Arms Industry of Liege – 1906 Diplomatic Report, London

• Description

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

• Arms Industry of Liege, May 1906
• Diplomatic and Consular Reports
• Presented to both Houses of Parliament
• London, England
• Introduction
• Organization of the Arms Industry
• Branches of the Trade
• Piece work at Home
• Variations of Models
• Liege School of Armoury
• Various Processes in the Manufacture
• Description of Firearms Manufactured
• Army, American, Carbines, Revolvers, etc.
• Machined Arms
• Details of the Trade
• Wages, Prices, Females, Exports
• Testing of the Firearms
• Proof House
• The Proof Marks
• Tariff of Charges for Proof
• Marks of the Liege Proof House
• Diagram showing Arms tested at Liege from 1876 -1905
• Table of Weights and Measures.