Forging Arms for the Nation
For nearly two centuries, the US Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armory National Historic Site commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world's largest historic US military small arms collection, along with historic archives, buildings, and landscapes.
Sept 12 2011This was a great site and a must for anyone into the history of Firearms. This Armory played a vital role in every conflict this country has been involved in. There are firearms across the times from the 1700's to modern time's. Plan on a long visit to take all in all this site has to offer.
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