EUGUNS
@euguns.bsky.social
A Continent Disarmed? Gun Culture, Gun Control and the Making of Western Europe (ca. 1870-1970) EU-GUNS
ERC-funded research project
University of Padua, Italy
https://www.dissgea.unipd.it/continent-disarmed-gun-culture-gun-control-and-making-western-europe
ERC-funded research project
University of Padua, Italy
https://www.dissgea.unipd.it/continent-disarmed-gun-culture-gun-control-and-making-western-europe
(Image source: Wikimedia Commons, LSA and War Office 1906 L-E Service Pattern and Miniature Rifles advertisement, ca. 1906)
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
(Image source: Wikimedia Commons, LSA and War Office 1906 L-E Service Pattern and Miniature Rifles advertisement, ca. 1906)
Through this lens, the project explores the broader cultural, social, and political transformations that characterised early twentieth-century Britain. #euguns #eugunssnippets #britishhistory #gunhistory
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Through this lens, the project explores the broader cultural, social, and political transformations that characterised early twentieth-century Britain. #euguns #eugunssnippets #britishhistory #gunhistory
The EU GUNS project therefore seeks to investigate not only how these objects were embedded within educational and leisure contexts, but also how they were marketed to children and their families, and how domestic environments and parental attitudes shaped their circulation and legitimacy.
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The EU GUNS project therefore seeks to investigate not only how these objects were embedded within educational and leisure contexts, but also how they were marketed to children and their families, and how domestic environments and parental attitudes shaped their circulation and legitimacy.
...while also fostering a wider fascination with shooting as a respectable and patriotic form of leisure. This enthusiasm found commercial expression in the expanding market for firearms and toy pistols, designed to familiarise children with shooting practices from an early age.
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
...while also fostering a wider fascination with shooting as a respectable and patriotic form of leisure. This enthusiasm found commercial expression in the expanding market for firearms and toy pistols, designed to familiarise children with shooting practices from an early age.
The first chapter deals with the British civilian rifle club movement in the years 1899-1914 and is a prime example of how gun history can shed light on issues of wider historical relevance. #gunhistory #britishhistory
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The first chapter deals with the British civilian rifle club movement in the years 1899-1914 and is a prime example of how gun history can shed light on issues of wider historical relevance. #gunhistory #britishhistory
Drawing on extensive documentary sources, it explores the belief systems and practices of right-wing actors pursuing military preparedness, ‘racial regeneration’ and imperial unity.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Drawing on extensive documentary sources, it explores the belief systems and practices of right-wing actors pursuing military preparedness, ‘racial regeneration’ and imperial unity.
It analyses the mobilisation of nationalist organisations, citizen policing groups and paramilitary formations that claimed the right to protect Britain from perceived internal and external threats.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It analyses the mobilisation of nationalist organisations, citizen policing groups and paramilitary formations that claimed the right to protect Britain from perceived internal and external threats.
Published in an open-access format with @manchesterup.bsky.social, the book touches on a number of issues addressed in our research team. It examines how the British Right responded to the national crisis of confidence that defined the Edwardian era.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Published in an open-access format with @manchesterup.bsky.social, the book touches on a number of issues addressed in our research team. It examines how the British Right responded to the national crisis of confidence that defined the Edwardian era.
Her work explores how the use of firearms - including toy guns - by young people and women shaped public debates around gun regulation in the United Kingdom.
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Her work explores how the use of firearms - including toy guns - by young people and women shaped public debates around gun regulation in the United Kingdom.
Her research focused on the role of militarised youth organisations in the decades leading up to the First World War in Italy and France. As part of the ERC EU-GUNS project, Anna investigates the legal and social dimensions of gun ownership in Britain, with particular attention to women and youth.
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Her research focused on the role of militarised youth organisations in the decades leading up to the First World War in Italy and France. As part of the ERC EU-GUNS project, Anna investigates the legal and social dimensions of gun ownership in Britain, with particular attention to women and youth.
