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The Webley Revolver (also known as the Webley Break-Top Revolver or Webley Self-Extracting Revolver) was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth from 1887 until 1963. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2373x1227, 161 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Webley Revolver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... A service pistol is any handgun (revolver, or semi-automatic) issued to military personnel, or in some contexts, law enforcement officers. ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total... Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea, Australia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Medical staff: Denmark, Australia, Italy, Norway, Sweden Communist states: Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... A UK government-owned rifle factory, which was to be later known as the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF), Enfield which has produced British military rifles and muskets since 1804. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... â€œCalibreâ€ redirects here. ... . ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... A service pistol is any handgun (revolver, or semi-automatic) issued to military personnel, or in some contexts, law enforcement officers. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total...

The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction; breaking the revolver open for reloading also operates the extractor, removing the spent cartridges from the cylinder. The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887, but it was a later version, the Mk IV, which rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Mk VI (introduced in 1915, during World War I) is perhaps the best-known model. â€œSix Shooterâ€ redirects here. ... An extractor is a holding device, that holds onto the rim of ammunition, as to eject the empty casing when cycling after a shot has been fired. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Close up of the cylinder on a Webley Mk VI service revolver In firearms terminology, the Cylinder refers to the cylindrical, rotating part of a revolver containing multiple cartridge chambers. ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ...

Webley service revolvers are among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced, firing the .455 Webley cartridge. Although the .455 calibre Webley is no longer in military service, the .38/200 Webley Mk IV variant is still in use as a police sidearm in a number of countries.^[1] . ... . ...

History

The British company Webley and Scott (formerly P. Webley & Son) produced a range of revolvers from the late 19th to late 20th centuries. Early models such as the W-G army model 1879 and the Webley-Pryse model were first made during the 1870's. The best-known are the range of military revolvers, which were in service use across two World Wars and numerous colonial conflicts, but Webley & Scott also produced a number of short-barrel solid-frame revolvers, including the Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) model and the British Bulldog, designed to be carried in a coat pocket for self-defence. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1179x807, 55 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Webley Revolver Webley and Scott ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1179x807, 55 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Webley Revolver Webley and Scott ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 737 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Webley Revolver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 737 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Webley Revolver Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ...

In 1887, the British Army was searching for a revolver to replace the largely unsatisfactory Enfield Mk I & Mk II Revolvers, and Webley & Scott, who were already very well known makers of quality guns and had sold many pistols on a commercial basis to military officers and civilians alike, tendered the .455 calibre Webley Self-Extracting Revolver for trials. The military was suitably impressed with the revolver (seen as a vast improvement over the Enfield revolvers then in service, which lacked a practical extraction system), and it was adopted on November 8, 1887 as the "Pistol, Webley, Mk I".^[2] The initial contract called for 10,000 Webley revolvers, at a price of £3/1/1- each, with at least 2,000 revolvers to be supplied within eight months.^[3] The Webley revolver went through a number of changes, culminating in the Mk VI, which was in production between 1915 and 1923, finally being retired in 1947, although the Webley Mk IV .38/200 remained in service until 1963 alongside the Enfield No 2 Mk I revolver. Commercial versions of all Webley service revolvers were also sold to the civilian market, along with a number of similar designs (such as the Webley-Government and Webley-Wilkinson) that were not officially adopted for service, but were nonetheless purchased privately by military officers. Enfield No. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

Webley revolvers in military service

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Boer War

The Webley Mk IV, chambered in .455 Webley, was introduced in 1899 and soon became known as the "Boer War Model",^[4] on account of the large numbers of officers and NCOs who purchased it on their way to take part in the conflict. The Webley Mk IV served alongside a large number of other handguns, including the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" (as used by Winston Churchill during the War), earlier Beaumont-Adams cartridge revolvers, and other top-break revolvers manufactured by gunmakers such as William Tranter, and Kynoch. Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... The C96, or Broomhandle Mauser, was the first semi-automatic pistol to see widespread use. ... Churchill redirects here. ... The Beaumont-Adams Revolver was a . ... William Tranter (1816-1890) was a British gunmaker and gun designer. ... Kynoch was a manufacturer of ammunition, later incorporated into ICI but remaining as a brand name for sporting cartridges. ...

