Birmingham Small Arms Company

major British industrial combine
Organization public_limited_company Q686178
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Birmingham Small Arms Company

Summary

Birmingham Small Arms Company is a public limited company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Birmingham Small Arms Company is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's instance of is recorded as public limited company[4].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company followed Ariel Motorcycles[5].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company was followed by Norton Villiers Triumph[6].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's headquarters location is recorded as Birmingham[7].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Daimler Company[8].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Lanchester Motor Company[9].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as BSA cars[10].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as The Churchill Machine Tool Company[11].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Jessop Saville & Company[12].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's child organization or unit is recorded as et cetera[13].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's Commons category is recorded as Birmingham Small Arms Company[14].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as manufacture of weapons and ammunition[15].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as manufacture of metal forming machinery[16].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as Manufacture of motorcycles[17].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction[18].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as weapons industry[19].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as vehicle construction[20].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's industry is recorded as automotive industry[21].
  • 1861 marks the founding of Birmingham Small Arms Company[22].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company was dissolved in 1973[23].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's location of formation is recorded as Gun Quarter[24].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Birmingham Small Arms Company[25].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's product or material produced is recorded as firearm[26].
  • Birmingham Small Arms Company's product or material produced is recorded as ammunition[27].

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Founding

1861 marks the founding of Birmingham Small Arms Company[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Gun Quarter[24].

Identity

Birmingham Small Arms Company followed Ariel Motorcycles[5]. It was followed by Norton Villiers Triumph[6]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BSA'}[28].

Operations

Birmingham Small Arms Company's headquarters location is recorded as Birmingham[7]. Subsidiaries include Daimler Company[8], an automobile manufacturer[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1896[31], headquartered in Coventry[32]; Lanchester Motor Company[9], a business[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1899[35], headquartered in Birmingham[36]; BSA cars[10], a car brand[37], founded in 1907[38]; The Churchill Machine Tool Company[11], a business[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1901[41], headquartered in Manchester[42]; Jessop Saville & Company[12], a business[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1929[45], headquartered in Sheffield[46]; and et cetera[13], a Latin phrase[47].

Industry

Industries include manufacture of weapons and ammunition[15], manufacture of metal forming machinery[16], Manufacture of motorcycles[17], machinery industry and plant construction[18], weapons industry[19], and vehicle construction[20].

Ownership

Products include firearm[26], ammunition[27], bicycle[48], motorcycle[49], vehicle[50], and military equipment[51].

Dissolution

Birmingham Small Arms Company was dissolved in 1973[23].

Why It Matters

Birmingham Small Arms Company has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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