The 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-pro...

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1. Verfasser: McKenna, Joseph 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2021]
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:vii, 250 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9781476683782

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