FILE - In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 20 2013 two Tuesday newspaper headlines carrying the news of Olympian Athlete Oscar Pistorius' applications for six firearms are photographed in Johannesburg. Pistorius applied for licenses for six guns a few weeks before he shot and killed his girlfriend and Pistorius says the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was accidental. Prosecutors have charged him with premeditated murder. Afrikaans newspaper headline left, reads "Police refuse Oscar weapon, gets 9mm license after appeal". Even if Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star violated basic gun-handling regulations by shooting into a closed door without knowing who was behind it, exposing himself to the lesser but still serious charge of culpable homicide. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell-File)
FILE - In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 20 2013 two Tuesday newspaper headlines carrying the news of Olympian Athlete Oscar Pistorius' applications for six firearms are photographed in Johannesburg. Pistorius applied for licenses for six guns a few weeks before he shot and killed his girlfriend and Pistorius says the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was accidental. Prosecutors have charged him with premeditated murder. Afrikaans newspaper headline left, reads "Police refuse Oscar weapon, gets 9mm license after appeal". Even if Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star violated basic gun-handling regulations by shooting into a closed door without knowing who was behind it, exposing himself to the lesser but still serious charge of culpable homicide. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell-File)
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2013 file photo, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives for a bail hearing in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius' representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum, and say it is an herbal remedy used "in aid of muscle recovery." South African police say they found needles in Pistorius' bedroom along with the substance, which they initially named as testosterone. Prosecutors later withdrew that statement identifying the substance and said it had been sent for laboratory tests. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - In this Friday Feb. 22, 2013 file photo Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, is watched by a policeman while in the dock during his bail hearing in Pretoria, South Africa, charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. During the hearing last week it was heard how police stumbled and fumbled through the bail hearing and how investigator, Hilton Botha, possibly contaminated the crime scene and faced attempted murder charges himself. (AP Photo, File)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? In 2012, the year he made history as the first double-amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius bought six guns for what he planned to be a collection of U.S. and South African-manufactured firearms, according to the gun collectors' club he joined last April. Here is a brief look at the firearms South African police say he applied to have licensed:
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Smith & Wesson 500: The Springfield, Massachusetts, manufacturer calls this "the most powerful production revolver in the world." It fires .500-caliber shells and holds five rounds. Smith & Wesson says it is "a hunting handgun for any game animal walking." The company makes various barrel lengths for the 500. Its suggested retail price is US$1,249 for the version with an 8.38-inch (21.3-centimeter) barrel.
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Smith & Wesson .38-caliber: Another revolver. Holds either five or six rounds, depending on the model. Most .38-caliber models from Smith & Wesson have short barrels, just 1.875 inches (4.7 centimeters) long, giving them a snub-nose appearance.
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Three shotguns: South African police says Pistorius applied for licenses for models from Mossberg, Maverick and Winchester, all American makes.
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Vektor .223-caliber rifle: A civilian version of the R-series assault rifle used by South Africa's military. Its innards are modified to make it only semi-automatic for civilian use. The Vektor was developed for sports shooters, security firms, farmers and collectors, said Carvel Webb, chairman of the National Arms and Ammunition Collectors Confederation of South Africa. For civilian collectors, "it is the closest thing to being able to get an original R5" that South African soldiers use.
Production was discontinued more than a decade ago. "It is rather scarce as not many were made and it has become a sought-after collector's item if in original good condition for those who are qualified to collect it," Webb said.
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