World War I

The standard-issue Webley revolver at the outbreak of World War I was the Webley Mk V (adopted December 9 1913^[5]), but there were considerably more Mk IV revolvers in service in 1914,^[6] as the initial order for 20,000 Mk V revolvers had not been completed when hostilities began.^[7] On May 24, 1915, the Webley Mk VI was adopted as the standard sidearm for British and Commonwealth troops^[8] and remained so for the duration of World War I, being issued to officers, airmen, naval crews, boarding parties, trench raiders, machine-gun teams, and tank crews. The Mk VI proved to be a very reliable and hardy weapon, well suited to the mud and adverse conditions of trench warfare, and several accessories were developed for the Mk VI, including a bayonet (made from a converted French Pritchard bayonet),^[9] a speedloader device ("Prideaux Device"),^[10] and a stock allowing for the revolver to be converted into a carbine.^[11] â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total... Trench raiding was an often brutal feature of trench warfare that came into being in World War I, and was the practice of making small scale surprise attacks on enemy positions. ... For other uses, see bayonet (disambiguation). ... A speedloader is a device used for loading a firearm or firearm magazine with loose ammunition very quickly. ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ...

World War II

The official service pistol for the British military during World War II was the Enfield No. 2 Mk I .38/200 calibre revolver,^[12] but owing to a critical shortage of handguns, a number of other weapons were also adopted (first practically, then officially) to alleviate the shortage. As a result, both the Webley Mk IV in .38/200 and the .455 calibre Webley Mk VI were issued to personnel during the war.^[13] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Enfield No. ...

Post-war

The Webley Mk VI (.455) and Mk IV (.38/200) revolvers were still issued to British and Commonwealth Forces after World War II; there were now extensive stockpiles of the revolvers in military stores. An armourer stationed in West Germany recalled (admittedly tongue-in-cheek) that by the time they were officially retired in 1963, the ammunition allowance was "two cartridges per man, per year." This lack of ammunition was instrumental in keeping the Enfield and Webley revolvers in use so long: they were not wearing out because they were not being used.^[14]

The Webley Mk IV .38 revolver was not completely replaced by the Browning Hi-Power until 1963, and saw combat in the Korean war, the Suez Crisis, Malayan Emergency, and the Rhodesian Bush War. Many Enfield No 2 Mk I revolvers were still floating about in British Military service as late as 1970.^[15] The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ... Combatants Israel United Kingdom France Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan Charles Keightley Pierre Barjot Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdel Hakim Amer Strength 175,000 Israeli 45,000 British 34,000 French 70,000 Casualties 197 Israeli KIA 56 British KIA 91 British WIA 10 French KIA 43 French WIA 650 KIA[1... Combatants United Kingdom Australia New Zealand British colonies Federation of Malaya Rhodesia Fiji various British East African colonies Malayan Communist Party Malayan Races Liberation Army Commanders Harold Briggs Henry Gurney â€ Gerald Templer Henry Wells Chin Peng Strength 250,000 Malayan Home Guard troops 40,000 regular Commonwealth personnel 37,000... Combatants Rhodesia ZANLA ZIPRA Government of Botswana Government of Tanzania Government of Zambia Mozambican Liberation Front [1] Commanders Ian Smith P. K. van der Byl Peter Walls ZANU: Robert Mugabe ZAPU: Joshua Nkomo Casualties unknown unknown Civilians killed = Around 30,000 The Rhodesian Bush War â€”Â as it was known at...

Police use

The Royal Hong Kong Police and Royal Singaporean Police were issued Webley Mk III & Mk IV .38/200 revolvers from the 1930s (rather unusually, Singaporean police Webleys featured safety catches). These were gradually retired in the 1970s as they came in for repair and replaced with Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 revolvers. The London Metropolitan Police were also known to use Webley revolvers, as were most colonial police units until just after World War II, and there may still be some police units with Webley Mk IV revolvers that, whilst not issued, are still present in the armoury. The Jurong Police Division Headquarters at Jurong West Avenue 5. ... The Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolver, later known as the Smith & Wesson Model 10, and also (for WWII produced models) as the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a . ... The Metropolitan Police Service (usually just referred to as the Metropolitan Police or the Met) are the police of Greater London, England, with the exception of the square mile of the City of London, which has its own police force, the City of London Police. ...

