Guns, swords and other weapons were found at house in Liverpool.
Police attended the property on Jarrett Road in Kirkby at around 12.15pm on Tuesday to conduct a search and located a blank firing pistol, two swords and two knuckle dusters in a bin in the back garden. The items have been taken for forensic examination.
In a separate incident later on Tuesday, just before 2.50pm, officers responded to reports of suspicious activity on Brasenose Road, Bootle and following a search of the area, located a firearm hidden in a carrier bag in the undergrowth which has been recovered for forensic examination.