From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In 1907 a book was published in London, dealing with the decline of the English - specifically Birmingham - gun trade, and it was entitled "The Causes of Decline in a British Industry". The authors did not publish over their actual names but as "Artifex" and "Opifex". The say that their backgrounds in the industry were as a stockmaker and a barrel maker. Can anyone tell me who these two authors actually were? All help gratefully received. Thanks: AL -- David Penn might know. Steve. -------[Cybershooters contacts]-------- Editor: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website & subscription info: www.cybershooters.org