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	The Bristol Press - News - 01/12/2005 - Bristol Armory slated for closure
		The fate of the Bristol Military Museum housed at the Armory is uncertain.
		The 143rd Military Police Co. had been based at Hartford’s Brainard Field, Whitford said, but was moved to a federal military armory in West Hartford.
		Though Whitford said the original plan was to close the Armory within a year or two, he said it could be as much as five years away.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13730177&BRD=1643&PAG=461&dept_id=10486&rfi=6 (722 words)

	Armory Regiment Seventh
		The Park Avenue facade of the Seventh Regiment Armory evokes the fortified palazzi of north Italian city-states from the...
		The Seventh Regiment Armory 643 Park Avenue Full Block between 66th and 67th Streets and Park and Lexington Avenues Seventh Regiment Armory By Carter B. Horsley One tends to conjure Park Avenue as...
		Seventh Regiment Armory New York, New York As part of our work in strengthening cities, we are involved in the development of several performing arts centers.
	www.royal-signals.org.uk /5/armory-regiment-seventh.html (802 words)

	SHOW 24-23
		The Armory manufactured some of history’s most famous military weapons, including the renowned 1903 Springfield, which America’s “Doughboys” fired from the trenches of Europe in World War I. The famous M-1 Garand is also a product of the Springfield Armory assembly lines.
		The Springfield Armory Museum gives visitors a glimpse of the largest collection of American military firearms in the world — 8000 rifles in all— and introduces them to the many remarkable manufacturing innovations the Armory developed to help pave the way for America’s Industrial Revolution.
		Soldiers have carried Springfield rifles into battle in every major US military engagement including the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Plains Indian Wars, Spanish American War, World War I, Korea, World War II and Vietnam.
	www.shootingusa.com /TV_SCHEDULE/SHOW_24-23/show_24-23.html (802 words)

	Westerly Armory Restoration, Inc.
		The mission of Westerly Armory Restoration (WAR, Inc.) is to restore the Westerly Armory for use by its community and state for cultural and social events and as a museum of community and military memorabilia.
		The last unit based at the Armory was the 169th Military Police Company, RI National Guard (leaving in 1995).
		The Armory is the largest space of its kind in the area and has become a mini-civic center for the Westerly-Pawcatuck area.
	www.volunteersolutions.org /vcri/org/334187.html (568 words)

	Armory
		Armory An armory is a military depot used for the storage of ammunition.
		Teaneck Armory Teaneck Armory is an Sweet and Lowdown, concerts, rallies, indoor soccer, circuses and various military u...
		Armory Square Armory Square, on the west side of Syracuse, New York, is a small shopping/arts/nightlife district surrou...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/armory.html (568 words)

	Armory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An armory is a military depot used for the storage of weapons and ammunition.
		In a typical armory, ammunition is stored under separate lock and key from weapons to minimize the potential for misuse and improve safety.
		In the United States, armory may refer to the building that a National Guard unit trains from in peacetime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armory (99 words)

	Westerly Armory
		People from the community used the Armory as a community building with the military units welcoming them.
		Now, the Walker armories (except the Armory of Mounted Commands which still houses the National Guard) are finding new lives while maintaining the history of their communities.
		The Westerly Armory is one of five and one-half armories designed by the architectural firm of William R. Walker & Son.
	riroads.com /archive/westerlyarmory.htm (654 words)

	Origins of Armory
		He states that it is now accepted that the emergence of armory is due to the evolution of military equipment from the late 11th to the mid-12th c, with fighters unrecognizable under their helmets (there is a nice illustration from the 11th century
		The question is then to establish a proper chronology of this emergence and of the transformation of these emblems into armory, i.e., constant use of one design by the same person and application of strict rules in the design itself.
		Elements from these three sources combined to form armory, which tries to play all three roles at the same time: identify individuals, be transmissible within a family, and represent ownership or claims to fiefs.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/origins.htm (828 words)

	Armory
		The Armory was designed as a military drill hall, an athletic facility, and an assembly hall.
		More than 2,000 soldiers used the Armory as a dormitory during World War I. Constructed in 1912-14 and modified in 1925-27 and 1962, the building is some-thing of an engineering feat: the long span structure was unique in its day.
		An example of Georgian Revival architecture, the Armory is an anchor point for the Georgian south campus.
	www.uiuc.edu /navigation/buildings/armory.top.html (113 words)

	Armory History
		At the close of the twentieth century, Army, Navy/Marine Corps and Air Force ROTC instruction remains in the Armory, continuing the long and proud tradition of military training on campus.
		On either side of the entrance to the Armory is a bronze tablet bearing the names of two hundred eighteen men who fought, their regiment and rank.
		Lieutenant Morgan and Professor Aldrich used $67,000 to complete the Armory, and the rest of the money was used to install showers for the football squad and install equipment for the athletic teams who used the Armory's gymnasium.
	www1.umn.edu /afrotc/Armory/armory_hist.htm (968 words)

