Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield

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arms factory firearms manufacturer government-owned company

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield was a major British government-owned arms manufacturer best known for producing iconic military firearms such as the Lee–Enfield rifle and later the SA80 family of weapons.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arms factory → firearms manufacturer → government-owned company →
alsoKnownAs	RSAF Enfield →
closed	1988 →
country	United Kingdom →
heritage	industrial heritage site →
inception	1816 →
industry	arms industry →
locatedIn	Enfield → England → Middlesex →
locatedOn	River Lea →
namedAfter	Enfield →
notableProduct	Bren light machine gun → Enfield No. 2 revolver → Enfield revolver → L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle → Lee–Enfield rifle → M1917 Enfield rifle → Martini–Henry rifle → Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket → Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle → SA80 family of weapons → Snider–Enfield rifle → Sten submachine gun →
opened	1816 →
operatedBy	Board of Ordnance → Ministry of Defence → War Office →
ownedBy	British government →
partOf	Royal Small Arms Factory →
peakActivityPeriod	First World War → Second World War →
product	bayonets → machine guns → revolvers → rifles → small arms → submachine guns →
servedBranch	British Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy →
significance	developer of SA80 service rifle family → major British military small-arms producer → principal manufacturer of Lee–Enfield rifles →
siteRedevelopedAs	Enfield Island Village →
successor	Royal Ordnance →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
L86 LSW → SA80 assault rifle →	manufacturer
L86 LSW →	designedBy
Board of Ordnance ("Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield") →	oversaw
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield ("Royal Small Arms Factory") →	partOf