More than 450 guns have been seized by police during a raid of a home in Cooma.
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![An 80-year-old man has had his firearms license suspended after police seize more than 450 guns from a Cooma property. Picture: NSW Police. An 80-year-old man has had his firearms license suspended after police seize more than 450 guns from a Cooma property. Picture: NSW Police.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/SXxisSeUazLQeUK4SswLry/720fb232-6530-40e9-aff2-c43964e7c7a3.jpg/r0_215_810_799_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Officers took 462 guns, along with ammunition, during a search of the home on Tuesday, along with fire and rescue crews.
Police seized the hundreds of guns following an earlier search of the property in August, after officers went to the home to take seven guns that failed to be forfeited from a deceased estate.
Only three out of the seven guns were found by police, but multiple guns were seen with moisture damage.
![The guns had to be washed and police had to wear breathing equipment to take the guns, due to their poor condition. Picture: NSW Police The guns had to be washed and police had to wear breathing equipment to take the guns, due to their poor condition. Picture: NSW Police](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/SXxisSeUazLQeUK4SswLry/de53d205-da91-41e2-a7d6-c0633744f131.jpg/r0_0_810_1080_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Police then returned to the property on Tuesday to seize the more than 450 guns.
A NSW police spokesman said officers had to use breathing equipment to take the guns, due to their poor condition.
An 80-year-old man had his firearms license suspended due to the seizure, with an investigation under way.