The Ordnance Factory Board of India still manufactures .380 Revolver Mk IIz cartridges,^[16] as well as a .32 calibre revolver with 2 inch barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol.^[17]

Military service .455 Webley revolver marks and models

There were six different marks of .455 calibre Webley service revolver approved for British military service at various times between 1887 and the end of World War I:

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The Webley Mk IV .38/200 Service Revolver

At the end of World War I, the British military decided that the .455 calibre was too large for modern military use, and decided (after numerous tests and extensive trials) that a pistol in .38 calibre , firing a 200-grain (13 g) bullet, would be just as effective as the .455 for stopping an enemy.^[24] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (906x583, 123 KB)A Webley Mk IV . ... A service pistol is any handgun (revolver, or semi-automatic) issued to military personnel, or in some contexts, law enforcement officers. ... rEVOLVEr (2004) is the fourth studio album release by Swedish thrash metal band The Haunted. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders - Queen Elizabeth II - Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment - Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 - Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 - London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area - Total... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... â€œCalibreâ€ redirects here. ... . ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ...

Webley & Scott immediately tendered the .38/200 calibre Webley Mk IV revolver, which as well as being nearly identical in appearance to the .455 calibre Mk VI revolver (albeit scaled down for the smaller cartridge), was based on their .38 calibre Webley Mk III pistol, designed for the police and civilian markets.^[25] Much to their surprise, the British Government took the design to the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock, which came up with a revolver that was externally very similar looking to the .38/200 calibre Webley Mk IV , but was internally different enough that no parts from the Webley could be used in the Enfield and vice-versa. The Enfield-designed pistol was quickly accepted under the designation Revolver, No 2 Mk I, and was adopted in 1932,^[26] followed in 1938 by the Mk I* (spurless hammer, double action only),^[27] and finally the Mk I** (simplified for wartime production) in 1942.^[28] Image File history File links Webley_Military_Mark_IV_1793. ... Image File history File links Webley_Military_Mark_IV_1793. ... Image File history File links Source:http://www. ... Image File history File links Source:http://www. ... Enfield No. ...

Webley & Scott sued the British Government over the incident, claiming £2250 as "costs involved in the research and design" of the revolver. This was contested by RSAF Enfield, which quite firmly stated that the Enfield No. 2 Mk I was designed by Captain Boys (the Assistant Superintendent of Design, later of Boys Anti-Tank Rifle fame) with assistance from Webley & Scott, and not the other way around. Accordingly, their claim was denied. By way of compensation, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors eventually awarded Webley & Scott £1250 for their work.^[29] Boyes Anti-tank Rifle Type Anti tank rifle Nationality United Kingdom Era World War II History Date of design 1937 Production period 1937 - ? Service duration 1937 - 194? Operators United Kingdom, Empire/Commonwealth, War service World War II Specifications Type Bolt action rifle Calibre . ...

Other well-known Webley Revolvers

Whilst the top-break, self-extracting revolvers used by the British and Commonwealth militaries are the best-known examples of Webley Revolvers, the company produced a number of other highly popular revolvers largely intended for the police and civilian markets.

Webley RIC

The Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) model was Webley's first double-action revolver, and adopted by the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1868,^[30] hence the name. It was a solid frame, gate-loaded revolver, chambered in .442 Webley. General George Armstrong Custer was known to have owned a pair, which he used at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.^[31]^[32] The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was one of Irelands two police forces in the early twentieth century, alongside the Dublin Metropolitan Police. ... The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was one of Irelands two police forces in the early twentieth century, alongside the Dublin Metropolitan Police. ... Custer redirects here. ... Combatants Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho United States Commanders Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse George A. Custer â€ , Marcus Reno, Frederick Benteen, James Calhoun â€ Strength 949 lodges (probably 950-1,200 warriors) 31 officers, 566 troopers, 15 armed civilians, ~35-40 scouts Casualties At least 54 killed, ~168 wounded (according to Sitting Bull...

