Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. "'Artifex' and 'Opifex' are manufacturers whose names have figured on the registers of the Birmingham gun trade. Both agree that the fire-arms industry of the country is declining."--Pref Making an industry.--Decline of the British industry.--Some causes of decay.--Economic production.--Home legislation affecting production: general.--Home legislation affecting production: specific.--Home legislation affecting trade within the United Kingdom.--Home legislation affecting the export of British manufactures.--Indian and colonial legislation affecting imports of British goods.--British and foreign trade with foreign countries.--American trade and industry.--Governments in business.--Appendix: Tables of production. Import and export tables. Miscellaneous tables. Charts