Colt's London Armoury

Sectors:

  • Mechanical engineering Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
  • Fabricated metal products manufacture Hand gun & cartridge, etc, production

Notes:

Established in 1851 by Samuel Colt of Hartford, USA, the leading firearms manufacturer. Opened works near Vauxhall Bridge to make firearms for British government. Used advanced manufacturing techniques. Wound down from 1856 and moved to new premises in c1857. Closed by 1861

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