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The Harpers Ferry US Armory (often written as Harper's Ferry Armory) was a US Government backed gunsmithing Armory commissioned after a 1794 Act for "erecting and repairing of Arsenals and Magazines". Harpers Ferry produced several firearms of note, having been chosen by George Washington to be built in the town of Harpers Ferry.

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  • Harpers Ferry Armory
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  • The Harpers Ferry US Armory (often written as Harper's Ferry Armory) was a US Government backed gunsmithing Armory commissioned after a 1794 Act for "erecting and repairing of Arsenals and Magazines". Harpers Ferry produced several firearms of note, having been chosen by George Washington to be built in the town of Harpers Ferry.
  • The national armory has been associated with many prominent historical events throughout the history of the United States. Harpers Ferry National Armory was both an armory and an arsenal. An arsenal is a place for the storage and the production of larger caliber arms, such as cannons & howitzers and military equipment while an armory is a facility for the manufacture & storage of small caliber arms, such a rifles, carbines & machine guns.
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Origin
  • United States
Closed
  • 1862(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Harpers Ferry US Armory
Fate
  • Destroyed
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  • Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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  • United States
  • Confederate States of America
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  • The Harpers Ferry US Armory (often written as Harper's Ferry Armory) was a US Government backed gunsmithing Armory commissioned after a 1794 Act for "erecting and repairing of Arsenals and Magazines". Harpers Ferry produced several firearms of note, having been chosen by George Washington to be built in the town of Harpers Ferry.
  • The national armory has been associated with many prominent historical events throughout the history of the United States. Harpers Ferry National Armory was both an armory and an arsenal. An arsenal is a place for the storage and the production of larger caliber arms, such as cannons & howitzers and military equipment while an armory is a facility for the manufacture & storage of small caliber arms, such a rifles, carbines & machine guns.
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