Signal weapons are used only for filingalarm, has a sound or light accompaniment. In case of being in the forest zone one on one with a furious beast can also be used as a deterrent. As a defensive tool, it is not recommended to use, as this weapon does not possess stopping action. Although, as an effect of surprise, it can work.
According to the current legislation,The signal weapon refers to civilian and is in free sale, that is, its license acquisition and registration is not required. However, there are some limitations. Signaling revolvers and pistols, the caliber of which exceeds 6 mm, as well as cartridges of which can be used as gas or firearms, are recognized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as dangerous for human life and are subject to mandatory registration, respectively, licensing.
The license for such a signal revolver can beget to the police department at the place of residence. It is worth noting that such a document is also a permit to carry and store weapons. As a rule, its effect does not exceed five years from the date of issue. When you register, you will be required to have a product passport and a license with the appropriate marks of the seller of this gun. Revolvers brought from abroad are subjected to a more thorough examination, except for copies purchased for collections.
Naturally, most often the signal weaponis purchased by travelers, lovers of extreme sports, seafarers, etc. Such a gun can also become an excellent gift to an expensive man. Even taking into account the fact that it does not apply to combat, sale to minors is prohibited. The most popular type of such weapons in our country is the Nagan signal (pistol). Its peculiarity is that outwardly it looks very much like a military weapon, and the sound of a shot is identical to the present, although in use it is absolutely harmless. But more often you can see examples when the signal weapon is used not for its intended purpose, but as a kind of self-defense. For example, from stray dogs or from hooligans, after all, in addition to scaring one species, you can also shoot in the air, and the sound is very frightening.
And although the outwardly signal gun is very similar toreal, there are differences. For example, its trunk is absolutely smooth, without transitions of the main part to the chamber, a uniform diameter along the entire length. These pistols are usually single-barreled, but there are individual specimens in double-barreled version.
Cartridges can be very diverse:lightless parachute, parachute with one star and a large number, with sabers of colored smoke, combined. The latter, together with a visual signal, also produce a specific sound, similar to a shot of pyrotechnic firecrackers. As a rule, smoke cartridges are used in the daytime, and with the presence of a star in the charge - in the night. The height of the shot of all kinds of cartridges reaches 100-150 meters.
