Rifle Factory Ishapore
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The Rifle Factory Ishapore (also known as Ishapore Arsenal) is an Indian state-owned arms manufacturing unit located at Ichapore in the state of West Bengal.
History
In 1904, a rifle factory was established by the British at Ichapore, anglicized as Ishapore, and began production of the Lee–Enfield rifle, which has continued- more or less- until the mid-1980s, and possibly the present. The factory also manufactured the Vickers-Berthier (VB) light machine gun, which was adopted in 1932 by the Indian Army and still remains in reserve use.[1]
Military rifles manufactured at Ishapore 1949 and pre-1949 are stamped "GRI" on the buttsocket, referring to George Rex, Imperator (i.e. King George VI, last Emperor of India), whilst military rifles manufactured 1949 and post-1948 are stamped "RFI", which stands for Rifle Factory, Ishapore.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The factory was administered by the Ordnance Factory Board of India till 2021 when it was corporatised under the ownership of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited.[2]
Products
The .303 British calibre Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III, the 7.62×51mm NATO calibre Ishapore 2A1 rifle and the 7.62mm NATO L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle were manufactured at RFI.[3]
It now manufactures the 5.56mm INSAS rifle assault rifle, Kalantak rifle, Ghatak rifle (7.62×39mm AKM-style assault rifle),[4][5] 7.62 Sniper Rifles and Pistol Auto 9mm 1A for military/law enforcement.
RFI makes other firearms such as IOF .22 revolver, IOF .315 sporting rifle, IOF .30-06 sporting rifle and IOF .22 sporting rifle[6] for civilian customers.
Noted employees
References
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- ↑ Bishop, Chris The Encyclopaedia of Weapons of World War II page 245 (Amber Books, London, 1998) Template:ISBN
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- ↑ https://theinterview.world/from-colonial-origins-to-indigenous-defence-manufacturing-the-evolution-of-rfi/
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