71. Procedure for making replicas of firearms innocuous.
- The replicas of firearms may be made innocuous through any of the following methods, namely:-(i)by cutting a slot of the size of 12 mm x 6 mm on the underside of the barrel at a distance of 25 mm from the breech end in case the barrels of replicas are made of the same metal which is used for manufacture of barrels of firearm; or(ii)by manufacturing barrels of replicas with soft metals like brass; or(iii)by eliminating channel in the barrel or by not linking the channel with fire mechanism or by eliminating firing mechanism; or(iv)by providing a solid barrel or by making the rear portion of the barrel solid while the front portion of the barrel is given the shape of a normal barrel.
