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The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) plays a prominent role in the inaugural season of the British crime drama series Peaky Blinders, as well as in subsequent seasons, where it serves as a focal point for armaments production, and as the day-to-day workplace of a number of characters.
BSA Motorcycles is a revived brand of the iconic British motorcycle manufacturer. Learn about the history, legacy and latest models of BSA motorcycles, such as the new Gold Star.
BSA Company was founded in 1861 as Birmingham Small Arms Company, producing firearms and later motorcycles. Learn about its legacy, achievements, challenges and revival in the history section of its website.
On 7 June 1861 the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association (formed in 1854 by some of the city's master smiths) decided to form a public company, the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited. Their stated purpose was to make guns by machinery.
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 process.
Oct 3, 2021 · Learn about the origins, evolution and achievements of BSA, a British company that made firearms, motorcycles and bicycles. From muskets to machine guns, from Lewis guns to Browning guns, BSA was a major player in military and civilian arms.
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about BSA & Co., including everything in the way of the company's production from air weapons (John Walter's specialism) to their rifles, pistols and machine guns; not to mention coverage of the company's inception and fortunes through the years.
