Touring the London Trade

Visiting the gunmaking capital of the world

Beginning as a small Roman stockade built on the banks of the Thames in 43 A.D., London is today a multicultural city of more than 7 million inhabitants. Viewed from the air, the metropolis is a unique network of waterways and rambling streetscapes set against a rich, green tapestry of Royal Parks and more than 600 verdant squares.
On the ground, these thousands of acres are part of the city’s matrix, dividing and connecting the financial district of London with the shops, restaurants and theaters of the West End. Today’s London presents a diverse and ever-changing urban environment that is unequalled in the world.
    It’s little wonder that 18th Century English literary figure Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” Of course part of what every life should afford is a bevy of fine guns, and there is no better place to... Read More »

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