Springfield Armory
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United States National Historic Site
firearms manufacturing facility
military small arms research facility
Springfield Armory was a historic United States firearms manufacturing and military small arms research facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, that played a central role in American arms production from the Revolutionary War through the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Springfield Armory canonical | 10 |
| Springfield Armory (U.S. government) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Historic Site
ⓘ
firearms manufacturing facility ⓘ military small arms research facility ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
American Civil War
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ Cold War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Garand
ⓘ
surface form:
John C. Garand
United States Ordnance Department ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Ordnance Department
|
| closedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| closureOrderedBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | National Historic Site ⓘ |
| designatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1777 ⓘ |
| foundedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Springfield Armory Museum
|
| hasHeritageStatus |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark District
|
| influenced |
U.S. industrial mass production techniques
ⓘ
development of interchangeable parts manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Springfield, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| museumHolds | historic U.S. military firearms collection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in American arms production
ⓘ
contributions to the American system of manufacturing ⓘ development of standardized interchangeable parts ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | United States military industrial base ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
manufacture of small arms
ⓘ
research and development of military small arms ⓘ |
| produced |
M1 Garand rifles
ⓘ
surface form:
M1 Garand rifle
M14 rifle ⓘ M1903 Springfield rifle ⓘ Springfield Model 1795 musket ⓘ Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ Springfield Model 1873 "Trapdoor" rifle ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
ballistics
ⓘ
manufacturing processes ⓘ small arms design ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry
subject surface form:
M1 Garand
this entity surface form:
Springfield Armory (U.S. government)