COLCHESTER MILITARIA NEWS

Here you will find all our latest News as well as up and coming information and alerts !

WE ARE NOW ON YOUTUBE

Why not pop across to our YouTube channel and meet Tom and George, who discuss all thinks militaria, telling you about some of our products coming in or giving you a review on the product range.

Please feel free to Subscribe you our YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_gW-BMYxUVnuWg8kFPXJmQ?view_as=subscriber

Until 1st JANUARY 2021 all our Subscribers on the Channel will get a free treat with any order placed on our website - when you quote your subscription name and it can be verified against our subscribers.

CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW 2021!!!

This year 2021 we will being another one of our amazing raffles for Christmas - last year we raffled off the Sten mk2 denix - and this year its the MP40s turn. As of today Saturday the 20/02/2021 every customer who buys an item on our website and CHRISTMAS MORNING at 9am will be automatically entered into a raffle draw!!! If you WIN, you will receive an awesome MP40 worth a whopping £240.00 + Postage.

The Raffle will be drawn on BOXING DAY the 26/12/2021 on FACEBOOK LIVE!! https://www.facebook.com/Colchestermilitaria

If you can't find something you would like to buy on the website - why not just buy one of these raffle tickets for just £2.00???

ALSO, DONT FORGET - If you're looking for a unique birthday gift or an extra special Christmas present, or just a novel way to mark someone’s special occasion then buy a COLCHESTER MILITARIA Gift Voucher which offers hundreds of products to our customers for exchange of our vouchers. Sent straight to your email inbox within 24hours!!!

https://colchestermilitaria.co.uk/p/gift-voucher

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!! HO HO HO HO HO

THE LAW ON DEACTIVATED FIREARMS

For the purposes of the principal Act (Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988) A firearm has been rendered incapable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile, and has consequently ceased to be a firearm within the meaning of those Acts, if—

(a) it bears a mark which has been approved by the Secretary of State for denoting that fact and which has sdfas been made either by one of the two companies mentioned in section 58(1) of the principal Act or by such other person as may be approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section; and

(b) that company or person has certified in writing that work has been carried out on the firearm in a manner approved by the Secretary of State for rendering it incapable of discharging any shot, bullet or other missile.

Meaning any person is legiable to purchase a dectivated firearm, for the purpose or stage/theatre, reenactment, art, wallhanging. collecting. Colchester Militaria T&C will however apply.

HOT OFF THE PRESS - MILITARIA SHOP OPENING ON THE 15TH JULY 2020

Colchester Militaria is proud to announce that we are opening our all new physical shop in Colchester Essex. The shop will be fully stocked with militaria, film props, tactical kit, airsoft and air weapon maintenance equipment, accessory’s such as air pellets/ cleaning rods and slings, reproduction re-enactment products and our company’s own brand “Iron cowboy” will feature heavily throughout the shop (stocking BB pellets, oils, bluing oils , holsters , deactivated weapons) making these products more affordable to the market.

At this time we only take appointments in order to visit our shop, this is due to other working commitments. You can arrange an appointment by visiting our Book a Shop Appointment Page. Alternatively you can call our shop on 07497776029 in order book an appointment or by sending us an email to Sales@colchestermilitaria.co.uk

SELLING MILITARIA?

We are always open to buying militaria so if there is anything that you think might interest us please contact us by email with the details. Or why not get a free quote via "whatsapp" or text by sending photos to 07497776029.

Normally we would only buy items in bulk but we have been known to buy almost anything that takes our fancy so please don't hesitate to contact us .

When contacting us please email us with as much information as possible and ideally photographs..

CUSTOMER BLADED WEAPONS WARNING

Currently Parliament is reviewing legislation around the sending / receiving of bladed articles to your home address. If successful, you will no longer be able to receive your purchases to your home. The lead in this change is MP Victoria Atkins. If you object to this Bill as much as Colchester Militaria does, we ask that you sign the petition to remove collectors from the Bill.

Petition: https://petition.uk/petitions/222776

We also ask that as many people as possible object to the Bill by emailing:

Victoria@victoriaatkins.org.uk

Please note that if the Offensive Weapon Bill is passed unchanged, these items can still be purchased but only be delivered to a business address "or" collected from a show or exhibition.

BUY NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING DEACTIVATED FIREARMS

On the 28th June 2018 the European Parliament changed the EU Deactivation Law (including the UK)

The Major Changes are for Bolt Action Rifles, Semi-Auto Pistols and Revolvers. After 28th June, these CANNOT be produced with Dry-Firing or Cycling Actions.

You will still be legally allowed to keep dry-firing actions in your collection after 28th June.

After the 28th June 2018 if you wish to sell, trade, give, transfer etc. a deactivated firearm it must conform to Regulation (EU) 2018/337 and have the appropriate UK issued Proof House Certificate.