Date:1808
Description:This is another image of a Birmingham gun-maker, advertising his products for 'European, Asian, African and American markets'. Again, it is not possible to say if any weapons made by this particular firm were 'slave' guns, as they were sometimes called. However, it is known that large quantities of Birmingham's exported guns were given to transatlantic traders in exchange for the price of one African 'slave'.
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Donor ref:Local Studies & History: Bisset's Directory 1808 (31/714)
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