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Enfield No. 2
History
The successor to the Webley Mk VI service revolver. Introduced in 1931. It had a smaller frame and was in .38 S&W instead of the bigger .455 Webley caliber. One of the examples shown here was known as the No.2 MkI*. It had a bobbed 'anti snag' hammer due to troubles reported by tank crewmen. Supposedly the first model's hammer spur would catch and snag. This was the official sidearm for the British Army until 1957 when it was replaced by the Browning Hi-Power which is still in service today.
Though it resembles the Webley Mk IV revolver it has significant engineering differences.The Webley Mk IV was introduced by Webley in 1923 as a potential police revolver. The British government at the same time had decided to go to a smaller caliber revolver and liked the 38 caliber load that the Webley Mk IV fired, but in the post war years financial austerity was the watchword. The British government did not want to pay Webley for its design. In 1926-1927 the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock made changes to the lockwork and trigger mechanism, largely in the provision of a hammer safety lock and a separate cylinder lock. With these modifications the revolver was designated the Enfield No.2. Its full title was Pistol, Revolver, Number 2 Mark 1. Ironically in World War II with demand outstripping the ability to produce the Enfield No.2 the British government purchased a large number of the Webley Mk IV for issue. So while the two models look alike they are very different.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Rats, The | Charles Tingwell | Lt. Harry Castairs | 1953 | |
| Desert Rats, The | Allied officers | 1953 | ||
| Ice Cold in Alex | British officers | Mostly seen in holsters | 1958 | |
| The Giant Behemoth | British sergeant | 1959 | ||
| Yesterday's Enemy | British officers and sergeants | 1959 | ||
| Konga | British soldier | 1961 | ||
| The Guns of Navarone | Anthony Quayle | Roy Franklin | 1962 | |
| Help! | Victor Spinetti | Professor Foot | Mk.1* | 1965 |
| Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | Ferdinand 'Pierrot' Griffon | Mk.1* | 1965 |
| Jimmy Karoubi | The dwarf | |||
| OAS members | ||||
| Cast a Giant Shadow | Kirk Douglas | "Mickey" Marcus | 1966 | |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | James Donald | Major Safir | in hip holster | 1966 |
| When Eight Bells Toll | Anthony Hopkins | Philip Calvert | Mk.1 | 1971 |
| Fear over the City (Peur sur la ville) | Adalberto Maria Merli | Minos | Mk.1 | 1975 |
| The Island of Dr Moreau | Burt Lancaster | Dr. Paul Moreau | Mk I* | 1977 |
| The Island of Dr Moreau | Michael York | Andrew Braddock | Mk I* | 1977 |
| Escape to Athena | Claudia Cardinale | Eleana | No. 2 Mk I* | 1979 |
| Escape to Athena | Brothel girl | No. 2 Mk I* | 1979 | |
| Bukit Kepong | Jins Shamsudin | Sgt. Jamil Mohd Shah | No.2 Mk I* | 1981 |
| Bukit Kepong village chief | ||||
| Communist lieutenant | ||||
| City on Fire | Danny Lee | Fu | Mk.1 | 1987 |
| The Beast of War | Young Mujahideen | Mk.1 | 1988 | |
| Serenity | Bar patron | Snubnose | 2005 | |
| Bandidas | Steve Zahn | Quentin | 2006 | |
| Black Book | Resistance fighter | 2006 | ||
| The Bullet Vanishes | Nicholas Tse | Captain Guo Zhui | 2012 | |
| The Bullet Vanishes | Wang Hai | nikel plated | 2012 | |
| Bravo V | Sofi Jikan | Sidek Tapa | No.2 Mk I* | 2015 |
| Chew Kin Wah | Commander Lim Yatt | |||
| Female communist guard |
Television
| Title/Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Avengers | Nigel Davenport | Major Robertson | "The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20) | 1961-69 |
| The Avengers | Diana Rigg | Emma Peel | "Two's a Crowd", Season 4, Episode 12 | 1961-69 |
| The War Game | . | British police officers | Mk.1* | 1965 |
| The Professionals | . | Billy | Ep. "Old Dog with New Tricks" | 1977-1981 |
| The Professionals | . | Turkel's man | Ep. "Old Dog with New Tricks" | 1977-1981 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Sam Neill | Sidney Reilly | Mk.1 | 1983 |
| Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Robert Reynolds | Ladislaus Malinowski | Ep. "At Bertram's Hotel" | 1987 |
| Agatha Christie's Miss Marple | Caroline Blakiston | Bess Sedgwick | Ep. "At Bertram's Hotel" | 1987 |
| The Promise | Amir Najjar | Hassan | 2011 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweat Punch | Yuko | Mk.1 | 2001 - 2007 |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Riza Hawkeye & Brother Cray | Snubnose | 2009-2010 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Referred as | Mods | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Darkness | "Revolver" | . | Mk.1* | 2001 |
| Forgotten Hope | 2003 | |||
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | "Enfield .38" | . | Mk.1 | 2003 |
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | 2006 |
See Also
- Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield