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Lithgow Small Arms Factory
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:industry
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage
yes
gptkbp:employs
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:fashion_designer
technicians
machinists
gptkbp:established
1912
gptkbp:historicalEvent
World War II production
World War I production
Vietnam War production
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lithgow Small Arms Factory
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Lithgow,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:museum
gptkb:Lithgow_Small_Arms_Factory_Museum
gptkbp:notableProduct
gptkb:Lee–Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:F88_Austeyr_rifle
gptkb:F90_rifle
gptkb:Lithgow_LA101_rifle
gptkb:Lithgow_LA102_rifle
gptkb:Lithgow_LA105_rifle
gptkb:Lithgow_LA106_rifle
gptkb:No._1_Mk_III_rifle
gptkb:No._2_Mk_III_rifle
gptkb:No._6_Jungle_Carbine
gptkb:Owen_submachine_gun
gptkb:SLR_(L1A1)_rifle
gptkb:Sportco_rifles
.22 calibre training rifles
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Thales_Australia
gptkbp:parentCompany
gptkb:Thales_Group
gptkbp:produced
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Australian_police_forces
export markets
gptkbp:produces
machine guns
firearms
military rifles
civilian rifles
gptkbp:significance
Australia's first small arms factory
contributed to local economy
major supplier to Australian Defence Force
site of technological innovation
gptkbp:type
arms dealer
defence manufacturer
gptkbp:website
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/countries/asia-pacific/australia/defence/lithgow-arms
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Lee-Enfield
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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