Shipping a gun

Key Points

All lots in the Firearms, Arms and Militaria sale have postage quotes added at the bottom of the catalogue listing. See the 'Shipping Estimate' tab. 

Non-licenced antique guns (section 58-2) and deactivated guns can be sent to a home address. 

Air guns can only be sent to a Registered Firearms Dealer unless the airgun dates to pre-1939.

We can do an RFD transfer for licenced guns but we will need to transfer the gun onto your licence first.  

Shipping to Northern Ireland is no longer available due to the Windsor agreement. We can recommend specialist couriers who can send items to Northern Ireland. 

Shipping and delivery of guns purchased at auction.

We can transfer guns onto your licence in a traditional face to face transaction however if you live a distance away from our salerooms or are unable to travel, a licenced section 1 or section 2 firearm can be delivered to a Registered Firearms Dealer (RFD) for you to collect from. 

Licencing requirements.

Following the auction, you will be required to post your licence to us at Wilson55, Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG. We will then check that the licencing is correct before transferring the gun onto your licence. Your completed licence and the fiream will be sent by courier to your nominated RFD. You will need to inform your licencing authority of your purchase within seven days of receiving your licence back. As you do not know the details of the original owner of the gun please inform your licencing authority that you have bought it from Wilson55 Auctioneers RFD1092.

RFD transfer.

A firearm bought at auction can be sent out by courier to your nominated Registered Firearms Dealer (RFD) or gunshop which holds an RFD certificate. Please see 'shipping estimate' at the bottom of the catalogue listing for an idea on costs. Some RFD’s charge for this service at their end so it is worth checking with them first before organising this method of delivery. If you would like to organise this service, please contact your local RFD and discuss this with them as well as emailing the name and email of your RFD to chris.large@wilson55.com 
 

Shipping airguns.

UK law dictates that an airgun cannot be posted to a home address. The only exception to this is if the airgun is classified as an antique, being produced prior to 1939.

We can hand over purchased airguns in a traditional face to face transaction at our salerooms however if you are a mainland UK buyer who lives a distance away from our salerooms or you’re unable to travel then the item can be sent to an Registered Firearms Dealer (RFD). The RFD would then hand the gun over to you in a traditional face to face transaction. Some RFD’s charge for this service at their end so it is worth checking with them first before organising this method of delivery. If you would like to organise this service, please contact your local RFD and discuss this with them as well as emailing the name and email of your RFD to chris.large@wilson55.com 

Shipping of deactivated and antique guns.

Deactivated guns and antique guns, which qualify for section 58(2) status, can be shipped to you directly, provided you live in mainland UK.  We will need to see a scan of ID to check you are over the age of 18 before the gun can be sent out to you.

Shipping guns outside of the UK

If you live outside of the UK then you will need to instruct a UK-based firearms exporter in order to send a gun you have bought at auction to you. An exporter is needed regardless of the licenced status of the gun in the UK or the country you live in. We can recommend UK based gun exporters. Please email chris.large@wilson55.com for more information. 

For more information regarding buying and selling guns at auction please contact Chris Large at chris.large@wilson55.com or telephone 01270 623878