A man who insists a gun he was given was an unusable antique it to face trial later this year.Neil Roots, aged 45, has denied possession of a prohibited firearm.Plasterer Roots allegedly had a Colt 38 revolver in Plymouth on December 31 last year. He has previously pleaded not guilty when he appeared at the city's Crown Court.Ali Rafati, for the defendant, said the weapon was an antique, made some time between 1877 and 1909 and had been given to him by a grand-parent.READ NEXT: PCSO to face...
