schutzen rifles)

• 11.15 x 58 mm R

• 11.15 x 58 mm R Werndl, Austrian, Holub & Mannlicher

• 11.15 x 60 mm R Murata, Japanese

• 11.15 x 60 mm R Mauser

• 11.15 x 65 mm R

• 11.15 x 71 mm R

• 11.2 x 39.6 mm R

• 11.2 x 51 mm R Kropatschek-Hessig

• 11.25 x 44.5 mm R

• 11.3 x 51 mm R Beaumont, Dutch

• 11.4 x 44.5 mm R Gendarmerie Carbine, Dutch

• 11.4 x 53 mm R Comblain, Brazilian

• 11.4 x 57 mm R Remington, Spanish

• 11.43 x 41 mm R Peabody-Martini, Carbine

• 11.43 x 49 mm R Peabody, Romanian

• 11.43 x 59 mm R Peabody-Martini, Turkish

• 11.5 x 35 mm R Werder, Carbine

• 11.5 x 50 mm R Werder, Austrian

• 11.5 x 60 mm R

• 11.53 mm Albini-Braendlin

• 11.6 x 50 mm R Comblain, Chilean

• 11.7 x 41.5 mm R Remington, Danish

• 11.7 x 45.5 mm R Remington, Danish

• 11.7 x 51.6 mm R Remington, Danish

• 11.7 x 57 mm R Berdan, Experimental

• 12.2 x 70 mm R Mitrailleuse

• 12.5 x 60 mm R

• 12.7 x 48 mm R

• 12.7 x 70 mm R Mitrailleuse

• 12.8 x 45 mm R Papal Remington, Vatican Guard (also known as 12.7 x 45 mm R)

• 13 mm Rochaz-Lindner

• 13 x 87 mm R Mitrailleuse

• 13 x 92 mm Mauser, Tankgewehr

• 13.2 x 32 [F10 mm] R

• 14.5 x 33 mm R Wanzl, Austrian

• 14.5 x 41 mm R Berdan, Spanish

• 14.66 x 35 mm R Peabody, Serbian

• 14.7 x 58 mm R Schneider

• 15.2 x 28 mm R

• 15.2 x 110 mm R Mitrailleuse

• 15.24 x 40 mm R Krnka, Transformed

• 17 x 28 mm R Snider, Danish

• 17.5 x 29 mm R Snider, Dutch

• 18 x 35 mm R Tabatiere

• 18.84 x 38 mm R Tabatiere

• 18.84 x 57 mm R Wanzl-Albini, Wall Gun.

Textual Amendments

F8 Word in Sch. para. 2 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)

F9 Word in Sch. para. 2 inserted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)

F10 Word in Sch. para. 2 inserted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(c)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. para. 2 in force at 22.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)

Centre-fire cartridges (imperial): breech-loading pistols E+W+S

3.  The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (imperial)—

• .22 CF experimental

• .230 CF

• .31 Thuer

• .32 Protector

• .32-44 Smith & Wesson

• .340 Long Revolver

• .340 Short Revolver

• .360 Thuer

• .430 Revolver

• .44 Colt Revolver

• .44 Devilliers

• .44 Merwin & Hulbert, Short

• .44 Merwin & Hulbert, Long

• .44 Remington Revolver

• .44 S&W American

• .44 Thuer

• .440 Revolver

• .440 Long Revolver

• .440 Nagant (Argentine Model)

• .442 Long Revolver

• .45 Mars Short

• .45 Mars Long

• .45 MP (Maxim Pistol)

• .450 No.1 Bland

• .50 Remington Army Pistol, M.1871

• .50 Remington Navy Pistol, M.1867

• .50 Springfield Pistol, M.1869

• .500 Revolver

• .577 Pistol.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. para. 3 in force at 22.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)

Centre-fire cartridges (metric): breech-loading pistols E+W+S

4.  The following descriptions of centre-fire cartridges (metric)—

• 2.7 mm Kolibri

• 3 mm Kolibri

• 4.25 mm Liliput

• 5 mm Bergmann No.2 Pistol M.94 (no extractor groove)

