View a weapon that has been rendered unusable or destroyed

If you have had your weapons rendered unusable, you must report this immediately.

Weapons or their essential parts are rendered permanently unusable if their ability to shoot or function cannot be restored with commonly used tools.

However, if

• the chamber is not permanently altered in such a way that neither ammunition nor propellants can be loaded,
• the closure has not been permanently rendered inoperable,
• in grips or other essential weapon parts for handguns, the release mechanism has not been permanently rendered inoperable,
• in the case of handguns, the barrel is not along its entire length, starting in the chamber,
  • a continuous longitudinal slit at least 4 mm wide up to the muzzle, or
  • at a distance of 3 cm each, but at least 3 caliber-sized holes, or
  • other equivalent running changes
    has,
• in the case of long guns, the barrel does not have at least 6 caliber-sized bores or other equivalent barrel changes in the third facing the chamber and is permanently closed in front of them in the direction of the muzzle of the barrel with a caliber-sized hardened steel pin,

then the same provisions will continue to apply to these weapons as to functional weapons subject to authorisation.

You must have the guns rendered unusable by a gunsmith/gun manufacturer. They will then issue you with a deactivation certificate as proof. You must keep the deactivation certificate together with the weapons that have been rendered unusable or take it with you when transporting such weapons. If you lose the deactivation certificate, you must report this immediately to the competent weapons authority.

If you have declared the weapon rendered unusable and presented the certificate of deactivation, the competent firearms authority will remove this weapon from your Permit for the Possession and Acquisition of Weapons (WBK) and, if applicable, from your European Firearms Pass.

To fill out the ad faster, you can use the NWR identification numbers (NWR ID):

• Your PersonalNWR-ID (P- or F-NWR-ID) for your personal information
• the permitNWR-ID for the firearms permit (E-NWR-ID)
• the weapon or weapon part NWR ID (W or T-NWR ID).

You can obtain the NWR IDs upon application from the responsible weapons authority.

The competent authority is the weapons authority (district or independent city) in whose district you reside.

In Hesse, the district regulatory authorities (districts and independent cities) are responsible as weapons authorities.

• Identity card or passport (copy)
• Weapon possession card in which the weapons are registered (if any)
• If applicable, European firearms pass
• Certificate of deactivation (officially certified copy)
• Power of attorney/proof of activity/other proof if the complainant is not the gun owner, e.g. insolvency/receiver, officially appointed guardian, possessor (in the event of the death of the gun owner)

• You must have a certificate of deactivation.
• Weapons rendered unusable, the operability of which cannot be restored using conventional tools.

You must apply a weapon that has been rendered unusable or destroyed and requires a permit to the competent weapons authority. Submit the notification along with the required documents.

The rendering unusable or deactivation of weapons must be reported immediately.

For the issuance of a certificate of notification pursuant to Section 37h (1) sentence 1 WaffG, an administrative fee of EUR 20 per firearm, per decorative weapon, per magazine and per magazine housing is charged.: Fee 20,00 EUR