Daystate 40 Years Celebration Special Event
Monday 3rd December 2018
23rd October 1978, Company Registration 01395286, the formation date for Daystate Ltd.
Listed as category 25400 – Manufacture of weapons and ammunition.
Just one of many thousands of companies to register that year but a significant one for air gunners as Daystate went on to introduce to the world the modern precharged airgun.
The company has developed over the years to become one of the key market leaders and produces which are undisputedly some of the most advanced airguns in the world.
To celebrate this milestone, Daystate is to hold a ‘Daystate is 40‘ event at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on Monday 3rd December 2018.
The event starts at 11:00, by invitation only, but interested members of the public can apply for and purchase tickets by registering their interest on the form below at a cost of £70 per person.
Included in the event is a lunch, drinks, commemorative gift and presentation on the history and origins of airguns by experts from Royal Armouries and the National Firearms Centre.
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Program of events
10.45 Arrival
11:00 Introduction to the day
11:10 Presentation on the Royal Armouries collection
11:40 Presentation on the first PCP, Austrian Military Air rifle 1780 Girandoni
12:00 Tea/Coffee
12:15 The History of Daystate
12:30 Development of mechanical and electronic Daystate air rifles
12:55 Special Announcement
13.15 Buffet lunch – Opportunity to examine Daystate’s Airgun Collection
14.15 Access to Main Museum
If you would like to register your details for the December event please fill in the form below. We are limited in the numbers we can accommodate on the day. Successful applicants will be notified by Monday 19th November. Ticket cost is £70.00 each.
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