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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichapore Ichapore] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichapore Ichapore] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishapore_Rifle_Factory Ishapore Rifle Factory] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishapore_Rifle_Factory Ishapore Rifle Factory] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://ihr.sagepub.com/content/39/1/19.full.pdf+html "Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part I)"] by Jan Lucassen International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ''Indian Historical Review 39'' (2012-1) 19-56 | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140120123113if_/http://ihr.sagepub.com/content/39/1/19.full.pdf+html "Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part I)"] by Jan Lucassen International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ''Indian Historical Review 39'' (2012-1) 19-56, archived page. | ||
**Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part II) Indian Historical Review December 2012 39: 251-271 is available free only as an [http://ihr.sagepub.com/content/39/2/251.abstract abstract] | **Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part II) Indian Historical Review December 2012 39: 251-271 is available free only as an [http://ihr.sagepub.com/content/39/2/251.abstract abstract] | ||
*[http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm Rifle Factory Ishapore : History] | *[http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm Rifle Factory Ishapore : History] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 10 February 2020
Ishapore was located near Barrackpore, outside of Calcutta
The first Arms Manufacturing facility on the site was a gunpowder factory, which was started in 1787 and began production in 1791. In 1904, a Rifle Factory was established at Ishapore, and began production of the Lee-Enfield rifle.
Kukris ( or ‘khukuri’) , Nepalese knives used by the Gurkha Regiments were also manufactured at Ishapore[1], in 1927 when a small high quality batch was made[2]
Spelling variants
Ishapore, Ichapore, Ichapur
External links
- Ichapore Wikipedia
- Ishapore Rifle Factory Wikipedia
- "Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part I)" by Jan Lucassen International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Indian Historical Review 39 (2012-1) 19-56, archived page.
- Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part II) Indian Historical Review December 2012 39: 251-271 is available free only as an abstract
- Rifle Factory Ishapore : History
- Metal & Steel Factory Ishapore
- Ishapore .303 Enfield barry-lewis.com
- Enfield Rifles from Ishapore from Enfield-Stuff.com, now an archived website.
- Ishapore MkIII* allaboutenfields.co.nz
Historical books online
- Sketch of the mode of manufacturing gunpowder at the Ishapore mills in Bengal by William Anderson 1862 Archive.org
- Ishapore page 8 A Traveler's Tale : Memories of India by Enid Saunders Candlin 1974. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. The author’s husband was a metallurgist/chemical engineer who worked for the Inspectorate of Armaments in ordnance factories at Ishapore and Ambernath (Bombay Presidency) 1941-46, having been transferred from Hong Kong.
References
- ↑ Thread from Sword Forum 1927 RFI MKII Kukri with images. Images are also available on Photobucket
- ↑ The 20th Century British Military Pattern Gurkha Issue Kukri by Jonathan R S. Sword Forum
