I can't say too much as it's only semi semi legit but a friend is coming back from the Maldives similar dates who is going to pick some bits up in Karachi, then meet off Djibouti and we're going to sail convoy together plus another friend's boat down to Madagascar and onto Mauritius for a few months ...

Finally managed to get it sorted and totally legally, thanks for your help.

Personally I think you need to rethink the whole route and sadly dissappoint your wife, lets face it you're sailing the World ...and why spend time in a Turkish jail?

hah! yep, there is this factor and I have to be honest that I'm kind of going off the idea but it's just that the actual ...

You're semi right about Suez, legally it's an International Waterway under Egyptian stewardship. Their rules state that you have to give all firearms to the officials at the entrance and they will securely transport them via road at regular invervals and return them at the exit. Many private and ...

It's not actually illegal, international law allows anything excpt heavy armaments so long as you are 20km off the coast which is fine and there are treaties considering the suez as international waters, once through the gulf of aden it goes overboard and I can moor anywhere without concern.

Ideally, I'd throw the thing overboard after passing somalian range/gulf of aden. I thought that the balkans might be possible or perhaps turkey/syria/lebanon before entering the suez.
There's likely a million places safely hide a weopon on a boat and customs are really only interested in finding ...

just to add about the topic title, i thought a bullpup would be better as theyre generally better in confined spaces.

Before you all start telling me about the legal status let me present my situation.

I was in the royal marines a back then and am used to handling a service weapon if necessary. I am in the process of buying a nice yacht and am thinking of sailing the world with my wife. She really really wants to ...