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I had no idea Enfield made pistols! Details? The No. 2 Mk. I Revolver is a top-break revolver, like the Webley series of revolvers. It looks externally very much like a Webley, but has different internal features. The No. 2 was the standard sidearm of the British Commonwealth during WWII, though there were many other pistols used (Webleys in both .38/200 and .455, S&W Victories, Inglis-made Hi Powers, etc). The .38/200 round (case dimensions basically identical to .38S&W, but the bullet weight and powder charge differed) is anemic at best and one wonders how it ever got accepted as a military cartridge. The No. 2 Mk. I originally had a full hammer and could be fired in both single-action and double-action; later revolvers had the hammer bobbed and were DA only, these revolvers have the designation Mk. I*. Most older revolvers were converted to this pattern when they came in for service, but mine was made as a Mk. I*. -Mark Some claim the Enfield was a bald-faced ripoff of the Webley. There were lawsuits. The .455 was a heck of a cartridge in it's day, and the "Manstopper" loads were infamous. It's almost hard to find a .455 that hasn't been trimmed down for .45ACP in half-moons though. |
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Quoted: Matching set of S&W .38 Safetys, 4th Model, 5" nickel. Shipped in 1908. http://i54.tinypic.com/qnpxj6.jpg The only known S&W M58 (m41 mag) factory pinto. http://i52.tinypic.com/25rla9i.jpg |
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A lot of revolver awesomeness here- thanks for posting the pics!
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I WANT MY S&W MODELS 14, 19, 28, and 686 BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
(Sold them all off over the years and I'm still kicking my ass almost 40 years after selling the first one.) |
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Tag for pics of some beautiful wheel-guns.
Moar Colt Pythons please! |
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What is the significance of the S&W revolvers with no dash in the model number?
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What is the significance of the S&W revolvers with no dash in the model number? Ther first production for that model. Changes to the revolver (deleting pinned barrels, deleting recessed cylinders, addinging MIM parts, etc) were noted with dash numbers, begining with 1. |
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Gee, no one posted "Huurrr durrr, get a Glawk! HURRRRR!"? You're slipping, GD. Glocks are definitely cheaper. I'd love to pick up a S&W .38 but the ~$600 NIB price is why I don't have one....yet. |
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While there are others, here are my largest and my smallest. http://www.pbase.com/umc/image/73667970/original.jpg Great picture, the size difference is huge. |
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What is the significance of the S&W revolvers with no dash in the model number? Ther first production for that model. Changes to the revolver (deleting pinned barrels, deleting recessed cylinders, addinging MIM parts, etc) were noted with dash numbers, begining with 1. Thanks |
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Taurus and reliability don't belong in the same sentence. Maybe you have a better one, but the horror stories are way too common.
Nice smith though. |
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Quoted: While there are others, here are my largest and my smallest. http://www.pbase.com/umc/image/73667970/original.jpg Looks like the 500 could fire the mini-mag. |
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While there are others, here are my largest and my smallest. http://www.pbase.com/umc/image/73667970/original.jpg Damn. Guess I don't hold the title of most powerful revolver in this thread anymore |
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I may have the oldest of the thread! Model 1879 'Cannon barrel' Reichsrevolver. Made in 1882 at the Oberndorf (would in a few years become Mauser) factory. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DriftPunch/reichs.jpg I really want one of these, but the price always drives me away Ever fire that hand-cannon? Never fired... It should be fine if you made/purchased proper ammo, but I lack the skills/equipment/interest to play with black powder substitutes in rare cases. I've heard you can easily make cases from .44 Russian, but again, there's that skills/equipment/interest thing... Most people don't know just how big these are, bigger than Dirty Harry's 629! I need to take an updated photo next to something for perspective. |
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