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The Springfield Armory (1794 — 1968) was the first National Armory in the United States. It was an outstanding, innovative center for the design and production of military small arms. Among its notable achievements are the Blanchard Lathe (1819) for the mass production of gun-stocks, the Springfield Rifles, and the Garand semi-automatic rifles.
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Springfield, Massachusetts · United States
