Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield: View of Exterior, 1861. The RSAF was a UK government-owned rifle factory produced British military rifles, muskets and swords from 1816. The factory, adjoining the Lee Navigation in the Lea Valley, designed and manufactured many famous British Army weapons including the Lee-Enfield rifles which were standard equipment during both World Wars. The RSAF closed in 1988. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.

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