Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd, established in Newcastle upon Tyne, was a prominent British manufacturer known primarily for its production of armaments and shipbuilding. Founded by William Armstrong, a solicitor who began his industrial career in hydraulic machinery in 1847, the company expanded into firearms in 1855. In 1897, it merged with the company of Sir Joseph Whitworth, a pioneer in the development of the standard screw…