Jason Tattersall in court following police raid

Jason Tattersall, 47, of Sanctuary Point was arrested during the raid, and charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol, possessing a prohibited weapon without a permit and not keeping a firearm safely.

However Tattersall's lawyer Phil Carey argued in court the replica pistol was tiny.

"It is a child's toy, in which case there's no requirement to keep it safe," he said.

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Tattersall was also charged with possessing knuckle dusters, but Mr Carey said police were told at the time they belonged to someone else.

Mr Carey said police also made a big deal about Tattersall being a member of "a social group, a motorcycle club called the Nomads".

And while that group had been involved in problems in the Sydney area, Tattersall had "distanced himself from those problems" by moving away from Sydney to Sanctuary Point, Mr Carey said.

Tattersall has pleaded not guilty to all charges, however Magistrate Lisa Viney refused his bail application.

She said Tattersall was already on parole for "serious matters of violence" at the time of his arrest, when the items were allegedly found in his bedroom.

"This does not appear to be a child's toy, this appears to be a pistol," Ms Viney said.

She ordered Tattersall remain in custody until his next court appearance on March 7.