The Birmingham Small Arms Company, better known as BSA, started in 1861, not with bikes but with guns. It was made by 14 experts in making guns and quickly became the biggest company in Europe for ...

Continue reading The Birmingham Small Arms Company didn't release its first bike until 1910, nearly four decades after its founding and seven years after BSA set up its motorcycle division.

Lever action marked on the right side COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA with 3MD 21143 and the serial number. Left side MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS Co Ltd and TRADE MARK with three crossed rifles in the ...

The receiver top plate is marked around the rear aperture sight 'Manufactured by The Birmingham Small Arms Co England' (top) with 'for Armes Automatique Lewis Belgium' (below) and 'LEWIS AUTO GUN MOD ...