2006-10-04 14:16:04 · 25 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
King William III was worried that his soldiers were poorly armed and that he had to buy his armaments from holland. In 1692 a contract was drawn up between the Majesties Board Of Ordnance and five Birmingham gunsmiths. The practice of buying from a group of gun makers continued for 150 years and many thousands of firearms were supplied to British and foreign governments. At the time of the Crimean War, fourteen gunsmiths formed the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association. In June 1861 the Birmingham Small Arms Company was formed and in 1863 a factory was built at small heath on the edge of Birmingham.
2006-10-04 14:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
B.S.A stands for Birmingham Small Arms
A company that was started by gunsmiths in Birmingham England during the Crimean War(1854-1856) to supply armaments to the British Government. They diversified to produce Bicycles, Motorcycles and Motorcars.
2006-10-04 14:35:46 · answer #2 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B.S.A. are the initials of Birmingham small arms originally a company that manufactured as the name suggests guns of small calibre for the armed forces in England, they later went on to manufacture motorcycles one of the most famous being the BSA Bantam, this was a small 123cc bike when first manufactured in 1948 this was the D1 model it ceased production in 1971 with the D175 which had a single cylinder 173cc engine for more info on the Bantam try this site
http://www.mistgreen.com/index.htm
2006-10-04 14:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by a1ways_de1_lorri_2004 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lots of things
Business Software Alliance
Boy Scouts of America
Boston Society of Architects
Botanical Society of America
British Surfing Association
Building Services Authority
Boarding Schools Association
2006-10-04 14:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by trafficjams 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suspect you mean BSA as in the Motorcycles -
Birmingham Small Arms
http://www.birminghamuk.com/wikipedia/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company.htm
Or else maybe you mean one of these? -
British Surfing Association
Business Software Alliance
Building Societies Association
British Stammering Association
Botanical Society of America
Beverage Service Association
Blackpool Supporters Association
Building Services Authority
Business Services Association
Boston Society of Architects
British Society of Aesthetics
Basic Skills Agency
British Ski Academy
Boy Scouts of America
British Society of Audiology
British Sociological Association
British Spearfishing Association
Birmingham School Of Acting
2006-10-04 19:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by Captain Eyewash 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Birmingham Small Arms
2006-10-05 00:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bachelor Of Arts In Science
2006-10-05 04:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by constatinedante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birmingham Small Arms
2006-10-04 14:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best known use of BSA is for Birmingham Small Arms.
It's an industrial company which started by making guns and later branched out into other industrial products, notably motorcycles.
2006-10-04 14:27:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dramafreak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boy Scouts Of America
2006-10-04 14:23:45 · answer #10 · answered by jeep.1950 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