From the age of 9 onwards I was taught to shoot on the farm but this was with my grandfathers rifles and shotguns. The first gun that was mine was an Original Model 5 pistol - bought new for me in 1970 from Bagnall & Kirkwood in Newcastle Upon Tyne (I believe that they are still there)

And thus the obsession with air pistols began.

It was the one with the plastic grip/stock. Long since gone sadly.

I recently bought a 1959 wood grip version branded as a Diana 5 in a fit of nostalga. (Its the same age as me). Nicer quality but it reminds me of my first pistol