A Surbiton OAP, arrested and prosecuted for having a powerful .44 gun, had the charge against him dropped the day he was due to stand trial before a judge and jury.
Michael John Bensley, 75, had a year-long wait from the day the weapon was found to discovering he would walk free.
He had always fought the charge of possessing a prohibited weapon, namely the Russian-made gun, which allegedly had a barrel of less than 30cm in length and was less than 60cm long overall.
Bensley was charged with having the gun on June 11, last year at his home in Tolworth Road.
When he initially appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court the case was immediately transferred to Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court.
At the crown court the Crown Prosecution Service announced that after a review of the charge they decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute Bensley.
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