Southampton man jailed for possessing explosive materials and stun gun
Pascal Knorr-Gulde's home was raided by police last June.
A man has been jailed for eight years after police found explosive materials and a homemade stun gun at his home in Southampton.
A bomb disposal unit was sent to Pascal Knorr-Gulde's house on Bond Road in Bitterne Park last June.
They discovered chemicals and powders that could be used to create explosives and homemade parts for firearms.
Prosecutors said the 48-year-old is a "very dangerous man with a fascination for firearms and explosives".
Police discovered a workshop with manuals and templates on how to construct firearms, as well as materials that could be used to make explosives.
Officers also discovered firearms’ parts at the property together with a construction guide for a MAC 10 machine pistol.
A homemade MAC 10 casing, a spent cartridge in a workshop, and various other firearms related materials were recovered.
Saira Nisar from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "We used experts in firearms and explosives to provide evidence that proved the chemicals he had in his home could be used to make high explosives.
"He was obviously attempting to make weapons, and although the separate parts found would not have been a viable firearm if they had been put together, this was largely due to poor workmanship on his part.
"Knorr-Gulde is clearly a very dangerous man with a fascination for firearms and explosives.
"The extensive work of the prosecution team in this case has resulted in the public being kept safe and justice being delivered."