BIRMINGHAM ANTIQUE ARMS & MILITARIA FAIR. 20th Noy.

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Well, that was a good One!

With the last couple of Brums being down on visitor numbers and the choice guns on offer, with some notable exceptions (you know who you are Tim), it was great to visit a buzzing fair this morning. There was plenty on offer including an early Webley Mark 3 with a beautiful stock that Roly had on his stall. Roly also had a later post 1957 Mk3 and a Webley Service along with some boxed Webley pistols and a pristine boxed Record Mk 2.

Tim Dyson had the usual shop with him with a huge selection of items for sale. A cased Gamo AF10 for £80 caught my eye and would have come home with me had I not bought one earlier in the year. These are incredibly versatile pistols and accurate too, so this was a bargain for someone.

There were boxes and boxes of old pellets on several stalls including a pack of Lanes Tempered Darts, round green and orange Webley tins, pre war BSA tins as well as more recent pellets from the 1960s, 70s and 80s such as Lanes Special and various .20 German pellets. I love rummaging through this type of box and Roly offered me some great deals on a few tins that caught my eye, so thanks mate!

Malcolm Atkins had some gunsmith's turnscrews in all different sizes at £2 each and I realised after I had left the fair that I intended to grab a selection before I left. Just goes to show, you need to buy things when you see a bargain, especially with a memory like mine.

One BBS member had a selection of leaflets and ephemera as well as boxed vintage telescope sights including BSA Mk 3 and Mk 9 scopes, the latter, which was intended for the Buccaneer is particularly rare and this one looked pristine.

I only had Josie's pocket camera so just took a couple of photos but here are a few that caught my eye.

A Don Blocksidge engraved Webley Senior, lovely boxed Hyscore and a handbag with a difference.

It was great to catch up with friends and have a short chat.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/hnvPCpPsUoPS2Vfm8

The next biggie is Kempton in 3 weeks, so see you there if you go.

John

Lovely Senior. Wish I'd gone...

[Josie & John]

Lovely Senior. Wish I'd gone...

That Senior may well be at Kempton if it does not sell today....

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There was interesting stuff about, lots for the vintage collector and a bit for the more modern 1980s ish collector, I saw a Webley Eclipse with a CS800 thumbhole stock on it, I was a little tempted but held back, someone had bought the Mercury S off of Tim's stall before I'd got there, not to worry, I do have two already, so I suppose letting someone else have the chance is the right thing to do, I was very tempted with a Record Jumbo but not being able to fire it put me off as I know spares are hard to get for them.

[Josie & John]

I was very tempted with a Record Jumbo but not being able to fire it put me off as I know spares are hard to get for them.

There's one in Sales at the moment that is advertised as working.

John

[Josie & John]

I forgot to include a virtually unused early Walther LP53 that Roly showed me and a small round Diabolo tin of 100 pellets that is ideal for cased Walthers on another stall.

Oh and Tim Dyson had some copies of John Griffith's new Encyclopaedia on his stall.

John

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I forgot to include a virtually unused early Walther LP53 that Roly showed me and a small round Diabolo tin of 100 pellets that is ideal for cased Walthers on another stall.

Oh and Tim Dyson had some copies of John Griffith's new Encyclopaedia on his stall.

John

That early 1954 lp53 was indeed a nice one, smooth black finish and adjustable trigger, 1953 was the date lp53 started production, of which i have one in my collection, I did sell the 1954 lp53 near end of show and the chap had a good deal. probably to cheap, but a lot more than i paid years ago Can mot be to greedy. Still got loads for next show in february. As stated a good turn out of punters.

Many thanks Roly.