Colt's London Armoury
Other Business Names:
- Colt, Samuel
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
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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
Publications:
- Colonel Colt, London. The history of Colt's London firearms, 1851-1857 by Rosa, Joseph G
- 'Colts London Armoury' in S B Saul (ed), Technological Change by Blackmore, Howard L
- Colt's small arms manufactory by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Colt, Samuel
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
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 1861Publications:
- Colonel Colt, London. The history of Colt's London firearms, 1851-1857 by Rosa, Joseph G
- 'Colts London Armoury' in S B Saul (ed), Technological Change by Blackmore, Howard L
- Colt's small arms manufactory by Unknown