Antiques
All antique firearms which are sold, transferred, purchased, acquired or possessed as curiosities or ornaments.
The word "antique" is not defined in the Act but Home Office guidance on the subject can be summarised briefly as follows:
If modern ready made ammunition can be bought and fired using the weapon it cannot be classed as an antique;
A muzzle loading firearm is antique;
A breech loading firearm using a rim-fire cartridge exceeding .23 (but not 9mm) is antique;
A breech loading firearm using an ignition system other than rim-fire or centre is antique;
A breech loading centre fire firearm originally chambered for cartridges which are now obsolete and retains that original chambering is antique.