The Lowell Ordnance Plant was a small arms plant located in Lowell, Massachusetts that operated under contract from the Remington Arms Company between 1942 and 1943. Ordnance it produced was for .50 caliber guns and a small run of .30 caliber was also run for under 1 year.
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