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Weapons, ammunition or licence certificates - report loss

  • Service description

    You must immediately report the loss of weapons, ammunition and firearms licences that require authorisation. Weapons authorisation documents include

    • Weapons possession licence,
    • Ammunition purchase licence,
    • Weapons licence,
    • Small firearms licence,
    • Shooting licence,
    • European firearms pass,
    • Replacement certificate for gun ownership card or gun licence,
    • other authorisation documents (e.g. weapons trading or manufacturing permit, carry or transfer permit, special permit for carrying weapons at public events).

    You can also report the loss of several weapons/ammunition and licences in one report.

    If you report that you have lost your licence documents, you should also apply for replacement documents to be issued to you at the same time.

    You must also report to the police that you have lost weapons and/or licences.

    If you find the weapons and licences again, you must report this to the relevant weapons authority. You must return any replacement documents that may have been issued.

  • Procedure

    You must report the loss of weapons, ammunition or licences to the competent weapons authority.

  • Prerequisites

    You have lost a weapon, ammunition or a licence.

  • Which documents are required?

    • Identity card or passport (copy)

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    You must report the loss immediately.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    You can use the NWR identification numbers (NWR ID) to complete the advert more quickly:

    • Your Personal NWR ID (P or F NWR ID) for your personal details
    • the permitNWR ID for the firearms licence (E-NWR ID)
    • the weapon or weapon part NWR ID (W or T NWR ID).

    You can obtain NWR IDs on application to the relevant firearms authority.

  • Short text

    • Notification of the loss of weapons, ammunition or licences requiring a permit
    • Loss of weapons, ammunition or authorisation certificates must be reported immediately to the competent weapons authority
    • Additional notification of loss to the police required
    • Permit certificates are gun ownership cards, hunting licences, ammunition purchase licences, gun licences, small firearms licences, shooting permits, European firearms pass, replacement certificates for gun ownership cards (WBK), other permit certificates (transfer permits, etc.).
    • Immediate notification if the weapons and authorisation documents are found again; submission of any replacement documents issued to the competent weapons authority
    • Responsible: Weapons authority

  • Professionally approved by

    Ministry of the Interior, Building and Sport

  • Information stand

    21.06.2024

  • Typing

    3b

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