New for 2010 - Antique, classic arms and collectors fair.
Preview the Arms Heritage Show exhibitors (3/12/09). Please click here.
Bonhams and COYS Auctioneers are currently on the look out for items for their forthcoming sales.
Photo Credits - All pictures courtesy of Arms Heritage Show exhibitors;
Martin Giles Antiques, Chris Hinch Antiques, Smith Arms, Millais Antiques, Bedford Guns & BASC...
The Arms Heritage Show and Collectors fair is a brand new and important addition to The 2010 British Shooting Show. A great opportunity for established collectors, and classic arms enthusiasts to add to their collections, and a perfect introduction for those who have, up until now, only thought about collecting.
FIND OUT MORE – HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT COLLECTING CLASSIC ARMS?
The show will give you a great insight into the development of guns from the earliest flintlock and percussion pieces right through to modern-day sniper rifles. Talk to the experts and find out just how fascinating the subject is. Advice will be heard from The Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB), The Lovat Society, The Historic Breech Loaders Small Arms Association (HBSA) and the BASC Collection with Bill Harriman.
Invest & help preserve gun making history:
Private collectors play an important role in preserving the history of shooting and shooting sports – Classic & antique arms can also be a sound financial investment.
Valuations and advice from Bill Harriman, BBC Antiques Roadshow expert, at the show. Bill is director of firearms for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, which is based near Wrexham, North Wales. He is also an independent consultant specializing in all firearms, ballistics and general weapons, as well as the law relating to them. He is a member of the Academy of Experts. In 1998, the British home secretary appointed him to be a member of the statutory Firearms Consultative Committee.
Antique guns are not just for looking at:
Many enthusiasts also use some of their more appropriate guns for target shooting. Some may be original and some may be modern sympathetic reproductions, so if this activity appeals to you find out more at the show.
Find out more about Classic & Antique Arms by visiting The Arms Heritage Show and Collectors fair in Gunmakers Hall 1 at the 2010 show.
Preview the Arms Heritage Show exhibitors (3/12/09). Please click here.
