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Ha. Thought it would be a long shot. But only the frameset and the bar tape remains from the bike as bought a couple or months ago, so thought it might be the same bike which you hadn't recognised.
I used to have a 2006 (first UK Langster with the skulls) and this is the 2017 version, the last one they imported. The 2017 fork is noticeably less harsh, but I can't feel any difference in the 2 frames for all the new tube shaping etc.
TL:DR if you're planning on buying a langster still, don't worry too much about the model year.
Your mate wouldn't be Marcus from Haverhill, would he?