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Part II Breech-Loading Rifled Arms

United Kingdom

Fifth Class

(Breech-loading rifled arms (including express rifles) declared for use with black powder only) (excluding pistols)

Diameter of bore of breech-loading arms (inches)

Eighth Class

(Breech-loading rifled arms specially constructed for use with shot and bullet having the whole or a portion only of their bore rifled and not being of the Fifth Class)

Sixth Class

(Breech-loading rifles declared for use with nitro powders not being of the Seventh Eighth or Tenth Class)

Pistols of Fifth Class and automatic pistols of Ninth Class

Ninth Class

(Revolving pistols) (up to six shots) (see Note C below)

Seventh Class

(Breech-loading rifled arms chambered to take a military small arm cartridge and not being the Tenth Class)

Tenth Class

(Breech-loading rifled military arms)

s. d.s. d.s. d.s. d.
over ·4508 65 02 63 6
·450–·3708 64 02 03 0
·369–·3108 63 01 93 0
·309–·2308 63 01 92 6
·229 or smaller diameter8 62 31 92 0

Notes on Schedule

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. repealed (15.7.1996) by the Deregulation (Gun Barrel Proving) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1576), art. 3(2)(a)