Dalmarnock man jailed for possessing 19th century gun
Officers forced entry in April and a police dog sniffed out the weapon.
A man has been jailed for five years after being caught with a nineteenth-century gun.
David Kilcullen was snared after a raid at his flat in Glasgow's Dalmarnock in April this year.
Officers forced entry before a police dog sniffed out the weapon, which was hidden wrapped in a towel.
The 32 year-old stated: “I am gutted.”
Kilcullen pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow to having the gun described as an American five shot revolver from the late 1800s.
Lord Mulholland told him: “This city has seen the tragic consequences of the illegal use of firearms.
“There was no evidence that you planned to use it – instead you were the custodian of it for others.”
The judge said the guilty plea reduced the jail-term from seven and a half years.
Paul Nelson, defending, earlier told the court: “He accrued a debt, it was called in and he was prevailed upon to provide a safe location for the item.
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