The forming of the Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) came about as a direct result of the Crimean War of 1854, when the manufacture of weapons was more or less a cottage industry, hard pressed to keep up with the huge demand of early mechanized warfare. In response, fourteen master gunsmiths formalized their position, joining together initially as the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association.

By the middle of the twentieth century, the BSA Group was a vast corporate empire that manufactured a wide and diverse range of products. At various stages this included BSA, Ariel, Triumph, Sunbeam and New Hudson, cars from BSA, Daimler and Lanchester, pedal cycles, military equipment, agricultural and industrial engines, buses, car bodies (including taxis), machine tools, giant earth-moving equipment, special steels and alloys, even the prestigious Hooper Coachwork outfit. At its height, there was virtually nothing that BSA couldn't achieve, and compared with other private manufacturers, BSA stood head and shoulders above the rest, certainly in regard to industrial strength.

In time, loss of sales and poor investments in new products led to a decline for the costs of keeping up with advancing technology became too great. By 1971, the parent BSA group had a government-organized rescue operation was put in place to lead the takeover of remaining what is now Manganese Bronze Holdings, then owners of Norton-Villiers. Over the following decade further closures and dispersals resulted. The original company, The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, remains a subsidiary of Manganese Bronze but underwent a name change in 1987.

Today BSA is only a shadow of its former self. Still coupling a unique mix of craftsmanship and precision manufacturing, BSA Guns continues to be at the cutting-edge of Air Rifle Design.This project aims to reimagine where BSA could be had they maintained their vast array of manufacturing exploits, invested in advanced technology and superior artistry. With personnel wielding the most sophisticated armaments, BSA is primed to move into a position of military significance with privatized defence, offensive weaponry, and comprehensive transport options. Change is on the wind and the arms giant that once established an empire is ready to reclaim its position as an industry leader and a force to be reckoned with.