Firearms in an estate should not become an administrative problem.
Refer the matter online. We coordinate the compliant workflow, licensed custody, valuation, documentation and status tracking while your firm retains visibility throughout.
No meeting required. A quick referral takes under five minutes.
Example of a matter record: reference FD-2026-000214, status valuation in progress, referral received, authority verified and custody receipted; next action with the valuer.
One referral. One record. One closure pack.
Every matter follows explicit, evidenced stages. Your portal always shows what is happening, who has the next action and what, if anything, you need to do.
Refer in minutes
No meeting required. A quick referral needs only your contact details and the name of the deceased. A matter reference is issued immediately.
We coordinate
Authority verification, licensed custody, valuation and executor instruction, with milestone updates to your firm and exceptions only when something needs you.
Close with evidence
A complete closure pack for the estate file: chain-of-custody receipts, valuations, the signed executor instruction and settlement records.
The operational burden leaves your desk. The visibility stays.
One referral, one record
One matter record and one status view instead of calls to dealers, valuers and family members.
Custody by service area
Licensed custody sites are allocated by service area, capacity and capability, with credential expiry tracked.
Secure digital evidence
Photographs, serial records and receipts are held in the platform and viewed there, never emailed.
Status at any time
Plain-language status, the next-action owner and milestone updates. Exceptions are raised only when needed.
A complete closure pack
Custody receipts, valuations, the executor instruction and settlement in one pack for the estate file.
No meetings
Refer, upload and instruct through the portal. Our team contacts you only when a decision is needed.
Plain language, one task at a time, nothing to install.
The executor is invited to a specific matter on the attorney's instruction and signs in with a secure link and a one-time code. No password, no app.
- See what is happeningThe matter status, who holds the next action and the documents on file.
- Review the valuationThe approved valuation in plain language before any decision is asked for.
- Choose a permitted pathOnly the options approved for this matter are shown, such as transfer to a licensed heir or sale through a licensed dealer.
- Sign once, with evidenceAn electronic instruction with a verified session, consent text and a record of exactly what was signed.
Built as a system of record, not a messaging thread.
Custody, money and legal authority are governed by rules and evidence in the platform. The controls below are in the software today, as built; an external penetration test will be commissioned before broad rollout.
Append-only audit trail
Every material action is recorded with who, what, when and why. Nothing is deleted; corrections are superseding records.
Dual control where it matters
Release from custody, serial-number corrections, legal-rule changes and payee changes need two people.
Receipted, photographed, tagged
Each firearm is verified, photographed and asset-tagged on receipt. Custody history is kept for its whole stay.
No serial numbers by email
Notifications carry status and secure links only. Serials, identity documents and photographs never leave the platform.
Legal position as configuration
Regulated steps proceed only under a legal rule activated by compliance; anything else waits with evidence.
Scanned, scoped, short-lived
Uploads are malware-scanned before anyone can open them, access is scoped per firm and matter, and documents are served over TLS through short-lived signed links.
Designed around the High Court order of 15 September 2026.
The order in case 2025-104362 declared that a firearm remains an asset of a deceased estate and that a licensed dealer may receive it from the executor. An application for leave to appeal suspends the order until it is decided; the platform enables receipt into dealer custody only once counsel confirms the order is operative, and until then that step waits with its evidence. The procedural status is published on the legal updates page. Nothing on this site is legal advice.
What the platform never does
- Imply an approvalExternal regulatory steps are shown as waiting states with evidence.
- Release on paymentPayment status never triggers release or disposal of a firearm.
- Hold sale proceedsProceeds settle from the dealer to the estate or attorney trust account.
Answers before you refer.
Do I need to attend a meeting or a call?
No. A quick referral needs only your contact details and the name of the deceased. Everything else follows through the portal once the matter is open, and our team contacts you only when a decision or document is needed.
What do I need before I refer?
Your firm, your name and email, and the name of the deceased. The Master reference, executor details, licence copies and letters of executorship can be added later through secure upload links.
Who holds the firearms while the estate is administered?
Licensed custody sites only: dealers with a police licence to store firearms, whose dealer licence and storage approval are recorded and tracked for expiry; a site is allocated only while both are current. Your firm is told the custody region and when custody is confirmed; the site's identity and internal storage locations are not disclosed outside the site. Every receipt, movement and release is receipted. Receipt into dealer custody opens once counsel confirms the court order is operative; until then we open the matter, verify authority and gather documents, and the custody step waits with its evidence.
What can the executor do with the firearms?
The options shown to the executor reflect the workflow currently approved for that matter, such as transfer to a licensed heir, sale through a licensed dealer or lawful disposal. If the legal or administrative position changes, the matter is updated before any blocked step proceeds.
How are fees handled?
Professional fees are invoiced and paid by EFT against the invoice number. No card payments are taken, and proceeds of any sale settle from the dealer to the estate or the attorney trust account, never through Firearmdesk.
Ready when a firearm appears on the inventory.
A quick referral takes under five minutes and needs only the details you already have.