The Gun Makers of Birmingham, 1660-1960
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8378-2 (ISBN)
Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham, England—for many years a center of the world's firearms industry—this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960. The city is perhaps best known for mass-producing some of the most battle-tested weapons in history, including the Brown Bess musket, the Webley revolver and the Lee-Enfield rifle. Yet Birmingham's gun-makers have carried on a centuries-long tradition of crafting high quality hand-made sporting guns.
Joseph McKenna is a retired local studies librarian, with over 30 years experience working in the Central Library in Birmingham, England. He formerly sat on the City Council`s Conservation Advisory Areas Committee.
Acknowledgmentsv
Introduction1
1. The Early Years5
2. A Period of Transition27
3. The Triumph of the Birmingham Gun Makers57
4. Two World Wars96
5. Postwar Decline107
6. The Gun Makers of Birmingham, 1660–1960113
7. Black Country Gun Workers217
Appendix I: "Brown Bess" by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)235
Appendix II: Birmingham Gun Firms at the Great Exhibition, 1851237
Appendix III: Chronological Location of Manufacturers in the Gun Quarter, 1777–1957238
Appendix IV: Displacement of Gun Making Firms and Subsidiaries, Owing to the Cutting of the Inner Ring Road239
Chapter Notes243
Bibliography245
Index247
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.03.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8378-6 / 1476683786 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8378-2 / 9781476683782 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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