Originally Posted by
Bigpants
Apparently HMG tightened up gun laws after WW1because they became fearful of old soldiers taking up arms
I recall a similar worry after WW2 with the discharge of trained killers able to kill with a rabbit punch.
Then a couple of years ago we had an old boy drove to our club to give a talk on WW2 commandoes. He brought some souvenirs with him, no pistol but any one of which could have got him a prison sentence:
A Fairbairn dagger, a knuckle duster and a spring loaded cosh!
Yes, there will be lots of souvenirs from recent wars as much must have slipped through.