Bofors guns in the late 1890s

Bofors had a state of the art cannon workshop already in the late 19th century.

Sweden's Bofors company, located in Karlskrona, was a leading manufacturer of guns already in the late 19th century. The company's first cannon workshop was established in 1884. Alfred Nobel, who owned Bofors from 1894 until his death in 1896, played a key role in reshaping the company to a modern gun manufacturer.

The Bofors cannon hall in the late 1890s.

The cannon hall in 1906.

254 mm Bofors guns under construction for the Finnish coastal battleship
Ilmarinen , launched in 1931. (image by wiki)

The Bofors heavy weapons division is since 2005 part of British  BAE Systems Ltd.