What is the name of the Swedish arms manufacturing company formed in 1646 and located in Karlskoga?
Bofors Bofors Bofors AB is a Swedish arms manufacturer. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years. Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammering trip hammer mill "Boofors", which was founded as a royal state-owned company in 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget (AB) Bofors-Gullspång. A leading Swedish steel producer by the early 1870s, Bofors expanded into weapons manufacture when steel produced by the Siemens-Martin process began to be used for gun manufacture. The company's first cannon workshop was opened in
Karlskoga Municipality Karlskoga Municipality Karlskoga Municipality ("Karlskoga kommun") is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlskoga. Karlskoga was formed as rural municipality when the first Swedish local government acts came into force in 1863. In 1925 the southern part was detached, forming Degerfors Municipality. In 1940 the whole municipality, including its non-urban areas, got the title of a city. These titles were abolished in 1971. Karlskoga is part of a traditionally forest and mountain-covered region, in Örebro County. Such areas have traditionally been financially poor. This led to a significant Swedish emigration