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ROF Fazakerley
ROF
Fazakerley
was a
Royal Ordnance Factory
rifle
manufacturing plant
in Fazakerley,
Liverpool
, which manufactured
small arms
such as the
Sten
and
Sterling
submachine guns
and
Lee–Enfield rifle
during and after
World War II
.
ROF Fazakerley and
ROF Maltby
were
established
before
World War
II
to
increase
arms
production
facilities in areas less vulnerable to
aerial attack
. The main
Royal Small Arms Factory
for rifle manufacture was in
Enfield, London
.