Private company
Accles & Shelvoke
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Accles & Shelvoke is a company based in the English Midlands, founded in 1903 by James George Accles and James Shelvoke as Bennett's Successors Ltd, adopting its present name in 1913. It is a manufacturer of humane slaughtering pistols, and has developed them since the early twentieth century. Since 1952 it has also manufactured cable spikers, used to ensure high-voltage electrical cables are de-energised prior to working on them.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.acclesandshelvoke.co.uk
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Accles & Shelvoke is a company based in the English Midlands, founded in 1903 by James George Accles and James Shelvoke as Bennett's Successors Ltd, adopting its present name in 1913. It is a manufacturer of humane slaughtering pistols, and has developed them since the early twentieth century. Since 1952 it has also manufactured cable spikers, used to ensure high-voltage electrical cables are de-energised prior to working on them. In 2017, the company was acquired by Frontmatec.2
Products and brands
- firearm
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1913Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.acclesandshelvoke.co.uk1
- WikipediaAccles & Shelvoke
- WikidataQ4672654
Sources
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- 1WikidataAccles & Shelvoke on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAccles & Shelvoke on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAccles & Shelvoke logo by Accles & Shelvoke, PD