A mini pistol from Brazil handed in during gun amnesty
The miniature pistol looks like a toy but is a fully-operational .22 calibre firearm.
The Brazilian-made weapon is only four inches long and may be fully concealed within the palm of the hand.
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Hide AdAlso surrendered were blank-firing starting pistols, air pistols and air rifles, one member of the public surrendering three air rifles.
This week's tally continues the outstanding success locally of the nation-wide firearms amnesty. Weapons may be surrendered with no questions asked at nine Sussex police stations, including Bexhill, between now and the end of April.
A dozen weapons were surrendered at Bexhill last week out of a force-wide total of 164.
A further eight guns were surrendered at Bexhill police station up until yesterday.
They included handguns and rifles.