RSAF Enfield

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RSAF Enfield was a major British government-owned arms factory best known for designing and producing iconic military firearms such as the Lee–Enfield rifle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Small Arms Factory
arms factory
government-owned company
closed 1988
country United Kingdom
designed Bren light machine gun (British production variants)
EM-2 rifle
Enfield revolver
Lee–Enfield rifle
Martini–Henry rifle
Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle
Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle
Rifle No.4 Mk I
linked to: Lee–Enfield rifle

Rifle No.5 Mk I Jungle Carbine
SA80 rifle family
linked to: SA80 assault rifle

Snider–Enfield rifle
dissolved 1988
foundedBy British government
linked to: UK government
inception 1816
industry arms industry
locatedIn Enfield
England
Middlesex
linked to: Middlesex, England
locatedOn River Lea
location Enfield Lock
manufactured Bren light machine gun
Enfield revolver
Lee–Enfield rifle
Martini–Henry rifle
Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
SA80 rifle family
linked to: SA80 assault rifle

Snider–Enfield rifle
notableWork Lee–Enfield rifle
operatedBy British government
linked to: UK government
ownedBy British government
linked to: UK government
partOf British state armaments system
primaryClient British Armed Forces
British Army
product bayonets
firearms
machine guns
rifles
small arms
swords
reasonForDissolution privatisation of UK defence manufacturing
significantEvent major expansion during First World War
major expansion during Second World War
siteRedevelopedAs Enfield Island Village

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