Kempton Park Fair - 1 Aug 2021 Photos

[Abasmajor]

A huge thank you to Liz and Peter Binfield as well as the team for putting on another successful event.

There were some interesting 'fresh' airguns at today's show including a boxed Haenel 28R, a Westley Richards with heart cutout and a fair old selection of BSA air rifles, many of which were fitted with BSA No 12, No 21a and No 22 aperture sights. Then there was an especially nice Imprved Model B that I narrowly missed out on after another collector recognised a bargain when he saw one. I was too slow as usual!

Anyway here are a few snaps from the day's event.

Enjoy.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3CoTrxPgLM9x85UWA

John M

Hi John,

Do my eyes deceive me or is that really a £3,000.00 price tag on the Cogswell & Harrison Certus pistol ?

Brian

[Josie & John]

Hi John,

Do my eyes deceive me or is that really a £3,000.00 price tag on the Cogswell & Harrison Certus pistol ?

Brian

'tis indeed Brian.

Kind regards,

John

[flogger]

Hi John,

Do my eyes deceive me or is that really a £3,000.00 price tag on the Cogswell & Harrison Certus pistol ?

Brian

Took the words right out of my mouth i was wondering the same.i have one and was interested in the sellers price , is that a true reflection of its value.

[micky2]

Great photos as always from you John. do know how the home made pistol with the Webley grips cocked.
ATB
Mick

[Lakey]

Great photos as always from you John. do know how the home made pistol with the Webley grips cocked.
ATB
Mick

It didn't cock as such Mick.
When the trigger was pulled, the small central bar/shaft, with the roughened end went backwards, and forwards when the trigger was released. The person who had it thought it was a flint gas lighter. Looked professionally made.

Very interesting object !

Lakey

[Chippendale]

As has been said, a good Fair again by Binners and his good lady, and the weather helped by staying dry, well it was for as long as I was there.

Some excellent displays of guns and militaria as we have come to expect from this Fair.

I purchased a lovely Light Pattern which I purchased solely for my Bell Target shooting.

If it wasn't for the long journey, 392 miles round trip for me, I would make it to them all.

Thanks again to Liz and Pete, it was very nice to meet you both again and of course the BBS members I bumped into.

Cheers

Melv

Chippendale (with clothes on)

[pjbingham]

Couldn’t make this one due to other commitments but great to see the photos
Looks like another great achievement by ‘Team Binners’

[micky2]

It didn't cock as such Mick.
When the trigger was pulled, the small central bar/shaft, with the roughened end went backwards, and forwards when the trigger was released. The person who had it thought it was a flint gas lighter. Looked professionally made.

Very interesting object !

Lakey

Hi Lakey, many thanks for the reply. l just couldn't figure it out. it make sense now,with the screw as the foresight to take the flint. more than likely made by someone in the casting line who had a interest in Webley air pistols. something for the serious Webley collector.

[jedburgh]

Great photos - much appreciated .
Can anyone who attended remember the prices of the BSA 's with the 21A and 22 aperture sights ?
Regards

[harvey_s]

Super photos as usual John pity the price labels were all turned over on the first lot.
That short barrel LP53 would be interesting to cock!

BTW how's the book coming along?

[Killbot]

Great photo's. i def need to ad a record jumbo to my collection

[rapidresponse1]

some fantastic pics there

[Abasmajor]

Took the words right out of my mouth i was wondering the same.i have one and was interested in the sellers price , is that a true reflection of its value.

No, well over the top in my opinion anyway.
I paid just under £1000 for mine about ten years ago, so I would expect it to be worth in the region of £1000 - £1500 today. I remember the deal was sweetened by the inclusion of a nice 1960s Webley oil can worth about £80 at the time. I believe only about 500 of these pistols were ever produced between 1929 and 1930 when production ceased, possibly in response to a perceived infringement of the Webley patent in force at the time.



Brian

[flogger]

I was thinking along the same lines as you on the price of the Certus, i bought mine 4 years ago approximately and paid £1200 for it and looking at the picture is in about the same very good condition. But if someone is desperate to obtain one for the collection, who knows. Many thanks Brian for your comments.
Roly.