• The Birmingham Proof House was established by Act of Parliament in 1813 to ensure small arm user safety, as far as it is practicable, by the compulsory and...
  • The corporation was renamed to "The Guardians of the Birmingham Proof House" by the Gun Barrel Proof Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. cxlviii).
  • Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House in Banbury Street, Digbeth.3 of 37. Test beds in the laboratory for test barrels from proof and commercial ammunition.
  • The Birmingham Proof House reserves the right to undertake security checks on potential visitors and refuse entry without explanation.
  • Post 1857 plan of Ordnance premises in Harding C W, A Bi-Centenary History of the Birmingham Proof House 1813-2013, 2015.
  • Established in the year 1813, the Birmingham Proof House has been dealing with arms only by the act of Parliment.
  • SOURCES Andy Foster, Pevsner Architectural Guide, Birmingham (2005), 187-9; The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House, Services and Facilities.
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  • This series of pictures shows the new ABAS Series 8 Over and Under pair going through Proof at the Birmingham Proof House.
  • The gates of the Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, near Eastside in Birmingham city centre.
  • birmingham proof house machine Roger has overseen a considerable programme of restoration and refurbishment in the last half dozen years.
  • A private tour to include the history of the Birmingham Proof House and the evolution of the gun and ammunition trades, focusing on the Birmingham Gun Trade.
  • Above is a cool video I stumbled upon at Gun Lab, detailing the Birmingham Proof House testing barrels more than 60 years ago.