pat garner
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I am interested not in the guns made by BSA but in any old records that may have survived. My husbands great grandfather was a gunsmith in Birmingham. When he died in 1888 he was a widower and his 4 children were sent to Canada by Middlemore Homes. We have just discovered that their fare (or at least some of it) was paid for by workmen at a Small Arms Company with a grant from their hospital fund. I presume this to be a fairly large company so BSA comes to mind. At some time before his death their father had travelled to Austria presumably representing a gunmaking company. Some time ago another relative wrote to BSA but was told that they had no records. Does anyone know of any local historian who would maybe know about the early days of this company. It was started by 14 individuals and we wonder was John Garner maybe one of the early owners. Thanks for any assistance you can give.
Regards
Pat
Regards
Pat