Firstly, it is important that you inform the firearms authority responsible for your place of residence about the inheritance. You can find out online or at the local regulatory office or police station which authority is responsible for you. It is very important to inform the authority - otherwise a very high fine may be imposed! Once you have informed the authority, you can decide whether you want to keep or sell the inherited weapons. If you decide to keep the weapons from the estate, you must apply for a firearms ownership card or, if you are a hunter or sports shooter, have them registered in your firearms ownership card. If you do not have the authorization to possess firearms yourself, you must have the weapons rendered inoperable if you want to keep them. If you want to sell the weapons from the estate, you can offer them for free on Gunfinder or sell them directly to one of our purchasing partners. We recommend the second method, as it is safe, fair, and above all uncomplicated - in a few steps, you have sold the weapons and properly deregistered them with the authorities.

If you want to sell the inherited weapons, there are two options on Gunfinder. Firstly, you can publish a free advertisement for the weapon on Gunfinder and offer it to a large number of hunters and shooters. However, it may take some time to sell the weapon this way. If you want to sell the inherited weapons immediately, we recommend our purchase service: You send us a picture of your weapon as well as a brief description, and our purchase partners will make you a non-binding offer within 1-2 days. If you accept the offer, we will arrange for the live weapon to be picked up at a suitable date and immediately transfer the money to you. Non-live weapons are shipped with DHL. You only need to have the weapon, the firearms ownership card, and the master data sheet ready - you can find out where to get this here. In addition, you will receive a transfer declaration from the purchase partner, with which you can report the sale to the firearms authority.

You have inherited a whole collection of weapons? No problem, offer the weapons individually or the entire estate as a collection, and our Gunfinder partners will immediately send you an offer. If you photograph multiple weapons at once, make sure that they are all clearly visible. If you have any questions, you can also contact our service team at any time, we will be happy to assist you.

For the sale of the weapon, you only need the firearms ownership card and the master data sheet. The master data sheet is an extract from the national firearms register, which you can obtain from your firearms authority upon request. If you do not have it, no problem: a short email to the authority is usually sufficient, and the response will come in a few days.