ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ, ɐ ɹˈaɪfəl fˈæktɚɹi wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ æɾ ˈɪkhɐpˌʊɹ, ˈæŋɡlɪsˌaɪzd æz ˈɪʃɐpˌoːɹ, ænd bɪɡˈæn pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə lˈiː ˈɛnfiːld ɹˈaɪfəl, wˌɪtʃ hɐz kəntˈɪnjuːd mˈoːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs ʌntˈɪl ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ðə pɹˈɛzənt.
In 1904, a rifle factory was established by the British at Ichhapur, anglicized as Ishapore, and began production of the Lee–Enfield rifle, which has continued- more or less- until the mid-1980s, and possibly the present.