Paul Berryman had tried to convince a jury at Norwich Crown Court he experienced a long and distinguished military career with the Parachute Regiment between 1979 and 2007.

Norwich Crown Court (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest) The 62-year-old tried to put forward his service as exceptional circumstances, which might have spared him from serving a mandatory minimum five year jail term.

Berryman, of Willbye Avenue in Diss, was facing a prison sentence after he admitted possession of a prohibited firearm in 2018.

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