UK Airsoft Law

The following Airsoft Law is published as a guide and may change without notice.

All weapons displayed and for sale on this website are toys, designed solely for Airsoft usage. They are classed as ‘realistic imitation firearms’. Improper use or deliberately deceiving others into believing you are using a real firearm can expose you to physical or legal damages. R&S Arms shall not be held liable for any damages, injury or death as a result.

In the United Kingdom, since October 2007 it is only possible to purchase a realistic imitation firearm (one that looks like a real gun i.e. black) if you are at least 18 years old and meet one of the following conditions:

You are a REGISTERED airsofter with a membership of an insured skirmish site*. To be registered you must attend a properly organised and insured airsoft site and play for at least three days over a period of not less than two months. Even if you attend and play the three days in your first week, UK Law requires that two months pass from the first day attended before you can legally be registered.

You have a current UKARA (United Kingdom Airsoft Retailers Association) membership.

You are a member of a properly insured historical re-enactment group or society.

You are a film, television or theatre production company.

You are (or are acting on behalf of) a museum.

You are a Crown Servant in pursuance of your Crown duties.

If you cannot meet any of these criteria, you may still buy an imitation firearm but one which PRINCIPLE COLOUR is significantly different from that of a real firearm – i.e. bright orange, green, blue etc. Please note that R&S Arms do not currently supply or sell this type of imitation firearm.

While R&S Arms may supply overseas customers it is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure the legality of importation into their own country. We will not accept any responsibility whatsoever if the goods are seized by Customs officials or airport authorities in ours or any other country. If goods are seized, destroyed, damaged through inspection or confiscated in any instance, we have no responsibility and will offer no form of refund or credit. If the goods are returned to us by the seizing authority, we will handle case by case and solve in an appropriate way.

*Please note: each skirmish site will have different FPS limits on their games.