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  2. Thomas Ketland - Wikipedia

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    A brass-barreled, flintlock pistol made by Ketland. Thomas Ketland & Co. was a firearms manufacturer founded in Birmingham, England c. 1760. Thomas Ketland Senior, was a highly successful Birmingham gun maker. He started his business around 1760 and expanded into the export market around 1790. He died in 1816.

  3. Gun Quarter - Wikipedia

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    The Bull pub still stands today; in the mid-19th century it was where gun workers were paid their wages. The Gun Quarter is a district of the city of Birmingham, England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.

  4. .20 Tactical - Wikipedia

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    The .20 Tactical / 5.2x45mm is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge, based on the .223 Remington case, necked down to fire a 5.2 millimetres (0.204 in) caliber bullet. The .20 Tactical was designed by Todd Kindler and predates the .204 Ruger factory round. The case has approximately 0.2 grams (3 gr) less powder capacity than the popular .204 Ruger.

  5. Parker-Hale - Wikipedia

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    Parker-Hale Ltd. was a British firearms, air rifle and firearms accessory manufacturer, located in the Gun Quarter of the city of Birmingham, England. It was founded by Alfred Gray Parker and Arthur Hale.

  6. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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    Birmingham Small Arms Birmingham Small Arms Company: United Kingdom Civilian, Military Accessories, ammunition, motorcycles, bicycles BUL Armory: BUL Armory: Israel Civilian Bushmaster Bushmaster Firearms International: United States Calico Light Weapons Systems: Calico Light Weapons Systems: United States Civilian Cadex Defence: Cadex Inc Canada

  7. Birmingham Small Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    Share of the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd., issued 18 July 1930. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome ...

  8. List of Confederate arms manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Model 1842 musket with bayonets, M1841 Mississippi Rifle, M1842 dragoon pistol, M1840 Cavalry saber, M1840 light artillery sabers, 10-inch shells, various small arms and ordnance J. C. Peck Atlanta, Georgia: Specialty, rampart rifles Perry by Keen, Walker Danville, Virginia.54 caliber percussion breech-loading carbines 280 T. W. Radcliffe

  9. W. W. Greener - Wikipedia

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    In November 1844, he determined that most of the materials and components he used for gun making came from Birmingham, and his business was being hampered by the distance between the two towns. Hence, he moved his business from Newcastle to Birmingham. During the period of 1845-58, W. Greener was appointed to make guns for Prince Albert.