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The Ordnance Department was part of the Military Establishment, responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition. it appears, that at least in Bengal, it was also responsible for the Stud Department.
*''The East India Company's Arsenals & Manufactories'' by Brig-Gen Henry A. Young, Director of Ordnance Factories in India 1917-1920, first published in 1937 and re-published by [http://www.naval-military-press.com/east-india-company-s-arsenals-and-manufactories.html Naval & Military Press] in 2005 gives historical background of munitions factories etc. The original edition is available at the [[British Library]]
