Man jailed for possessing ancient revolver which didn’t work

A MAN found with an old revolver which didn’t work has been jailed for five years.

Police found the defunct sixshooter along with other weapons in a car in which Peter Clark was travelling.

Bristol Crown Court heard the 19th-century firearm, which takes obsolete ammunition, had a hammer which didn’t cock and a flattened firing pin and had not been shot for some time.

Clark, 54, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited firearm on January 19.

He also admitted obstructing police by giving them a false name.

Judge Martin Picton jailed him for five years.

The firearm recovered was forfeited.

Julian Howells, prosecuting, said police on duty in Henbury in Bristol stopped an Astra car containing Clark and three others.

The court heard they found Clark with a green carrier bag containing the revolver and he identified himself with his brother’s name.

Police recovered a knife, small fruit knife and a machete from the car.

The revolver was examined and found to be a late 19th-century weapon with a four-and-a-half-inch barrel which was not in working order.

Clark told police he found the gun in a bin opposite the Co-op in Station Road, Henbury, and thought it didn’t look real.

The court heard he had previous prison sentences for causing death by reckless driving and possessing a firearm.

Curtis Myrie, defending, said: “It was an antique firearm. It was not in working order.

“It is not a firearm which could have been fired and used by Mr Clark.”