Enfield No2 Mk I British Military Revolver Raf 38 Cal

Enfield No2 Mk I British Military Revolver Raf 38 Cal Enfield no. 2. the enfield no. 2 was a british top break revolver using the .38 s&w round manufactured from 1930 to 1957. it was the standard british commonwealth sidearm in the second world war, alongside the webley mk iv and smith & wesson victory model revolvers chambered in the same calibre. note that in the context of british service. 2017. starting in 1932, the enfield no. 2 mk i .38 at right was adopted as a replacement for the huge webley mk vi .455. in regards to handguns, the british often don’t get things right. well, they usually don’t get things right. oh, heck, they almost never get things right. one example will suffice. they adopted the webley mk vi .455 in 1916.

Enfield No2 Mk I British Military Revolver Raf 38 Cal Fine condition “raf” marked & dated “1933”! here we present a rare “raf” marked british enfield no. 2 mk i revolver in .38 s&w, made in 1933 in england. the enfield mk i was developed by the british government after the first world war to be a smaller and lighter sidearm that would be preferable to the large webley service revolver. The royal tank regiment, which was the backbone of the new corps, had been formed back in july 1917. the men are wearing the characteristic black overalls, first issued to the royal tank regiment in the mid 1930s. development of a .38 calibre service revolver began in the 1920s with webley & scott developing an experimental model chambered in. Duke’s enfield no. 2 .38 shown with a british commando dagger. close up duke’s enfield no. 2 .38 shows it marked raf for royal air force and dated 1936. with a 5″ barrel and serrated (not checkered) two piece walnut grips, it weighs just a pound and three quarters. think about that: 28 ounces is a weight designers of many modern handguns. The finalized product became the "enfield no. 2" and was promptly adopted for service in the british army inventory on june 2nd, 1932. the product's "enfield" name was derived from the primary location of production the royal small arms factory at enfield lock. the formal, long form designation was "british service, pistol, revolver, number 2.