Cut price originals

[Squire Robin]

Hi

Long time since i was here, glad to see you're managing so well without me 

Due to our UK cannon laws making it a distinct advantage to buy pieces made before 1939, I was being severely tempted by KWS in Germany. Among the genuine antiques they have some fireable cannon cast in the 19th century as schloss decoration. I was dithering and then the prices suddenly dropped by 33% so I bought one.

http://www.kwsantiques.de/english/eframe.html

Being an antique repro I reckon it isn't protected by any heritage issues so I could do a 'cut and shunt' to give it a more interesting outline, maybe a field carriage  

best regards

Robin

[Cat Whisperer]

Good to hear news from across the pond.

Which of the 'toys' did you spring for?

[Will Bison]

Wow, I'd forgot about the 1939 law. I'd say you are on your own. Looks like some good guns but converting EU to US they are expensive. Of course you have original guns.

Might be interesting to explain the '39 law for the Folks in North America. I don't think most North Americans understand the law in GB. Perhaps you could provide us with a synopsis.

Bill

[Squire Robin]

Hi

I bought item A263, I think it's the only cannon marked as sold 

The 1939 rule is odd 

All pre-WW2 muzzle loaders count as obsolete caliber and can be kept as "curiosity or ornament". The obsolete calibre list also includes things like 10 bore shotguns and pistols in .44 Russian so it's almost generous.

A smooth bore cannon over 24" long is a shotgun. I can lend my pre-1939 ornamental cannon to anyone with a shotgun certificate for up to 72 hours and they can shoot it.

I have a shotgun certificate, so I can borrow it myself. I could put it on the certificate, but then the police could tell me how and where I could keep it 

best regards

Squire Robin