• 5 mm Bergmann No.2 Pistol M.96 (extractor groove)

• 5 mm Brun

• 5 mm Charola y Anitua

• 5 mm Clement

• 5 mm French

• 5 mm Pickert

• 5.2 mm Pickert Revolver

• 5.43 x 26.8 mm [F11 R] Revolver

• 5.5 mm Velo-Dog Revolver

• 6 mm Beaumont Revolver

• 6 mm Merveilleux

• 6 mm Protector

• 6.3 x 21 mm rimless

• 6.5 mm Bergmann No.3 M.94 Pistol (no extractor groove)

• 6.5 mm Bergmann No.3 M.93 Pistol (extractor groove)

• 6.5 mm Mannlicher Pistol M.1894

• 6.5 mm Ronezewsky

• 6.8 mm Schulhof Pistol

• 6.8 x 19.6 mm Revolver

• 7 mm Bar

• 7 mm Charola y Anitua

• 7 mm Devisme

• 7 mm Thick Rim, French

• 7 x 20 mm Target Pistol, German F12 ...

• 7 x 22 mm Target Pistol, German F13 ...

• 7 x 25 mm Target Pistol, German F14 ...

• 7 x 30 mm Target Pistol, German F15 ...

• 7 mm Galand

• 7 mm Revolver

• 7.25 mm Adler

• 7.65 mm Frommer M.1901

• 7.65 mm Roth Sauer

• 7.7 mm Bittner Pistol

• 7.8 mm Bergmann No.5

• 7.8 x 19 mm R Laumann

• 8 mm Bergmann No.1 Pistol

• 8 mm Bergmann No.4

• 8 mm Bergmann No.7

• 8 mm Bergmann-Schmeisser

• 8 mm Target Pistol, German

• 8 mm Gaulois Pistol

• 8 mm Protector

• 8 mm Raphael

• 8 mm Roth Steyr

• 8 mm Schonberger

• 8 mm Schulof

• 8.5 mm Mars

• 9 mm Nagant, Belgian

• 9 mm Devisme

• 9 mm Thick Rim, French

• 9 mm Mars

• 9 mm Moutier Rimless, Grooveless

• 10 mm Bergmann

• 10 mm Gaupillat

• 10 mm Mars

• 10 mm Mauser Short

• 10 mm Mauser Long

• 10.4 mm Swiss M.1878

• 10.6 mm Mauser

• 11 mm Devilliers

• 11 mm Devisme

• 11 mm French Ordnance Revolver M.1870 (Navy)

• 11.35 mm Schouboe, Rimmed

• 11.35 mm Schouboe, Rimless

• 12 mm Moutier

• 12 mm Pidault & Cordier

• 12 mm Perrin, Thick Rim

• 12 mm Raphael

• 15 mm Revolver

• 16.5 x [F16 18 mm R] Beringer.

Textual Amendments

F11 Word in Sch. para. 4 inserted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a)

F12 Word in Sch. para. 4 omitted (28.12.2021) by virtue of The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(b)

F13 Word in Sch. para. 4 omitted (28.12.2021) by virtue of The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(c)

F14 Word in Sch. para. 4 omitted (28.12.2021) by virtue of The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(d)

F15 Word in Sch. para. 4 omitted (28.12.2021) by virtue of The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(e)

F16 Words in Sch. para. 4 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(f)

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. para. 4 in force at 22.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)

Cartridges for vintage rifles, punt guns or shot guns E+W+S

5.  The following descriptions of cartridges—

• 7 mm CF Walking Stick

• 9.1 x 40 mm Walking Stick

• 11.15 x 52 mm Walking Stick

• .360 Shotgun

• 32 bore

• 24 bore

• 14 bore

• 10 bore (2 ^7/8 inch case length)

• 10 bore (2 ^5/8 inch case length)

• [F17 bores greater than 10.]

Textual Amendments

F17 Words in Sch. para. 5 substituted (28.12.2021) by The Antique Firearms (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1381), regs. 1(1), 2(5)

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. para. 5 in force at 22.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)