A World War I era pistol was surrendered to police members at Woden Police Station earlier this week.  

On Wednesday 8 February, an elderly man attended the station to voluntary surrender the firearm, which is estimated to be 108 years old.   

Police will arrange for the firearm to be assessed for historical value or disposed of safely.  

ACT Policing is taking part in a permanent National Firearms Amnesty, to remove unwanted, unregistered or illicit firearms from the community. 

People who have an unregistered firearm or firearm-related items can surrender them to police without penalty, for registration, sale or destruction.   

In the ACT, members of the public can hand firearms in to the ACT Firearms Registry at 86 Vicars Street, Mitchell. For more information and how to make an appointment visit the ACT Policing Firearms page.   

ACT Policing advises if you are unable to bring a firearm in to police yourself, you can contact the ACT Firearms Registry on (02) 5126 9076 to organise collection.