The Gun Makers of Birmingham, 1660-1960

by Joseph McKenna

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476683786
• ISBN13: 9781476683782
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher