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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishapore_Rifle_Factory  Ishapore Rifle Factory] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishapore_Rifle_Factory  Ishapore Rifle Factory] Wikipedia
*[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.
*[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]
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20200714121512/http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.998.1656&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part II)"] by Jan Lucassen ''Indian Historical Review'' December 2012 39 (2): 251-271, archived page.  
*[http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm Rifle Factory Ishapore : History]
*[http://rfi.nic.in/history.htm Rifle Factory Ishapore : History]
*[http://www.msf.gov.in/about_us.htm Metal & Steel Factory Ishapore]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150330212729/http://www.msf.gov.in/about_us.htm Metal & Steel Factory Ishapore] msf.gov.in, archived webpage.
*[http://barry-lewis.com/ishapore/ Ishapore .303 Enfield] barry-lewis.com
*[http://barry-lewis.com/ishapore/ Ishapore .303 Enfield] barry-lewis.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130218080449/http://enfield-stuff.com/regimentals/rifles/enfield_queue/Queue_India.htm Enfield Rifles from Ishapore] from Enfield-Stuff.com, now an archived website.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130218080449/http://enfield-stuff.com/regimentals/rifles/enfield_queue/Queue_India.htm Enfield Rifles from Ishapore] from Enfield-Stuff.com, now an archived website.
*[http://www.allaboutenfields.co.nz/smle/ishapore-mkiii/ Ishapore MkIII*] allaboutenfields.co.nz
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200116183140/http://www.allaboutenfields.co.nz/smle/ishapore-mkiii/ Ishapore MkIII*] allaboutenfields.co.nz, now archived.


==Historical books online==
==Historical books online==

Revision as of 12:33, 14 July 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

"Working at the Ichapur Gunpowder Factory in the 1790s (Part II)" by Jan Lucassen Indian Historical Review December 2012 39 (2): 251-271, archived page.

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ Thread from Sword Forum, archived page, 1927 RFI MKII Kukri with images. Images are also available on Photobucket
  2. ↑ The 20th Century British Military Gurkha Issue Kukri [with images] by Spiral 1 February 2015. ikrhs.com

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