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Description: | Enfield No 2 Mark 1*revolver. Wooden grips applied to either side of the butt. A ring is fitted to the base of the butt. The frame is solid with the barrel and made of steel. It is fitted with a six chamber cylinder. Double action. The barrel is rifled, fitted with a blade foresight and a square notch rearsight. The calibre is 0.38in. The serial number 'G4329' is stamped on the revolver and 'ESC.50' is stamped on the chamber. The Enfield revolver was chosen to replace the Webley Mark VI in 1927. This model was approved in 1938 for use by both the Army and Navy. It was gradually phased out when supplies of the 9mm FN pistols became available.
This firearm was acquired via the Firearms Amnesty of 1988. In event of disposal it must be either transferred (not given) to authorised museums, the Forensic Science Service, the MOD Pattern Room, the Royal Military College at Shrivenham. Otherwise it must be handed into the Metropolitan Police for destruction.
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caption: Enfield No 2 Mark I* | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Royal Small Arms Factory revolvers | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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