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Coat of arms of Middlesex, 1910-1965 (absorbed into Greater London) Coat of arms of London County Council , 1914-1965 Coat of arms of the Greater London Council , 1965-1986
Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark granted 14th June 1902 by the College of Arms Source: A.C. Fox-Davies, The Book of Public Arms (T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1915) File usage The following 3 pages use this file:
John Browning was known as a dedicated and tireless innovator and experimenter who sought breakthrough consumer-oriented features and performance and reliability improvements in small arms designs. He did not retire in his later years but dedicated his entire adult life – literally to his last day – to these pursuits.
Kimber Manufacturing is an American company that designs, manufactures, and distributes small arms such as M1911 pistols, Solo pistols, rifles, and revolvers.The USA Shooting Team, Marines assigned to Special Operations Command, and the LAPD SWAT team [1] have used Kimber pistols in the past.
The Borough Compter was a small compter or prison initially located in Southwark High Street but moved to nearby Tooley Street in 1717, [1] where it stood until demolished until 1855. It took its name from 'The Borough', a historic name for the Southwark area of London on the south side of the River Thames from the City of London .
Custom P14-45 Para Ordnance 10-45. Para USA (Para) was an American-owned firearms manufacturer. It was the successor to Para-Ordnance, founded in Canada in 1985.It specialized in making M1911-style semi-automatic pistols and components.
In the "Manual of Arms for the Sharps Rifle, Colt Revolver and Swords (1861)", [1] which was used by the Union Army, the revolver would have been worn on the left side, in front of the sabre-hook. To draw the revolver, the soldiers were instructed to "pass the right hand between the bridle-arm and the body, unbutton the pistol-case, seize the ...
Oliver Fisher Winchester (November 30, 1810 – December 10, 1880) was an American businessman and politician, best known as being the founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Birth and marriage