She holds a Master’s degree in Historical Sciences from the same university, where she completed a comparative thesis entitled "Youth in Arms in Pre-War Europe: Militarised Youth Associations in Italy and France between 1861 and 1914" (AY 2022/2023).
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
She holds a Master’s degree in Historical Sciences from the same university, where she completed a comparative thesis entitled "Youth in Arms in Pre-War Europe: Militarised Youth Associations in Italy and France between 1861 and 1914" (AY 2022/2023).
Our goal is to examine how gunmakers integrated both national and global markets into their brand strategies during an era marked by strong nationalism, increasing consumer power and a growing appeal of global brands.
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Our goal is to examine how gunmakers integrated both national and global markets into their brand strategies during an era marked by strong nationalism, increasing consumer power and a growing appeal of global brands.
Firearms manufacturers boasted of their ability to communicate in various languages through their agent networks. In the EU-GUNS project, we will explore the archives of several arms-producing districts such as Liège in Belgium, Eibar in Spain, Brescia in Italy and Saint-Étienne in France.
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Firearms manufacturers boasted of their ability to communicate in various languages through their agent networks. In the EU-GUNS project, we will explore the archives of several arms-producing districts such as Liège in Belgium, Eibar in Spain, Brescia in Italy and Saint-Étienne in France.
As the arms market boomed at the beginning of the 20th century, firms embraced new advertising methods, prospecting for clients and partners through meticulously designed catalogues issued in thousands of copies, sometimes in multiple languages.
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
As the arms market boomed at the beginning of the 20th century, firms embraced new advertising methods, prospecting for clients and partners through meticulously designed catalogues issued in thousands of copies, sometimes in multiple languages.
In GlobArms, Andrea investigates how firearms trafficking (1890–1939) shapes state perceptions of global threats, the role of traffickers, links between potential violence and firearms circulation, and the creation—or absence—of international rules on firearms.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In GlobArms, Andrea investigates how firearms trafficking (1890–1939) shapes state perceptions of global threats, the role of traffickers, links between potential violence and firearms circulation, and the creation—or absence—of international rules on firearms.
His research covers police forces, gun control, criminality, and political violence. Recently, he studied strikebreaking in Third Republic France as a prism to examine the relationship between the state and private violence in shaping European statehood.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
His research covers police forces, gun control, criminality, and political violence. Recently, he studied strikebreaking in Third Republic France as a prism to examine the relationship between the state and private violence in shaping European statehood.
Andrea’s first book, "Polizia, crimine e ordine pubblico in epoca liberale" (2025), explores Italian police history, its ties to the Mafia, and how this has shaped the state–society relationship in a European state whose nation-building was long and contested.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Andrea’s first book, "Polizia, crimine e ordine pubblico in epoca liberale" (2025), explores Italian police history, its ties to the Mafia, and how this has shaped the state–society relationship in a European state whose nation-building was long and contested.
A graduate of the University of Milan, he has worked at the University of Grenoble, Società Napoletana di Storia Patria, and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A graduate of the University of Milan, he has worked at the University of Grenoble, Società Napoletana di Storia Patria, and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.
Image sources: 1) Biblioteca Queriniana of Brescia, Catalogo della Luigi Franchi (1931), n. 4 - collocazione: P1D1 SB.G.II.3m18 2) Catalogue of Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne, 1900
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Image sources: 1) Biblioteca Queriniana of Brescia, Catalogo della Luigi Franchi (1931), n. 4 - collocazione: P1D1 SB.G.II.3m18 2) Catalogue of Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne, 1900
The EU-GUNS project investigates the second life of military rifles and how this seemingly obsolete hardware shaped the relationship between Europeans and guns for decades. #euguns #eugunssnippets #gunhistory #europeanhistory
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The EU-GUNS project investigates the second life of military rifles and how this seemingly obsolete hardware shaped the relationship between Europeans and guns for decades. #euguns #eugunssnippets #gunhistory #europeanhistory