Boxlock BSA 12g S/S shotgun

In a Little over a hundred years BSA has grown from a small union of gunsmiths to become one of Britain’s most important industrial groups. The story is not entirely one of steady progress and expansion; there is drama and excitement too. And because BSA has served its country more directly than most private concerns, its story is also part of Britain’s history.  At the time of the Crimean War, fourteen of the master smiths joined together as The Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association. It was this body, which on June 7th, 1861, took the decision to form a public company… The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited.