ge ▁it ▁manufact ured ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ra pi ers ▁and ▁s words ▁for ▁the ▁Swedish ▁army ▁into ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁V ira ▁bru k ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁F lem ing ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Rein hold ▁An ger stein , ▁who ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Board ▁of ▁M ines . ▁An ger stein ▁planned ▁for ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁manufact uring , ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁realized . ▁The ▁works ▁then ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁Samuel ▁Tro il ius . ▁ ▁The ▁royal ▁privile ge ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁for ge ▁continued ▁to ▁supply ▁weapons ▁to ▁the ▁Swedish ▁armed ▁forces ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ▁and ▁later ▁manufact ured ▁civil ian ▁products , ▁such ▁as ▁axes ▁and ▁sc yth es , ▁into ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁Century . ▁V ira ▁bru k ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁museum . ▁ ▁References ▁Alf ▁Nord ström : ▁V ira ▁kl ings med ja ▁och ▁lie bru k , ▁St ift elsen ▁Stock hol ms ▁lä ns ▁museum ▁and ▁St ift elsen ▁V ira ▁Bru k , ▁U d de val la ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁companies ▁of ▁Sweden ▁Category : We ap on ▁history <0x0A> </s> ▁Aust rf ar ar v