UK gun Seizure - Identify these firearms

[ZirconJohn]

Found the article with more info and pics.

1,500 deadly rounds of ammunition, Most of it is .22, and some of it is well over 90 years old! The horror!

http://www.capitalbay.com/news/47711...by-police.html

"Astonishing haul..."

OMG What EVIL weapons... it's, it's, it's..., "ASTONISHING...!!!"

[eric_650]

The only thing frightening is that article. Being a subject is awful.

[Mstnpete]

These are some interesting rounds.. What are they?

I believe those are .410 shot shells for a 410 shotgun!

Just like these!

[stix213]

I believe those are .410 shot shells for a 410 shotgun!

Just like these!

They just look too small to be .410 next to what appears to be 12ga low brass ammo.

[MrTokarev]

The only thing frightening is that article. Being a subject is awful.

Agreed.

This haul of firearms was being stored at the flat. We have no evidence to suggest that the weapons have been involved in recent crime.

However the fact that many were operational and stored with ammunition suggests they had a criminal purpose, although not necessarily for use in Southampton.

[joe_gman]

Those shotshells look kinda like .410 to me.

And yeah that middle revolver is definitely a GP100
Taurus revolver has a different barrel and cylinder release.

Those are .22 rimfire shot shells. Compare them to the .410 in this pic.

[Sabot]

These are some interesting rounds.. What are they?

Home quilted shotshells. Just like the ones Grandma used to make.

[riddler408]

Those muzzle loaders man... 30 round black powder, magazine, clip, powder horn, patch bags in half a second.

LOL

[CSACANNONEER]

I believe those are .410 shot shells for a 410 shotgun!

Just like these!

Rimfire and too small to be .410.

[CSACANNONEER]

I think I found them:

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/walking_stick_loads.html

Looks like they were for a Garden gun No.1

[cindynles]

The shotgun in the upper right looks like it might have once been a high end side-by-side. That's a shame.

[FourTenJaeger]

The shotgun in the upper right looks like it might have once been a high end side-by-side. That's a shame.

A lot of the cut down and sawed off shotguns UK LEO Recover are high end shotguns. Not always quite purdey or perrazzi, But higher end stuff. Easy to steal from shotgun certificate holders homes, chop down, ammo's not hard to come by.

Sawed off shotguns, Home-made Mac 10 copies, Converted blank guns and older 'antique' firearms make up the majority of the UK's ''gun problem.''

[Fishslayer]

That bottom middle revolver was interesting enough... I went searching...,

Found it...!

Pietta Remington 1858 44 Cal Muzzle Loading Revolver

http://southertonguns.com/pietta-rem...ding-revolver/

A muzzle loading revolver?

[Reelemup]

A muzzle loading revolver?

Yes there are muzzle loading revolvers. Perhaps not loaded through the muzzle but in the cylinder. Black powder.

[CSACANNONEER]

A muzzle loading revolver?

Yep, a cap and ball revolver. Of course, different countries have different laws. In many other countries barrels are the regulated item not receivers. In most countries, there is no difference between non cartridge guns like C&B revolvers and muzzleloaders vs firearms which use metallic cartridges. Just because you are familiar with US laws doesn't mean that those laws are universal or even the best way to regulate something.