[chris vickery]

Richard, thank you for your post.
Over here it comes down to satisfying the authorities in order not to have your goods seized.
After a lengthy talk with Clive, one would best leave deactivated weapons in the UK rather than try to import them with a vehicle. The only other option is to have them shipped in under an approved weapons importers license and have them professionally inspected, de-activated and unregistered here by the same importer who is licensed for such. Basically they come in as operational weapons although they may have undergone deact in the UK.
My main questions were more to do with things like live artillery and smokes dischargers as commonly found on British AFVs.
A fellow here in Canada is required to obtain an import license and satisfy the DFAIT office as to what has been done to the piece to satisfy their requirements and forward same to the dealer in the UK. The exporter in the UK can then apply for an export permit, as the UK government will ask for the import permit from Canada before issuing an export permit .

Tell me I basically have it correct, Clive?

Many thanks to all the terrorists who have once again impinged on our freedoms by giving our governments one more reason to make more regulations which affect our hobby...