The pistol was packed, along with his other belongings, and sent back to an SAS base and safely locked away.
Sgt Nightingale suffered memory loss after a fall during a charity trek in Brazil and forgot about the pistol.
The pistol was moved, with his belongings in 2010 when he was moved to a new Army house.
And it was last year, that when he was away on duty in Afghanistan that police raided his home after his housemate's estranged wife claimed her husband had assaulted her and alleged he kept ammunition in the home.
It was during the search of the house that Sgt Nightingale's pistol was found.
It has since emerged that police called to the home decided it was not a matter for them as there was "no criminal intent" on Sgt Nightingale's part.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...in-prison.html
Civil police obviously didn't want to get involved, then the Red Caps and MoD very nicely decided to hang him out to dry
He's a very interesting guy - developed a chest dressing which has saved loads of lives
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-SAS-hero.html
