ELEY CARTRIDGES: A HISTORY OF THE SILVERSMITHS AND AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS. By C.W. Harding.

2006 1st edition. Large 4to (217 x 277mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt.

Eley is a household name ...but little has been written on the family's history. [This book] traces the history of the Eley name from its agricultural roots in Derbyshire, through its rise to famous London silversmiths and into its production of ammunition both in London and Birmingham. For the last two centuries, the name or mark of Eley has appeared on domestic flatware, fashion accessories and of course on both military and sporting ammunition. The inventive ability of its founders aided by changes in technology is reflected in the advancement it afforded to both sportsmen and weapon designers and this book shows their major achievements in the evolution of the cartridge industry. [This book] is the definitive history of Eley and includes six appendices covering the headstamps on Eley shotgun cartridges, ...metallic cartridges between 1885 and 1919 and all those associated with Eley. The Author ...former police officer Bill Harding, is an independent firearms consultant and arms historian, with a lifelong interest in pistol shooting. In recent years he has devoted considerable time to the Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House. A superb book that has become very hard to find.