Lee Enfield / Sten history: Long Branch munitions factory

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I did an episode on this. Click on my sig line and go to the network feed under Chris Anderson Presents and you will find it.

It tells in detail the history of the plant and what the plans for the future are.
 
There is talk of transforming the remaining building into an affordable artists' colony.
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One of the people working on this project and has been pushing this angle hard for years is actually my mother, who is a portrait artist.

I hope they create an exhibit or display to educate ppl about the firearms history there.
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If she has any say in it, they will. Two sons in the army gives you an appreciation for the history of a place like this.
 
Thank you for this bit of Canadian Firearms history.
There are some in Canada who would like to see information like this forgotten.
 
The Queen streetcar westbound, #502, still shows it's destination as Long Branch.
I grin every time I see it.
Not many antis know what LB means to many of us! LOL
 
The area is still known as Long Branch, thats why. They still shoot in the bunker but its very crowded!! I live there and would love a full furniture Lee enfield LB
 
Some excellent general additional background and historical research reading on Long Branch ...

History of Long Branch Arsenal

History of Small Arms Limited (October 1943 - March 1946)

Source Credits: Milsurps.Com member Bullseye4mkI*'s grandfather (1906-1998) was a long time executive at Long Branch (and other entities) from 1940-1970.

-Graduated with Honors from University of Toronto - Poli Sci/Economics 1930
-Joined Dominion Small Arms Factory 1940
-Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of Small Arms Ltd. 1942-1946
-Head of Accounting-Finance, with later added responsibilities for labour relations and personnel Small Arms Division of Canadian Arsenals Ltd. 1946-1957
-Asst./Acting Division Manager 1957-1970
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Regards,
Doug
 
I sometimes wonder what ever became of the 15 Regional Ordnance Depot which was located in Lakeview and closed in the late 1960s. There was a large bronze Ordnance Corps badge from 15 ROD that was moved to 26 CFSD in Cobourg and left there as a monument when 26 CFSD closed in 1971.
 
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I sometimes wonder what ever became of the 15 Regional Ordnance Depot which was located in Lakeview and closed in the late 1960s. There was a large bronze Ordnance Corps badge from 15 ROD that was moved to 26 CFSD in Cobourg and left there as a monument when 26 CFSD closed in 1971.
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15 ROD became a Canada Post depot after it closed as a military facility.

Our Armoury was at Fort York in Toronto. We had to drive our SMP vehicles out to 15 ROD in order to fuel up for an exercise.

What a waste! This was long before military fuel credit cards.
 
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