Princess Anne took part in a live firearms demonstration during a visit to a North Yorkshire company that supplies defence equipment to UK police and military forces.
She toured the Viking Arms facility near the village of Summerbridge in the Yorkshire Dales.
While there, Princess Anne took part in a live demonstration with Rich Fell, Viking Arms’ Glock armourer and specialist firearms trainer.
She was also shown the disassembly of the Glock 17 Gen 4, the standard sidearm used by British Armed Forces since 2013.
The princess was also shown the company’s new licensed warehouse, equipped for the storage of ammunition, firearms and section 5 prohibited weapons.
Sam Macarthur, Viking Arms’ managing director, said he was “deeply honoured” to welcome Princess Anne to the company.
“It was a privilege for the entire Viking family, including our founder Mrs Brown, to share our journey with Princess Anne," she said.
“The Princess Royal took the time to engage with our team, showing genuine interest in how we support the British military and police with cutting-edge defence technology. We are incredibly grateful for her visit.”
Viking Arms has grown to become one of the UK’s leading distributors of firearms, ammunition, optics and accessories of fire expressed since it was founded in 1965 by the late Geoffrey Brown.
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