A Trowbridge man who was accused of possessing a prohibited weapon has had the charge against him dropped.
Bryan Burrows, 45, would have faced the prospect of a mandatory five-year jail term had he been convicted of having the Brocock .38 self-contained cartridge system.
But prosecutors offered no evidence against Mr Burrows, of Westfield Road, Trowbridge, when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court on Friday.
Judge Tim Mousley QC entered a formal not guilty verdict and ordered Mr Burrows' out of pocket costs be paid.
A second man, Frank Welch, 50, of The Glebe, Freshford, Bath, is still set to face trial on the charge.
It is alleged he had the cartridge with a Brocock ME38 Magnum revolver on Tuesday, November 19, last year. The case against him was adjourned to Monday, September 15.
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