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Enfield No 2 Mk 1 Revolver also known simply as the Enfield Mk 1 or Enfield No. 2 and sometimes mistaken as a Webley is a British top-break revolver chambered in .38 S&W and manufactured from 1930 to 1957.  The design is a solid single-piece enclosed frame with centralized revolving cylinder.  It has a 5-inch long barrel that is forged as part of the forward section of frame.  A lanyard ring was fitted to a post under the grip.  The gun weighed about 27 ounces, almost a pound lighter than the 40-ounce Webley .455.  Enfield No 2 Mk 1 Revolver also known simply as the Enfield Mk 1 or Enfield No. 2, sometimes referred to as the "tanker" and sometimes mistaken as a Webley.  The pistol is a British top-break revolver chambered in .38 S&W and manufactured from 1930 to 1957.  The design is a solid single-piece enclosed frame with centralized revolving cylinder.  It has a 5-inch long barrel that is forged as part of the forward section of frame.  A lanyard ring was fitted to a post under the grip.  The gun weighed about 27 ounces, almost a pound lighter than the 40-ounce Webley .455.   Caliber: .38-200, .38 S&W (.38 Colt New Police, .38 Super Police) Enfield No.2 Mark 1** was simplified including having the hammer stop removed, what some people call that hammer drop safety.  Due to safety concerns they stopped production of this variant and after 1945 they (most of not all) were recalled and converted into the No.2 Mark 1* design with the hammer stop.=== British Frame Cyphers ===RSAF Enfield Royal, 1939-40, Prefixes G - HRSAF Enfield Royal, 1939-40, Prefixes G - H<BR>8 point modification star[[File:enfieldmk2-Cypher04b.gif]][[File:enfieldmk2-Cypher06b.gif]]info on 4Albion Motors Ltd., 1941-42, Prefixes A<BR>8 point modification star, 1 onlyinfo on 3RSAF Enfield Royal, 1940-41, Prefixes I - O<BR>5 point modification starinfo on 7Albion Motors Ltd., 1942-43, Prefixes B - D<BR> 8 point modification star, 2? [[File:enfieldmk2-Cypher06b.gif]][[File:enfieldmk2-Cypher04b.gif]]info on 6RSAF 5 point modification star, 1941-42, Prefixes O - R null&nbsp;null&nbsp;=== Manufacturers === The vast majority of Enfield No 2 revolvers were made by Enfield, however, other manufactures also produced them to help increase wartime numbers. Some companies involved included: * British Government Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield* Albion Motors in Scotland - produced Mk I* (1941 to 1943)* Coventry Gauge & Tool Co.* Singer Sewing Machine Company of Clydebank (parts only not final assembly)* Howard Auto Cultivator Company (HAC) New South Wales, Australia (limited production)* Israeli Military Industries== Manufacturers ==The Webley Mk. VI is similar to the Enfield No 2 Mk I and both were issued to British troops during WW2. When production of the Enfield No 2 Mk I pistol could not keep up with wartime need, the British military supplemented by using Webley Mk. VIs. The vast majority of Enfield No 2 revolvers were made by Enfield, however, other manufactures also produced them to help increase wartime numbers. Some companies involved included:* Albion Motors in Scotland - produced Mk I* (1941 to 1943)* Coventry Gauge & Tool Co.* Singer Sewing Machine Company of Clydebank (parts only not final assembly)* Howard Auto Cultivator Company (HAC) New South Wales, Australia (limited production)
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