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  1. 21-12-2019, 12:01 PM #1
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    All the great old guys with skill and ingenuity are passing on. Classic bike and car restorers, radical airgun design builders etc., A lot of these chaps went through a proper apprenticeship in various types of machining and engineering. I appreciate all that I was taught at the apprentice school at Vauxhall in Luton, it put me in good stead for future work in design and engineering. I fear that we may see less of these type of guys in future years as people prefer to get educated in more types of paper shuffling and computer technology, lets hope not.

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    Brilliant man, R.I.P.!

    A great loss to our airgunning world!

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    It was my pleasure to know John. Visited him several times, and spent time shooting in his back garden. Much talk of cider making, politics as well as airgunning. He was an absolute gentleman. And I am so deeply saddened to hear of his passing. My heart goes out to his family. Bye for now JW.
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    RIP John Whiscombe

    Very sad news indeed , a true airgunsmith and visionary, I met him in 1989 when I ordered my JW50 Mk1 (£650) I’ve recently sold my JW50 Mk2 FB , superb rifles and worth every penny they command .
    Goodbye Mr Whiscombe 🙏🏻
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    An innovative inventor. RIP
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    Very sad and unexpected news. RIP.
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    Very sad news. RIP John.
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    What terrible news, he was a true gentleman, was honoured to have known him for over thirty years.
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    I never had the pleasure of meeting him but have been fortunate enough to have handled and tried a couple of examples of his engineering masterpieces.

    Another of the greats gone.

    Very sad news and my condolences to family and all who knew him.

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    would it be fitting to have some sort of cup/shield to win at the boinger bash on an annual basis as a memorial to one of our greatest gunsmiths. be nice for him to be remembered in such a way after the masterpieces he created. just a thought maybe chaps.
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    His funeral is on January 5th.
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    Funeral

    Does anyone have any further details re the funeral? Time? Place?

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    RIP J.Whiscombe

    Very sad news,a great loss to the airgun community who will be missed 😟
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airmasters88 View Post
    Does anyone have any further details re the funeral? Time? Place?

    Kind regards

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