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Harry Fowles, a member of the gang. The Peaky Blinders were a criminal gang based in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century and to a lesser extent, in the early 20th century. They were one of the many urban youth gangs in the era, which were among the earliest of modern street subcultures.ccording to Carl Chinn, the name Peaky Blinders is popularly said to derive from the practice of stitching razor blades into the peak of their flat caps, which could then be used as weapons.
In part one of a two part series, ZOE CHAMBERLAIN talks to historian and Mail columnist Carl Chinn about the cityâs real Peaky Blinders. Mesmerising and dark, the BBC series of the Peaky Blinders tells of the rise of gangster Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang.But these fictional characters echo a truth that is just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the weekly plot lines.OMORROW: The descendents of the Birmingham gangsters portrayed in the Peaky Blinders TV series â as told in their own words.