Enfield No.2 revolver was widely used by British troops during World War II. Like Wembley revolver, another British revolver, this revolver is designed in the way of middle folding, which is characterized in that when the user folds the barrel, the shell in the magazine will automatically pop up, which is convenient for reloading.
history
During World War I, the British army realized that the .455 Webley pistol was powerful, but there was a problem of excessive recoil, which made soldiers need to receive complicated shooting training. Therefore, after the war, the British government thought that revolvers with a caliber of .38 and firstborn bullets weighing 13 grams were more in line with the requirements.
To this end, they are looking for a double-acting revolver that recruits can use with light weight and low recoil, so that they can easily hit the enemy at a very close distance, and the heavy bullets fired also have a high anti-retreat effect.
Because the .38/200 bullet was very popular among American police and civilian shooters at that time, Weber Liscott immediately provided a .38/200 caliber Webley MkIV revolver to the British army.
However, the British Army did not directly adopt the gun, but submitted its design to the state-owned enfield Arsenal, and developed a revolver in Webley that is very similar to MkIV, but has a slightly different internal structure.
The gun was adopted immediately after its launch, and it was named as "No2MkI revolver", which was officially adopted in 193 1, followed by MkI (no hammer button, only double-action shooting) adopted in 1938 and MkI (convenient and simplified design in wartime) adopted in 1942.
Wilbur Scott later sued the British government for patent infringement and demanded compensation of 2,250 pounds. However, Weber Liscott's action was questioned by enfield Arsenal, who claimed that enfield's 2MkI revolver was designed by Captain Bos (assistant design director of Bos anti-tank rifle) with the assistance of Weber Liscott, not the accusation made by the latter.
Therefore, Weber Liscott's claim was rejected by the court, but the Royal Committee still awarded Weber Liscott 1 0,250 through the "Inventor Award".
Because enfield Arsenal could not produce enough No.2 revolver to meet the demand of British army during World War II, Webley Mk IV was also adopted by British army to fill the vacancy of the former.
After World War II, enfield 2 was still a British standard pistol, and it served until the1960s. Today, a small number of former British colonies still use the gun.
User country
Australia
Canada
Gambia
british hongkong
Lesotho
Libya
Myanmar (Southeast Asian countries)
Oman
the Philippines
Poland
Sri Lanka
Britain, England
Former British colonies and Commonwealth countries
Service record
Service period: 1932— 1963.
Users: Britain and its colonies
Participate in wars/conflicts: British colonial war, World War II, Myanmar civil war, Korean war, Malaya crisis, Northern Ireland issue.
Production history
Developer: Webby Scott
Date of development: 1928
Manufacturer: Royal Light Weapons Factory
Production date:1932 ——1957.
Manufacturing volume: about 270,000 pieces.
Derivative types: enfield 2MkI, enfield 2mki.
Main technical specifications
Empty gun weight: 765g
Length: 260 mm
bullet:. 38s &； Width (9.2×19.7mm)
Diameter: 9.2 mm
Bolt: double-acting type
Launch mode: continuous launch
Rate of fire: 20-30 rounds per minute.
Initial velocity: 189 m/s
Effective range: 13m
Maximum voyage:182.88m.
Ammunition supply mode: 6 ammunition nests
Sight: V-shaped door and sight.