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NEWS FLASH: MAM’S 14th ANNUAL GUN SHOW 9AM-4PM SATURDAY JULY 20 2019

Winning 2018 Public Choice Best Display – German WWI trench scene containing Maxim 08, 08/15, anti tank gun and captured British Lewis Gun

FROM THE 2018 MAM’S GUN SHOW 9AM-4PM SATURDAY JULY 21

The 2018 Show contained a large number of sellers and displays (including vehicles, WW2 camp scenes), It was again a must attend event suitable for all ages. Free entry was provided for  16years  and under.

Saturday 21 July dawned fine and sunny, as opposed to last year when it had been raining for the whole day! (or was that the two days before hand!!) Perhaps it was the fine day or perhaps a sign that the show has come of age, but it seemed that the displayers had put more effort in with bigger and better displays and just more stuff. The German Unit 3 Kompanie is an example of this, as this year they had put together a burnt-out house and made a small camp with all the soldiers kit, loading link belt and ways of how the troops fed themselves.

Those with vehicles didn’t just line up along the front of the grandstand but had set up on the grass this year again with all the soldiers kit and accessories.

Again, the public were given the chance to make the choice of who had the best display and thereby win the Robin Rapley Trophy for best display. Last year the German Unit won this esteemed trophy, however this year the trophy went to Mike H.