Birmingham Small Arms Company
GPTKB entity
Properties (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
company
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
BSA Guns in 1965
BSA_Group_in_1957 BSA_Motorcycles_in_1960 |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1980
financial difficulties |
| gptkbp:employees |
5000 (at peak)
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1854
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_H._H._Smith
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Birmingham,_England
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influenced motorcycle design
developed iconic models pioneered mass production of firearms contributed_to_British_military_history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Birmingham Small Arms Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
arms manufacturing
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:John_B._H._Smith
gptkb:Sir_Bernard_Docker Sir_William_H._H._Smith |
| gptkbp:legacy |
collectible firearms
influence on motorcycle culture influence on modern firearm design BSA_motorcycles_still_in_production historical_interest_in_British_manufacturing |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Birmingham
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
post-war decline
closure in 1980 World_War_II_production World_War_I_production merger_with_BSA_Group |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:BSA_motorcycle
gptkb:BSA_rifle |
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:BSA_Group
|
| gptkbp:products |
motorcycles
bicycles firearms |
| gptkbp:revenue |
£1 million (1960)
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:BSA_Motorcycles
BSA Guns |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:BSA_Group
|
| gptkbp:type |
public limited company
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.bsa.co.uk
|