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Springfield Armory |
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Springfield ArmoryWeapons factory established at Springfield, Mass., by the U.S. Congress in 1794. It grew out of an arsenal established in Springfield by the Revolutionary government in 1777, the site being chosen partly for its inaccessibility to British forces. The armoury pioneered mass-production manufacturing techniques and produced weapons ranging from smoothbore muskets in its earliest days to the Springfield rifle and the M1 rifle of World War II, designed by John Garand. It closed in 1968 and is now a national historic site. See also armoury practice; Thomas Blanchard. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Prior to deploying to Fort Bragg, Detachment 2031 had rehearsed all classes at the Springfield armory. It is a black, sleek-looking Springfield Armory SAR-8 obtained before the federal ban went into effect, thus it can still be sold. Since that time, Omega has continued to provide Browning and Winchester with gunlocks, in addition to H&R 1871, Marlin, Kimber Arms and Phoenix Arms; we are currently being tested by both Springfield Armory and Cobra Arms. |
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