Joe,

Nice one.

That whole chapter 4 needs to see the light of day. Gee, just think about it. Mechanization, interchangable parts, factory made guns, all considered a good thing and sought out by the Birmingham makers who turned to US makers to learn how to make it happen.

Some documents are available for sale at http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/ . I can recommend, "Industrial History of Birmingham and the Midland Hardware District, 1866". ISBN-84526-036-8

Pete

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