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Two tall steel gun safes standing side by side, the left one open to show its felt-lined interior, barrel rests and internal shelf, the right one closed with a keypad lock.

Owning a Firearm in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Lei 5/2006 Licence Classes, the Medical Certificate and PSP Exam, the Four-Gun Ceiling on a B Licence, the Safe You Must Buy First, and the 90 Days You Get on an Inherited Shotgun

Licence B is a legacy licence you cannot apply for. B1 caps you at two weapons, C and D at twenty-five. You need an EN 14450 safe before the PSP will authorise a purchase, the licence never runs beyond five years, and an inherited gun must be declared within 90 days.
The Portugal Brief
An open archaeological trench at Conimbriga in central Portugal, showing excavated stone wall footings in red earth with a protective canopy on the ridge behind.

Metal Detecting in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Lei 121/99 Ban, the One-Year Licence Only the Culture Ministry Can Grant, the 48-Hour Rule on Anything You Find, and the Detector the State Confiscates

Portugal prohibits metal detecting for anything of historical, artistic, numismatic or archaeological interest, then licenses a narrow exception one year at a time. Carrying an unlicensed detector across a classified site is itself an offence, and the penalty takes the machine.
The Portugal Brief