William Keith Neal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English author, collector and enthusiast
Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1905
Place of Birth: Boxmoor, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-Apr-1990
Profession: writer
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About William Keith Neal
- William Keith Neal (11 November 1905 – 10 April 1990) was an English author, collector and enthusiast who amassed what is considered to be one of the greatest private collections of antique firearms ever assembled.
- During his lifetime he was regarded as the leading authority on antique firearms in Britain and co-authored "the standard reference work" on the history of British gunmaking between the 16th and late 19th centuries.
- A Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers, his collection of around 2,000 firearms included six items "from the gun cabinet of Louis XIII" and two miniature, gold-inlaid pistols that were reportedly "the last gift Napoléon Bonaparte gave to his three-year-old son before military defeat and subsequent exile."
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