A former special forces sniper has been found guilty of illegally possessing a Glock 9mm pistol and 338 rounds of ammunition.
Sergeant Danny Nightingale was convicted by a five-person court martial board in Bulford, Wiltshire.
The 38-year-old of Crewe, Cheshire, had pleaded not guilty to possession of a prohibited firearm between November 26, 2007 and September 16, 2011.
He also denied possession of the ammunition on or about September 16, 2011.
The items, said to be brought back from Iraq, were recovered by civilian police in September 2011 in the rented house the father-of-two shared with another SAS soldier, known only as Soldier N.
The pistol was found in Sgt Nightingale's wardrobe and the ammunition was under his bed in a plastic box.
Sgt Nightingale, who was serving in Afghanistan at the time, said he had no knowledge of them being in his bedroom and said someone else had put them there.
"I have physical or tangible memory. I have no recollection of receiving the gun," he told the court martial.
He said he was a "diligent" soldier who would not have "randomly" stored ammunition at home.
He had originally pleaded guilty to the two charges in November last year and was sentenced to 18 months' military detention.
Sgt Nightingale appealed against that sentence and it was reduced to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended for a year.
The Court of Appeal later quashed Sgt Nightingale's original convictions and a fresh trial was ordered.
The ex-SAS sniper was released on bail after Wednesday's verdict.
Sentencing was adjourned pending a Court of Appeal judgement on the sentencing powers of the court.
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