THE BIRMINGHAM CARTRIDGE MANUFACTURERS. By C.W. Harding.

2009 1st edition. Large 4to (218 x 277mm). Pp282. Colour and b/w photographs throughout, b/w line illustrations, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is "the definitive guide to former munition companies in Birmingham. [This book] covers both shotgun cartridge and metallic cartridge production across a huge range of products giving examples of their related patents and headstamps. ...The author traces the rise and fall of these companies as they sought to match the demands of the day". This book also includes material on the personalities behind the munitions companies, as well as a wealth of information unavailable elsehwere - cartridges are shown, for instance, the use of which remains unknown. Companies covered include BSA, Westley Richards, Kynoch, W.W. Greener and the Midland Gun Company. A fascinating and informative work by an enthusiast of some authority.