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ROF Fazakerley

Coordinates:53°27′58″N2°55′30″W/ 53.466°N 2.925°W/53.466; -2.925
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53°27′58″N2°55′30″W/ 53.466°N 2.925°W/53.466; -2.925

ASterling L2A3 (Mark 4) submachine gun.ROF Fazakerley manufactured 164,000 Sterlings between 1956 and 1960, after which production of the weapon ended permanently

ROF Fazakerleywas aRoyal Ordnance Factoryrifle manufacturing plant inFazakerley,Liverpool,which manufacturedsmall armssuch as theStenandSterling[1][2][3]submachine gunsandLee–Enfieldrifle during and afterWorld War II.

ROF Fazakerley andROF Maltbywere established before World War II to increase arms production facilities in areas less vulnerable to aerial attack. The mainRoyal Small Arms Factoryfor rifle manufacture was inEnfield, London.

References

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  1. ^"L1A2 magazine for Sterling submachine-gun".Imperial War Museums.
  2. ^"» Markings and Spares sterlingl2a3.com".sterlingl2a3.com.
  3. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).www.dillonprecision.com.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 February 2013.Retrieved17 January2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)