Illegally held antique guns confiscated in Cork saved from destruction by museum

The three Webley revolvers were confiscated from a man in Clonakilty who produced them in front of friends during a drunken moment

An example of a Webley Revolver. There was no evidence the revolvers had ever been fired by the defendant. File photo

Confiscated Webley revolvers from the late 1800s which were to have been destroyed will be sent instead to the National Museum of Ireland.

Prosecution barrister Brendan Kelly said at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that the museum had contacted him following an order for the destruction of the weapons.