Gun Makers of Birmingham, 1660-1960
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 revol...
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 revol...
