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English: The Ross-rifle factory, in the heart of Cove Fields, Quebec City, in 1925.
Ross Rifle Factory - 1902-1931

« In 1902, Scottish industrialist Charles Ross built a factory on the Plains of Abraham where the water reservoir now stands, close to Martello Tower 1. Thousands of rifles, used to equip Canadian Army soldiers until the beginning of World War I, were produced there. The Ross Rifle was retired from service in 1916. Although said to be very accurate, it was known to jam occasionally and discharge in the shooter’s face.

The Ross Company was expropriated by the federal government in 1917 and ceased its activities. An unsuccessful attempt was made to retool after the closing of the factory on the Plains. The National Battlefields Commission obtained the land of the Ministry of Defence and the Ross Rifle Company (Cove Fields) in 1928, but had to wait until the Army relocated elsewhere before demolishing the buildings. They were being used for military stores even in the 1930s, but were destroyed to make room for the Quebec City water reservoir in 1931. » – ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
Français : La cartoucherie Ross
« L'Arsenal de Québec ouvre ses portes en 1879 au parc de l'Artillerie, dans le Vieux-Québec. Comme le remplissage des cartouches avec de la poudre noire en pleine ville est une opération risquée, en 1884 on ouvre une usine sur les plaines d'Abraham, aux Cove Fields, immédiatement au nord-est de la tour Martello no 1 (à l'emplacement actuel du réservoir d'eau souterrain). En 1902, on y ouvre la Ross Rifle Company. On y fabrique des carabines qui seront utilisées par les soldats de l'armée canadienne à l’occasion de la Première Guerre mondiale. Cependant, cette arme n’était pas adaptée à la guerre de tranchée. Cette lourde carabine était peu maniable et s’enrayait facilement dans cet environnement sale et humide. On raconte que les soldats canadiens l’abandonnaient au profit d’une arme dérobée à un soldat ennemi mort. C’est ce qui lui vaudra sa perte. C’est pourquoi, le 19 mars 1917, la Cartoucherie Ross fermera ses portes, privant ainsi de travail plus de 2500 ouvriers. » – Société historique de Québec
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Source facebook.com, which sources it from Archives de la Ville de Québec, CI-N000332.
Author Fairchild Aerial Surveys Co. of Canada Ltd, Grand Mère, Quebec
Other versions lapresse.ca (dead link)

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