	Armory Arts and Music Center - Duluth Minnesota
		The best known is the 8th Regiment Armory, at 35th and Giles, which has been restored and converted into the Bronzeville Military Academy - a public ROTC secondary school run by the Chicago Public Schools.
		The armory has five gymnasiums and 13 other rooms, and has provided the community a place to practice indoor sports, such as volleyball; to hold classes, including stained glass window making and photography; and assemble community meetings and events.
		An Armory in Salem Massachusetts that was lost.
	www.armorycenter.org /other.htm (387 words)

	Magazine Antiques: The Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City - restoration of the historic site in New York
		His design for the Park Avenue armory is riotously eclectic, with romantic, exotic, and purely military elements, and an emphasis on castellation.
		The armory was designed by the New York architect Charles William Clinton under the close supervision of Colonel Emmons Clark (1827-1905), the regiment's commander from 1864 to 1889.
		In April 1879, when the shell of the armory was nearing completion, a committee of members and veterans began organizing a spectacular, two-week-long fair to raise money for the decoration of the building.
	www.findarticles.com /m1026/1_155/53590433/p1/article.jhtml (1223 words)

	Encyclopedia: Springfield Armory National Historic Site
		From 1794 to 1968 the Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture of U.S. military small arms and the site of many important technological advances.
		In 1891 a new function was assigned to the Armory –– it became the army's main laboratory for the development and testing of new small arms.
		In the period before the Civil War, Springfield Armory was largely involved in the growth and influence of the Industrial Revolution.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Springfield-Armory-National-Historic-Site (1223 words)

	Springfield Armory XD-9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Springfield Armory XD-9 (Extreme Duty 9 mm) is the US version of the Croatian HS 2000, the military sidearm of the Croatian army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Springfield_Armory_XD-9 (1223 words)

	Higgins Armory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Higgins Armory, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a public, non-profit museum specializing in the history of world arms and armor.
		Currently, the museum features thousands of pieces from the ancient military traditions of Western Europe, Ancient Rome, Fuedal Japan, and beyond.
		John Woodman Higgins built a unique steel and glass structure to house his collection of armor, one of the largest such collections in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Higgins_Armory (1223 words)

	Armory
		Armory An armory is a military depot used for the storage of ammunition.
		Armory Square Armory Square, on the west side of Syracuse, New York, is a small shopping/arts/nightlife district surrou...
		Springfield Armory From 1794 to 1968 the Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture of small arms and the site...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/armory.html (1223 words)

	202_band
		The band “Armory” was originally shared with a detachment of the 615th MP Criminal Investigation Division; later the 133 Public Affairs Detachment replaced the CID as joint occupants of the facility with the band.
		The band’s first two-week summer training camp took place at Fort Knox, with their barracks being located at the site of the Kentucky Military Academy mess hall (as of 1993 when this was written).
		Also during this tour the band split into three separate groups – a concert band, a dance band, and a popular rock band, “The Wilderness Road New Breed.” The sub-units of the 202d visited area hospitals and performed for hundreds of handicapped and disabled children.
	www.military.state.ky.us /kyngemus/202_band (2108 words)

	328: Military Department Armory and Military Unit Funds
		Military Department Regulation No. 230-1-1, paragraph 7.b., states that armory/activity funds not spent on utilities may be spent for items such as letterhead stationery or photographic support of accident and survey reports.
		328: Military Department Armory and Military Unit Funds
		For more than twenty years the Military Department has provided state general funds to national guard armory units bank accounts.
	www.peer.state.ms.us /328.html (1698 words)

	m1a-3.txt
		I saw an old Springfield Armory ad saying "satisfaction guaranteed or your money back." I sent them a letter asking for my money back, and calling them a fly-by-night company trying to make a quick buck off of someone else's good name (Springfield Armory, Inc. bought the trademark rights for the former military Springfield Armory).
		Springfield Armory M1-A by Ian Kerfoot (kerfoot@platypus.csl.uiuc.edu) Way back when I was in the 8th grade, I saw a Springfield Armory M1A, and decided that I just had to have one.
		Springfield Armory will spare no expense in fixing its rifles!
	www.logicsouth.com /~lcoble/dir5/m1a-3.txt (1698 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Almost a ward of the state
		The most famous factory, the Springfield Armory, made weapons for the US military for more than 150 years.
		The Romney administration blames much of Springfield's plight on mismanagement, and points out that the city has been living beyond its means for years.
		The most visible project in downtown Springfield, a new civic center, is financed with $66 million in state funds.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/06/18/almost_a_ward_of_the_state (1698 words)

