Venom Arms - History - Dates.

[Mach 1.5]

Venom Conversions -Trapshot - Lye - May 1981 - March 1984

Venom Arms Company - Gun Barrel Works - Cradley Heath.
24th March 1984 - July 1995

Venomac Ltd. - Mucklow Hill - Halesowen.
1st August 1995 - September 1998

Webley Venom Custom Shop - Frankly Ind. Est.
October 1998 - 23rd December 2005

V-Mach - Stourbridge
10th April 2006 to 26th November 2020

May give folks an idea of time lines on their custom rifles? Mach 1.5

[TonyL]

Nice one, Paul.

[Mach 1.5]

Bump. Mach 1.5

[Saxmaniac]

As a teenager in the 80’s, my dream rifle was a Venom HW77 with silencer assembly and walnut Tyrolean stock, I never could save enough cash though.

[b.b]

Which one of them was the unit at Cradley heath ?

[Mach 1.5]

Thread updated. Mach 1.5

[TonyL]

Nice one, Paul.

I wonder if anyone has any pictures (the guns, The Team, premises, accessories etc.) that they might be able to post to enrichen the thread? I'm hopeless at trying to post piccies.

I know our Craigy-P once posted a lovely little pic of the Cradley Heath premises.

[barrel]

Here you go.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...56!4d-2.061193

Kindest regards

Barrel

[TonyL]

Thank you kind sir.

Unfortunately that link doesn't want to open for me. Error 400????

But I did say I was hopeless with piccies & links........

[les allam]

I never did have the pleasure in visiting the various Venom workshops, but I did meet up with Steve Pope for a hand over of my Hw80 custom at DAI in Brierley Hill.
Les..

[mauser201]

Here you go.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...56!4d-2.061193

Kindest regards

Barrel

I think it was the first building on the right? Went a couple of times-had a ‘77 lazaglided and an omega reblued and tuned. Like a prize d**k I sold them.

[gunstock]

Never see the quality they did again

[Mach 1.5]

Along with the Airmasters rifles. Gone but not forgotten. Quality of work which even by today's standards not bettered. Mach 1.5

[wobblywill]

I never did have the pleasure in visiting the various Venom workshops, but I did meet up with Steve Pope for a hand over of my Hw80 custom at DAI in Brierley Hill.
Les..

Same as ..way back in 2009 , remember asking steve if he could only have one gun what would it be me thinking it would be a hyper tuned venom special nope the reply was if it was legal in the uk to hunt with it a .....Bow !

[Adam77K]

I got my 77K lazaglided in summer 1995, can't remember exactly when. I'd just got my first job after graduation in May so it was probably a couple of pay packets later. I drove down with the rifle, dropped it off, and drove down a week or two later to collect. It was definitely at Cradley Heath, and the google maps link looks vaguely familiar.

I have a vague recollection though that the paperwork said Venomac. Wish I could find it, it would make my rifle worth more....not that I'm selling it.