William Bishop (gun seller)

William Bishop (1797 – 16 March 1871) nicknamed as the Bishop of Bond Street was a gun dealer on New Bond Street, London, who served as an agent for the gunsmith Westley Richards. He was responsible for popularizing guns as a very successful gun seller and a promoter of sport shooting.

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