London Armoury Company

London Armoury Company
Company typePrivate Company
Industryfirearms
FoundedFebruary 9, 1856 (1856-02-09)
FounderRobert Adams
Defunct1866 (1866)
FateDissolved
Headquarters,
Area served
Confederacy, United States Army
Key people
James Kerr and Robert Adams
ProductsRevolvers, infantry rifles
Footnotes / references
Relied primarily on arms sales to the Confederacy.

The London Armoury Company was a London arms manufactory that existed from 1856 until 1866. It was the major arms supplier to the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. The same company name was used during World War I to import arms from America such as the Colt New Service Revolver in 455 Eley.