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BSA
Birmingham air rifles: Meteor, R10, Scorpion.
BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) has made British air rifles since the 1900s. The Meteor is a rite of passage; the R10 and Scorpion are serious PCPs.
Calibers by BSA
Buying guides
BSA — company facts
| Founded | Gun Quarter, Birmingham, England, 1861 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Thomas Turner |
| Headquarters | Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
About BSA
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process. After the Second World War, BSA did not manage its business well, and a government-organised rescue operation in 1973 led to the takeover of its remaining operations. Those few that survived the process disappeared into the ownership of other businesses.
Source: Wikipedia — Birmingham Small Arms Company. Figures are as published there and may change.
