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Division Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other arms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12,7 mm (calibre 0,50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

United Kingdom

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  1. a..

    Rifles, carbines, revolvers, pistols, machine pistols and machine guns;

    Note:

    ML1.a. does not apply to the following:

    1. a..

      Muskets, rifles and carbines manufactured earlier than 1938;

    2. b..

      Reproductions of muskets, rifles and carbines the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890;

    3. c..

      Revolvers, pistols and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions;

  2. b..

    Smooth-bore weapons, as follows:

    1. 1..

      Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for military use;

    2. 2..

      Other smooth-bore weapons as follows:

      1. a..

        Fully automatic type weapons;

      2. b..

        Semi-automatic or pump-action type weapons;

  3. c..

    Weapons using caseless ammunition;

  4. d..

    Silencers, special gun-mountings, clips, weapons sights and flash suppressors for arms specified by ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.

    Note 1:

    ML1 does not apply to smooth-bore weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes. These weapons must not be specially designed for military use or of the fully automatic firing type.

    Note 2:

    ML1 does not apply to firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of firing any ammunition specified by ML3.

    Note 3:

    ML1 does not apply to weapons using non-centre fire cased ammunition and which are not of the fully automatic firing type.

    Note 4:

    ML1.d. does not apply to optical weapon sights without electronic image processing, with a magnification of 4 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use.