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At the start of the American Civil War, the Confederacy suffered from a lack of resources with the capability to produce small arms weapons. Virginia appropriated funds to modernize the Old State Armory building in Richmond with arms-making machinery manufactured in England, but the confrontation at Fort Sumter initiated the Union blockade which prevented delivery of the machinery.
The Virginia Manufactory of Arms was a state-owned firearms manufacturer and arsenal in what is today Richmond, Virginia. It was established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1798 to supply the Virginia militia with firearms and related items such as swords and bayonets.
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{US state coats of arms | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{US state coats of arms | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
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This template is used to display an infobox on a coat of arms or heraldic achievement horizontally across the page, as opposed to the vertical template in {{Infobox emblem}}. The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article and then filling in the desired fields. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be ...
A navigational box that can be placed at the bottom of articles. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status State state The initial visibility of the navbox Suggested values collapsed expanded autocollapse String suggested Template transclusions Transclusion maintenance Check completeness of transclusions See also {{ Southside VA Radio Regions }} The above ...
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This template enables simple and orderly use of heraldry to identify armigers (e.g. territories, persons or organisations) in Wikipedia, for example in lists, on maps or in outline templates. For non-heraldic emblems, Template:Seal may be used. To see the Coat of arms list and for updates, click the toolbar Edit tab.