Urbex & Abandoned
Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault
Châteauneuf, France
The Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault (French pronunciation: [manyfaktyʁ daʁm də ʃatɛlʁo], "Châtellerault Weapons Factory", abbr. MAC) was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Châtellerault, Vienne. It was created by a royal decree of 14 July 1819 to manufacture swords, then (after 1850) firearms and cannons. Antoine Treuille de Beaulieu in 1840 began to develop the concept of rifled artillery at Châtellerault for the French Army. The Lebel Model 1886 rifle, the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition and the primary French infantry weapon during World War I, was developed and produced here.
- Category
- Urbex & Abandoned
- Location
- Châteauneuf, France
- Coordinates
- 46.81268, 0.53382
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- Wikidata
- Q4146759
What is Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault?
Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault is a Urbex & Abandoned place on VeroMaps. Other places close by: Pont Camille-de-Hogues, Pont Henri-IV, Châtellerault, Château de la Guerche, Roche aux Oies.
Where is Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault?
Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault is in Châteauneuf, France. Coordinates: 46.81268, 0.53382.
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