	AGE OF ARMOR: From the Higgins Armory Museum - Press Room - General Information - Arkansas Arts Center
		The Higgins Armory Museum, founded in 1928, seeks to present the history of arms and armor in a broad cultural context; preserving, researching, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for the benefit of the general public and specialized audiences.
		Armor was adapted to suit a variety of purposes and it played a significant role in the social, technological, military, and cultural life of the society that produced it.
		AGE OF ARMOR: From the Higgins Armory Museum
	www.arkarts.com /general/press_room/gen_pr_241.asp (1698 words)

	Military Surplus
		AA Armory - Carries military and law-enforcement equipment and supplies, outdoor and survival equipment as well as firearm accessories.
		Swede and Sons Military Surplus - Shop from the large selection of military surplus items; includes catalog of all items in stock with purchasing form.
		Bradley's Military Enterprises - Battle and dress uniforms, knives, optics, accessories, and military and law enforcement gear.
	www.militaryfinance.net /military-surplus.html (2084 words)

	Articles - Stanley Clifford Weyman
		He was arrested when he was on an inspection tour in the Brooklyn armory because a suspicious military tailor had alerted the police.
		Next Weyman took a role of both a Military attachÃ© from Serbia and a US Navy lieutenant so the identities could use each other as a reference.
		Stanley Clifford Weyman (1890-1960), was an American multiple impostor who impersonated public officials, including the Secretary of State and various military officers.
	www.greensky.biz /articles/Stanley_Clifford_Weyman (2084 words)

	NYS Military Heritage Institute
		The New York State Military Museum, housed in the Saratoga Springs Armory, opened on October 16, 2002.
		The New York State Military Heritage Institute is a nonpartisan nonprofit 501(c)3 educational corporation, chartered by the Board of Regents, and dedicated to memorializing the military heritage of the Empire State and the preservation, expansion, and interpretation of the military history collection of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
		The Military Heritage Institute, as a New York State partner, was instrumental in the opening of the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center on October 16, 2002.
	www.nymilitarymuseum.org (2084 words)

	Military and Veterans Affairs- News Release
		The Teaneck Armory recently opened a Family Assistance Center to assist families of National Guard and reserve troops mobilized for extended active duty service.
		The runners will depart the armory at 9:00 am and travel a total distance of approximately 3 miles while winding their way through the streets of surrounding neighborhoods.
		The unit is under the Command of Lieutenant Colonel Roch Switlik and has been headquartered at the Teaneck Armory since 1994.
	www.state.nj.us /military/news/archive2003/04dec03teaneckguard.htm (2084 words)

	Families say goodbye to National Guard battalion headed to Iraq (phillyBurbs.com)
		Residents clapped and waved flags along the road as the convoy pulled out of the Teaneck Armory early Saturday, a day after military officials announced two fellow New Jersey National Guard members had died in an ambush in Baghdad.
		Though neither man was based at the Teaneck Armory, Mellen said the mood of his unit was somber.
		"This is the first time that this unit is being deployed, and it is the first time that a unit from this armory is being deployed since it was built in 1936," Mellen told The Record.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/104-06062004-312325.html (2084 words)

	springfield firearms - Search.com
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		Springfield is still manufacturing firearms in the United States.
		The M-1As, M-6s, and all the previously mentioned factory-compensated pistols are made in the United States at the Illinois facility...
	www.search.com /related/springfield_firearms.html?tag=se.sr-1-118.related.c.10.5.bottom (2084 words)

	Springfield Armory National Historic Site - Springfield - Reviews of Springfield Armory National Historic Site - TripAdvisor
		This Armory, which manufactured and tested firearms for the U.S. military from 1794 to 1968, houses the country's largest collection of small weapons.
		Have you been to Springfield Armory National Historic Site?
		What was your experience with Springfield Armory National Historic Site?
	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g60968-d106810-Reviews-Springfield_Armory_National_Historic_Site-Springfield_Massachusetts.html (2084 words)

	Guns Magazine: New From Springfield Armory
		I recently enjoyed the opportunity to see the just announced offerings from Springfield Armory, which has four newly available products: two are variations of its highly regarded 1911 pistol series, one is a reintroduction of a model it once offered, and one is a completely new product.
		Team Springfield representative Robbie Leatham hit it on the head when he compared the XD's trigger action to that of a good two-stage military rifle trigger.
		Springfield's new Micro Compact 1911 should find wide acceptance with citizens of states that authorize concealed carry.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_2_48/ai_81477144 (2084 words)

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