Gun club official tells of Oscar's collection

2013-03-01 22:00

Oscar Pistorius (Picture: AP)

Johannesburg - An official at a South African gun collectors' club where Oscar Pistorius was a member says he steadily became an avid collector of firearms in his Olympic year.

He says Pistorius bought a collection of pistols and shotguns, all American manufactured, his favourite.

John Beare, vice chairperson of the Lowveld Firearm Collectors Association, told AP that Pistorius also purchased a semi-automatic rifle for his expanding collection at the end of 2012.

That coincided with the early stages of Pistorius's romance with Reeva Steenkamp, the model he shot and killed at his home in the early hours of 14 February.

Prosecutors have charged Pistorius with premeditated murder for killing Steenkamp with three of four shots fired from his 9mm pistol.

Pistorius said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder.

- SAPA