British Bulldog

The British Bulldog series of revolvers were an enormously successful solid-frame design featuring a 2.5 inch barrel and chambered in a variety of heavy-duty calibres, including .442 Webley and .450 Adams. They were designed to be carried in a coat pocket or kept on a night-stand, and great numbers have survived to the present day in good condition, having seen little actual use.^[33] Numerous copies of this design were made in France and Belgium (primarily the latter) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries,^[34] and they remained reasonably popular until World War II. They are now generally sought after as collector's pieces, especially as ammunition for them is (for the most part) no longer commercially available. Image File history File links WebleyBulldogReplica. ... Image File history File links WebleyBulldogReplica. ...

Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver

A highly unusual example of an "automatic revolver", the Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver was produced between 1900 and 1915, and available in both a six-shot .455 Webley version, and an eight-shot .38 ACP (not to be confused with .380 ACP) version).^[35] Unusually for a revolver, the Webley-Fosbery had a safety catch, and the light trigger pull, solid design, and reputation for accuracy ensured that the Webley-Fosbery remained popular with target shooters long after production had finished.^[36]^[37] The Webley-Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver was an unusual, recoil-operated, automatic revolver designed by Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery, VC and produced by the Webley and Scott company from 1901 to 1915. ... The . ... Yugoslavian 9 mm Kratak (9 mm Short) cartridges, FMJ. The . ...

Webley Revolver in popular culture

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Notes

^ Historic firearm of the month, 1999, Cruffler.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-02
^ § 6075, List of Changes in British War Material (hereafter referred to as "LoC"), H.M. Stationer's Office, periodical
^ Skennerton, Ian: "Small Arms Identification Series No. 9: .455 Pistol, Revolver No 1 Mk VI", page 6. Arms & Militaria Press, 1997
^ Maze, Robert J: "Howdah to High Power", page 44. Excalibur Publications, 2002
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 115. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 114. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 115. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 115. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 116. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 178. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Maze, Robert J: "Howdah to High Power", page 49. Excalibur Publications, 2002
^ Smith, W.H.B: "1943 Basic Manual of Military Small Arms" (Facsimile), page 11. Stackpole Books, 1979.
^ Stamps, Mark & Skennerton, Ian: ".380 Enfield Revolver No. 2", page 87. Greenhill Books, 1993.
^ Stamps, Mark & Skennerton, Ian: .380 Enfield Revolver No. 2, page 117. Greenhill Books, 1993.
^ Stamps, Mark & Skennerton, Ian: ".380 Enfield Revolver No. 2", page 119. Greenhill Books, 1993
^ Cartridge SA .380" Ball Revolver. Indian Ordnance Factories. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ Revolver 32 (7.65 mm x 23). Indian Ordnance Factories. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ § 7816, LoC
^ § 9039, LoC
^ § 9787, LoC
^ § 16783, LoC
^ § 17319, LoC
^ Skennerton, Ian: "Small Arms Identification Series No. 9: .455 Pistol, Revolver No 1 Mk VI", page 10. Arms & Militaria Press, 1997
^ Stamps, Mark & Skennerton, Ian: ".380 Enfield Revolver No. 2", page 9. Greenhill Books, 1993; Smith, W.H.B: "1943 Basic Manual of Military Small Arms" (Facsimile), page 11. Stackpole Books, 1979.
^ Maze, Robert J: "Howdah to High Power", page 103. Excalibur Publications, 2002
^ § A6862, LoC
^ § B2289, LoC
^ § B6712, LoC
^ Stamps Mark & Skennerton, Ian: ".380 Enfield Revolver No. 2", page 12. Greenhill Books, 1993.
^ Maze, Robert J: "Howdah to High Power", page 30. Excalibur Publications, 2002
^ Doerner, John A. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ Gallear, Mark (2001). GUNS AT THE LITTLE BIGHORN. ENGLISH WESTERNERS' SOCIETY. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ Ficken, H.R.. Webley's The British Bull Dog Revolver, Serial Numbering and Variations. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ Kekkonen, P.T.. British Bulldog revolver. Gunwriters. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
^ Dowell, William Chipchase: "The Webley Story", page 128. Commonwealth Heritage Foundation, 1987
^ Maze, Robert J: "Howdah to High Power", page 78. Excalibur Publications, 2002
^ Webley top-break handguns

