Joseph Brazier was originally a gun-locksmith firm, based in Wolverhampton, England, having begun as a family business around 1700 in London. The firm was very active in the 19th century, and was well known as a manufacturer of precision locks for rifles – including some used in the American Civil War – and the American Hawken plains rifle.
Today Joseph Brazier manufactures precision interchangeable parts, components, and one solid piece over/under shotgun barrels as well as side-by-side and double rifle barrels. The company maintains offices in Arundel, UK and Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Karl C. Lippard is the current Managing Director.
Karl C. Lippard has USA Patents on barrel technology and automatic pistol links. He has Patents Pending on Handgun Systems, Scope Base and Mounting Systems, CAD and Computer Design Program and production for gun stocks, SolidRifle and SolidPistol designs to Atomic Waste Energy System called KARL Energy.