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#1
August 30th, 2005
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Are we allowed to take our spearguns on a flight if they are in checked in luggage? Just spoken to Ryanair and they are not happy. Anybody travelled with a speargun to Italy?
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August 30th, 2005
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The problem you have is that you mentioned the gun word
 It isnt against the law as far as Im aware to take spearguns into Italy but what you must do is pack them well and very securely, then label them as "Fishing Equipment" not spear guns. It may even be worth taking off the handle of your gun and putting it inside your main luggage, so that it is unusable straight off and wont look like a gun on the x-ray scans.When I first started flying, they were carried as hand luggage! Havent times changed
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#3
August 30th, 2005
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Thanks Alison, spoke to girl at Ryanair and it was a definate no no, so I suppose we just take the risk and see what happens. Ohter option is to by me a new gun when I get there Hmmmmmmmm
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August 30th, 2005
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as an italian, I normallly fly (to sicily or sardinia from continental Italy) with my spearguns packed with normal luggage. Never had any serious problems. The very only problem (just a waste of time) is that my gunbags are sometimes taken by airport police for control: thence I have to go to the police office, tell them that it's just fishing gear and they say: "ok". After that I simply pick my guns and go free.
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August 30th, 2005
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Thanks for that, the trouble I'll have is that I don't speak italian apart from the basics!!!! How easy is it buy a gun out there? loads of spearo shops in the south?
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#6
August 30th, 2005
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You'll be fine as long as its well packed and checked in with your main luggage; Ryanair are just covering their bums, ask them if you can tack fishing equipment and see what the response is
 Mind you, its an excuse to buy a new gun 
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#7
August 30th, 2005
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Hmm the plot thickens, I could get a new gun and leave it in Italy thereby forcing me to return for more fun!!
Beats Dorset in the winter
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#8
August 30th, 2005
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sorry, i forgot to write that control is at the arrival only. When you depart you just have to deliver the gun packed in bags together with the other luggage, without telling (it's not necessary, because fishing spearguns are not classified as weapons for italian laws). Notice that if you carry airguns, you have to unload the air to avoid accidents due to flight pressure (that's severely checked).
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August 30th, 2005
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#10
August 30th, 2005
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Thats it new gun it is, easier than all the hassle and was looking for a new 1000 anyhow. Any one recommend any good shops? Landing in Pescara then going south.
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August 30th, 2005
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Spaghetti, please do. Not sure where I'm going its all down to the people I'm meeting. A bit disorganised I know but its a freebie so who can complain!!!!!!
Flying to Pescara then being met at airport and of to the seaside we go!
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#12
August 30th, 2005
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Just enabled the email bit on the User CP (I hope) Alison can you check for me please?
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#14
August 30th, 2005
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SilentAssasin's email is working but I can pass on a message with pleasure (with email actually but hey we're all different
) Ive sent a test message so you should have a new email at your Phillipparboiled (minced it a bit) account
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September 1st, 2005
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Left Pisa last night with 2 guns, packed separately, the guy on the BA check-in desk saw that I had 2 Cressi bags and asked if I had any "guns" in them, I said that I did and he called security over to get them checked, they also checked my knives as well. He said that the Italian security at airports are getting a bit over zealous at the moment and that it is much better to get them checked at check-in as it saves a load of hassle having to go down to the security rooms after the luggage has gone through the x-ray machines, this happened to me last yeat flying out of Genoa with my Underwater Scooter, spent best part of 2 hours explaning what it was, and that it wasn't a torpedo!!
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