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Further reading

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The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of the fuel tank), also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War. ... A hand grenade is a hand-held bomb, made to be thrown by a soldier. ... Small arms captured in Fallujah, Iraq by the US Marine Corps in 2004 The term small arms generally describes any number of smaller infantry weapons, such as firearms that an individual soldier can carry. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds The 9 mm Luger pistol cartridge (9 x 19 mm Parabellum, 9 x 19 mm NATO) was designed by firearms designer Georg Luger. ... .45 ACP cartridges .45 redirects here. ... . ... . ... Left to right: .38 Special, .17 HMR and . ... .50 BMG rounds and 20MM Vulcan round, with a golf ball and a stick of RAM posed to provide scale. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... A pistol is a usually small, projectile weapon, normally fired with one hand. ... The Beaumont-Adams Revolver was a . ... Enfield No. ... The Browning Hi-Power is a semi-automatic, single-action, 9 mm pistol. ... For other uses, see Rifle (disambiguation). ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ... Short Land Service musket Brown Bess is a nickname of unknown origin for the British Armys Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. ... British Ferguson Rifle The Ferguson rifle was most likely the first breech loading rifle to be adopted by any organized military force. ... The Baker rifle was the rifle used by the Rifle regiments of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. ... The Enfield 1853 Rifled Musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield Rifled Musket) was a . ... SNIDER-ENFIELD BREECH LOADING RIFLE. The British . ... The Martini-Henry (also known as the Peabody-Martini-Henry) was a breech-loading lever-actuated rifle adopted by the British, combining an action worked on by Friedrich von Martini (based on the Peabody rifle developed by Henry Peabody), with the rifled barrel designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry. ... The Martini-Enfield was a conversion of the Zulu War era . ... The Lee-Metford rifle was a breech-loading British army service rifle, combining James Paris Lees rear-locking bolt system and ten-round magazine with a seven groove rifled barrel designed by William Ellis Metford. ... Lee-Enfield No4 Mk1 with bayonet, scabbard attached The Lee-Enfield was the British armys standard bolt action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle from 1895 until 1956. ... The Fusil Automatique Leger, or Light Automatic Rifle (LAR). ... Jungle Carbine was an informal term used for the Rifle No. ... Line drawing of Guppy 13 pocket cruiser The De Lisle carbine was a British rifle used during World War II. It was based on a Lee_Enfield rifle converted to . ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... The Lanchester was a submachine gun used by the British during World War II. History In 1940, with the Dunkirk evacuation completed, the Royal Air Force decided to adopt some form of submachine gun for airfield defense. ... This article is about the submachine gun. ... The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1953 until 1988 when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 IW (Individual Weapon). ... A . ... An 1865 Gatling gun. ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy 1895 . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled . ... The Lewis Gun is a pre-World War I era squad automatic weapon/machine gun of American design that was most widely used by the forces of the British Empire. ... The Bren (from Brno, the Czechoslovak city of design, and Enfield, the location of the British Royal Small Arms Factory), usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of light machine guns adopted by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1991. ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ... Ordnance QF 2 pounder Type Anti-tank gun Nationality UK Era WW2 Target armoured vehicles History Date of design 1936 Production period 1936 - Number built Service duration 1936-1945 Operators War service WW2 Specifications Carriage Calibre 40 mm Barrel length 50 calibres Weight 130 kg Ammunition AP Shell weight 2... QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel. ... The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank, was one of the earlier anti-tank weapons using a high explosive anti-tank projectile. ... The Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys commonly known as the Boys or often and incorrectly Boyes Anti-tank Rifle was a British anti-tank rifle. ... The L6 Wombat, (Weapon Of Magnesium, Batallion, Anti-Tank) was a 120 mm calibre recoilless anti-tank rifle used by the British armed forces. ... A field gun is an artillery piece. ... Ordnance QF 25 pounder Type gun-howitzer Nationality UK Era World War II Target general use + anti-tank History Date of design 1930s Production period Number built Service duration 1930s to 1967 Operators War service Specifications Carriage Fixed trail Calibre 3. ... The Congreve Rocket was a British military weapon designed by Sir William Congreve in 1804. ... The Ordnance SBML 2-inch Mortar, or more commonly just 2-inch Mortar, was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies that saw use during the Second World War and later. ... The United Kingdoms Ordnance ML 3 inch mortar was the standard mortar used by the British army from the late Twenties to the late Sixties. ... The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of the fuel tank), also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

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