I get a 9” group centered on the target at 25 yards with a machine rest. I’ve closely replicated it with a 195 grain cast lead bullet and 1.5 grains of Hercules Bullseye. The bullet had a velocity of 625 feet per second and had about the same performance as the. They used a 200 grain lead round nose bullet, naming it the. The rod is also original and ends in a screwdriver bit for disassembling the weapon.Īmmo: As a result of the British military looking for a lighter replacement for the. There is a cleaning rod pocket inside the holster. It’s attached to a period British issue belt.

My Pattern 37 holster is marked “FINNIGANS LTD” and “1944” with the British broad arrow acceptance stamp between the manufacturer’s name and year of manufacture. Frankly those Suncorite finishes look awful, so the Parkerizing is an aesthetic improvement, but likely a post-war refurbishment. Another inconsistency is that it has a grey Parkerized finish, as opposed to the black Suncorite finish which the British applied to these revolvers during WWII. However instead of the expected plastic grips, mine been supplied with wooden grips. Made in 1944 (the revolver, not the wife), it has the correct bobbed hammer of the Mk I*. This translates to reduced ease of firing and decreased accuracy, and generally the troops didn’t like the change. Since the trigger has to do the work of pulling back the hammer as well as firing, it takes considerably more finger pressure to fire this gun. Removing the hammer spur meant the revolver could not be cocked to fire single action (pull the hammer back, then pull the trigger to fire) but could only be fired double action (pull the trigger only). Many argue that the real reason was that the change simplified and sped up production. Supposedly, the reason for the bobbed trigger was that reports from the Royal Tank Corps complained the trigger spur would catch on equipment. The plastic grips were thought an improvement at the time. The new variant was named the Number 2 Mk I*. The wooden grips were changed to plastic, and the hammer spur was bobbed. In 1938, two changes were made to the Enfield Revolver.

Although officially superseded by the Browning Hi-Power, the revolver continued to be used in many of the former British colonies around the world, as I believe this one did.

During WWII Webley would produce the Mk IV for the British government to make up for shortages of Enfields. The design was very close to the Mk IV Pattern Webley submitted for consideration, and Webley sued for patent infringement, but lost. The Enfield Number 2 Mk I Revolver, a development of the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, was standard issue for the British Army beginning in 1931. While the rest of the world was moving on to semi-automatic pistols, the British continued to embrace the rugged dependability of the revolver when it came time to replace the venerable.

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