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'''Ishapore''' was located near [[Barrackpore]], outside of [[Calcutta]] | '''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 | 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 Rifles|Gurkha Regiments]] were also manufactured at Ishapore<ref>Thread from Sword Forum [http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?110281-1927-RFI-MKII-Kukri 1927 RFI MKII Kukri] with images. Images are also available on [http://s250.photobucket.com/user/Finnarm/media/RFIfactory.gif.html Photobucket]</ref> | |||
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*[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 | *[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 | ||
**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://www.msf.gov.in/about_us.htm Metal & Steel Factory Ishapore] | |||
*[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 | |||
==Historical books online== | ==Historical books online== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030697688#page/n5/mode/2up ''Sketch of the mode of manufacturing gunpowder at the Ishapore mills in Bengal''] by William Anderson 1862 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030697688#page/n5/mode/2up ''Sketch of the mode of manufacturing gunpowder at the Ishapore mills in Bengal''] by William Anderson 1862 Archive.org | ||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 04:23, 16 February 2014
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]
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
- 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
References
- ↑ Thread from Sword Forum 1927 RFI MKII Kukri with images. Images are also available on Photobucket
