johnphilip Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 A Facebook metal detecting group I am a member of , some one found this medal today think it says 1931. There is no other information on it anyone know if there was one local to that area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 air rifle clubs were very very popular at that time......even most pubs had one....all the history of them has all but dissapeared which is a shame....bits and pieces and cups and medals do turn up at auction now and again...and sometimes old photos of the shooting teams... it was seriously popular.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 minute ago, ditchman said: air rifle clubs were very very popular at that time......even most pubs had one....all the history of them has all but dissapeared which is a shame....bits and pieces and cups and medals do turn up at auction now and again...and sometimes old photos of the shooting teams... it was seriously popular.. Always good to hear from someone who was there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Always good to hear from someone who was there! got your nasty hat on today ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 Just now, ditchman said: got your nasty hat on today ? No, I have my literal hat on and took you at your word, been out for a late lunch of roast partridge and some nice red wine, followed by the GP highlights. Got home, logged on, replied to some PMs and then found the article about Mr Singh's house, posted that and then saw the air rifle medal thread and your informed reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted April 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 23 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Always good to hear from someone who was there! Must be nowt on the telly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) imajine starting a pub air rifler club now............ take a look at this ..it will give you your answer http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/belltarget/bt01.htm very pub based Edited April 10, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: imajine starting a pub air rifler club now............ 😄😄😄😄could you just xxxxxxx imagine it 😄😄😄😄😄. They'd be raving about it in Parliament 😄😄😄😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 read the link mel.........10,000 shooters protested at parliament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 10, 2022 Report Share Posted April 10, 2022 I reckon a bit of indoor air gunning , would be the only thing that would tempt me into a pub these days. I'd like to think that one day , the powers that be would realise that legal gun owners are the good guys . I won't hold my breath while I'm waiting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Bit more info , he has cleaned it up a bit , here is the back . So G.A.R.L....... T.W . So maybe " G" air rifle league maybe a place or pub like Simon said . Metal detecting is not just the fun of finding something in the field its going home and doing the research, who did it belong to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Like Darts ..... the drunker you get the better you shoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) facinating.......really good post with a good outcome...........so many posts are left hanging in the air...but you have closed this one out .. certainly looks like a medallion from a pub league air rifle club/team maybe do some research on the Roberts cup...what teams shot for it in the 30's........inthe 60's when i was at skool we shot for the Lord Roberts rose bowl every year.......so there should be some information about the cup/cups Edited April 11, 2022 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 11, 2022 Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hello, very interesting John , keep looking for info as there must be some on the web, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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