INSIDE AIRSOFT
The Airsoft Armoury is one of the longest established
UK airsoft shops and a founder member of UKARA.
Airsoft Action went along to meet the man behind the company, Steve Cheshire
T
ucked away in the leafy
suburb of Little Chalfont,
Buckinghamshire, the Airsoft
Armoury looks almost
incongruous between a couple
of restaurants. Don’t be fooled by external
appearances though, its Tardis-like interior is
full of all things airsoft.
‘The Armoury’ (as most airsofters call
it these days) first opened its doors on 30
November 2002. Over the intervening nineodd years Steve Cheshire has seen some
significant changes in the industry – but why
did he get into airsoft in the first place?
Steve: “Back in late 2001, having been
made redundant I successfully applied for the
role of international channel manager with
a very substantial IT company, only to have
the offer withdrawn a few days later due to a
‘recruitment freeze’!
“Through a good friend