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	\| parent = [[Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited]] (current) <br> [[Ordnance Factory Board]] (Till 2021)		\| parent = [[Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited]] (current) <br> [[Ordnance Factory Board]] (Till 2021)
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	The '''Rifle Factory Ishapore''' (also known as '''Ishapore Arsenal''') is an ~~[[India]]n~~ state owned arms manufacturing unit located at [[Ichhapur]] in the state of [[West Bengal]].		The '''Rifle Factory Ishapore''' (also known as '''Ishapore Arsenal''') is an Indian state-owned arms manufacturing unit located at [[Ichhapur]] in the state of [[West Bengal]].

	==History==		==History==

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The '''Rifle Factory Ishapore''' (also known as '''Ishapore Arsenal''') is an [[India]]n state owned arms manufacturing unit located at [[Ichhapur]] in the state of [[West Bengal]].

==History==
The first arms manufacturing facility on the site was a [[gunpowder]] factory, which was started in 1787 by [[Tipu Sultan]] and began production in 1791, whilst a gun & carriage manufacturing facility was set up nearby in 1801.

In 1904, a rifle factory was established by the British at Ichhapur, [[anglicized]] as Ishapore, and began production of the [[Lee–Enfield]] rifle, which has continued- more or less- until the mid-1980s, and possibly the present. The factory also manufactured the [[Vickers-Berthier]] (VB) [[light machine gun]], which was adopted in 1932 by the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] and still remains in reserve use.<ref>Bishop, Chris ''The Encyclopaedia of Weapons of World War II'' page 245 (Amber Books, London, 1998) {{ISBN|978-1-905704-46-0}}</ref>

Military rifles manufactured at Ishapore 1949 and pre-1949 are stamped "GRI" on the buttsocket, referring to ''George Rex, Imperator'' (i.e. King [[George VI]], last Emperor of India), whilst military rifles manufactured 1949 and post-1948 are stamped "RFI", which stands for ''Rifle Factory, Ishapore''.

The [[.303 British]] calibre [[Lee–Enfield|Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III]], the [[7.62×51mm NATO]] calibre [[Ishapore 2A1 rifle]] and the 7.62mm NATO [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle]] were manufactured at the factory. It now manufactures the [[5.56×45mm NATO|5.56mm]] [[INSAS rifle|INSAS rifle assault rifle]], [[INSAS rifle#Excalibur, Kalantak and Amogh|Kalantak rifle]], Ghatak rifle (7.62×39mm [[AKM]]-style assault rifle),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ofb-develops-new-rifle-for-army-in-quick-time/articleshow/57781671.cms |title=OFB develops new rifle for army in quick time | Nagpur News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2017-03-23 |accessdate=2018-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rifle-Factory-Ishapore-to-display-Ghatak-Assault-Rifle-during-Ordnance-Factories-Day-celebrations/articleshow/46598822.cms |title=Rifle Factory Ishapore to display Ghatak Assault Rifle during Ordnance Factories Day celebrations | Kolkata News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2018-04-15}}</ref> 7.62 Sniper Rifles and [[Pistol Auto 9mm 1A]] for military and other firearms such as [[IOF .22 revolver]], [[IOF .315 sporting rifle]], [[IOF .30-06 sporting rifle]] and [[IOF .22 sporting rifle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Rifle-factory-celebrates-106-years-of-glory/articleshow/5060929.cms |title=Rifle factory celebrates 106 years of glory | Kolkata News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-09-27 |accessdate=2018-04-15}}</ref> for civilian customers.

The factory was administered by the [[Ordnance Factory Board]] of India till 2021 when it was corporatised under the ownership of [[Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ofbindia.gov.in/index.php Ordnance Factory Board of India website]
{{Ordnance Factories Board}}

[[Category:Defence companies of India]]
[[Category:Firearm manufacturers of India]]
[[Category:Economy of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1904]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1904]]