Man was arrested while trying to sell a Makarov pistol in Jambay district of Samarkand province, the press service of the State Security Service reported.
The man from Tashkent city, 46, was also selling had 96 rounds of ammunition.
Further, the search of his apartment found an old-style 5.6-mm caliber Montecristo, various cartridges, parts of a shotgun, sharp objects and other evidence.
The man has criminal record under Smuggling and Illicit trafficking in potent or toxic substances charges of the Criminal Code.
The man is now facing Sales of firearms charge of the Criminal Code.
