Pics From Kempton - Sunday 6 July

[Josie & John]

Not to worry John I’m the same and arguably even more so with the Airguns themselves often missing things on my first and even second lap around the hall only to be suprised to spot something on my third and often last lap, making me wonder if the stall holder has only just put something out or whether more likely I should have gone to Spec Savers 😣
I didn’t come home with anything this time but that doesn’t bother me, I view the day out much like I would a trip to a museum although admittedly something normally gets the better of me. There’s not so much on my want list these days I guess. I did um and ah over a Webley Victor, it was nice and a very fair price but missing its sights so I decided against it. There was also a nice ASI Sniper at a great price which I would have jumped at but Chris H kindly sent me one recently. As always my gaze lingers on the Webley Mk2 Service’s, I never have plucked up the courage to spent those amounts of money on a single purchase, it’s one rifle that never seems to appear as a project or as a really rough example 🤷♂️

No guns for me either but like you, that does not detract from the overall experience. I often liken walking around Kempton to visiting a museum and being allowed to handle the exhibits (with consent) and possible having the opportunity to buy them.

A Service is definitely worth having. If I had to pick, it would possibly be my choice for my favourite air rifle of any generation.

Kind regards,

John

[walnutfarmmick]

No guns for me either but like you, that does not detract from the overall experience. I often liken walking around Kempton to visiting a museum and being allowed to handle the exhibits (with consent) and possible having the opportunity to buy them.

A Service is definitely worth having. If I had to pick, it would possibly be my choice for my favourite air rifle of any generation.

Kind regards,

John

Thanks for the report, John. May your mouse never be idle.

I’ve been once and would recommend it anybody, but 3 hours drive in each direction is a bit too much, especially when I’m supposed to be downsizing. I did try to organise a vehicleful of northerners to share expenses, driving and a stall, with Pete’s collusion, but nobody took me up on it.

Thanks again, Mick

[Josie & John]

Thanks for the report, John. May your mouse never be idle.

I’ve been once and would recommend it anybody, but 3 hours drive in each direction is a bit too much, especially when I’m supposed to be downsizing. I did try to organise a vehicleful of northerners to share expenses, driving and a stall, with Pete’s collusion, but nobody took me up on it.

Thanks again, Mick

Thanks Mick.

That's a shame. Maybe one day?

John

[WILBA]

What was the skan speedster up for price wise? Did it sell?

[jedburgh]

Could anyone tell me what the BSA model is in the first photo .I am looking for a Juvenile .
I have just had a closer look and it seems to have flip sights as per the Juvenile .Does anyone know the seller and if it sold ? Many thanks .

[Josie & John]

What was the skan speedster up for price wise? Did it sell?

Tim Dyson had that one but I didn't see the price - sorry.

Not sure if it sold.

John

[Josie & John]

Could anyone tell me what the BSA model is in the first photo .I am looking for a Juvenile .
I have just had a closer look and it seems to have flip sights as per the Juvenile .Does anyone know the seller and if it sold ? Many thanks .

I believe that was a Juvenile with the rearsight mounted back to front and it sold at the fair.

John

[ptdunk]

What a great morning, felt like one of the best yet for antique airguns.
Great to see Protek back, Vic had some fantastic gallery guns and antique pneumatics.

Nice to meet some other collectors, some of whom I’ve never met before, and many bringing interesting items to show around.
I brought a couple of antique air rifles to get some opinions on and from chatting to a well known collector of gallery guns I learnt more in a 20 min chat then I could ever have found through weeks of research.
Brilliant.

Thanks to Peter & Liz for all the effort, much appreciated.
Thanks John for posting the pictures, nice to see you there mate.

I might order an improved Britannia repro tool for when I finally get one.

Cheers,
Matt

[Shed tuner]

Hi John, if it was the Mercury S I saw it was in a left hand stock?

yup, left hooker.

How much was the Annie 335 ? Missed that !

[Josie & John]

yup, left hooker.

How much was the Annie 335 ? Missed that !

Sorry, didn't see Jon.

[TonyL]

Sounds utterly fantastic. As always. I'll be looking in later on the phone to wind myself up.

Thank you, John.

[jack russel]

lovely that lots to look at thank you john

[jedburgh]

I believe that was a Juvenile with the rearsight mounted back to front and it sold at the fair.

John

Many thanks

[BC312]

Very nice airguns, very nice prices to match.

[Shed tuner]

Very nice airguns, very nice prices to match.

for obvious reasons the especially nice stuff tends to get more focus in the pictures, but there's a lot of fairly priced and generally good condition guns available too.. as I intimated in my earlier post, I genuinely consider it a fairly affordable fair, probably due to the mix of private collectors and traders.