Enfield No. 2

The Enfield No. 2 is a British double-action revolver that was intended to be the successor to the Webley Mk VI service revolver. Introduced in 1931, it has a smaller frame and is chambered in .38 S&W instead of the bigger .455 Webley caliber. One of the examples shown here was known as the No. 2 Mk I*, which features a bobbed 'anti snag' hammer due to troubles reported by tank crewmen. Supposedly, the first model's hammer spur would catch and snag. 
Following World War I, the British Army sought a smaller, lighter revolver firing a .38 caliber round that produced lower recoil than the .455 Webley cartridge. Existing .455 caliber Webley revolvers offered excellent stopping power at close range, but the heavy recoil of the round hampered follow-up shots. The British government liked the .38 S&W round fired by the Webley Mk IV, but did not want to pay Webley & Scott for its design. In 1926-1927, the state-owned 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. Like the Webley revolver series, it uses a top-break action to load. With these modifications the revolver was designated the Enfield No. 2. Its full title was Pistol, Revolver, Number 2 Mark 1. Because of its close visual similarities to the Mk IV revolver, Webley ended up suing the government and was eventually compensated £1,250. 
The No. 2 was officially introduced in 1932. During World War II with demand outstripping the ability to produce the Enfield No. 2, the British government ironically ended up purchasing a large number of Webley Mk IVs for issue. The Enfield No. 2 served as the official sidearm of the British Army until 1954, when it was replaced by the Browning Hi-Power. Over 300,000 were manufactured during its production life.
==Specifications==
(1932 - 1957)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .38 S&W
* Weight: 1.7 lbs (0.8 kg)
* Length: 10.25 in (26 cm)
* Barrel length: 5.03 in (12.8 cm)
* Capacity: Six-round cylinder
* Fire Modes: Double-Action
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== Film ==
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Desert Rats 	Charles Tingwell 	Lt. Harry Castairs 	Mk I 	1953
The Desert Rats 	 	Allied officers 	Mk I 	1953
A Hill in Korea 	George Baker 	Lieutenant Butler 	 	1956
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 Return of Doctor Mabuse 	Gert Fröbe 	Commissioner Lohmann 	 	1961
The Return of Doctor Mabuse 	 	Police 	 	1961
The Guns of Navarone 	Anthony Quayle 	Roy Franklin 	 	1962
These Are the Damned 	Alexander Knox 	Bernard 	Mk I* 	1962
These Are the Damned 	 	Guards 	Mk I* 	1962
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle 	Rudolf Fernau 	Lucius Clark 	Mk.I* 	1963
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle 	Gerhard Hartig 	Det. Watson 	Mk.I* 	1963
Help! 	Victor Spinetti 	Professor Foot 	Mk.I* 	1965
Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou) 	Jean-Paul Belmondo 	Ferdinand 'Pierrot' Griffon 	Mk.I* 	1965
Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou) 	Jimmy Karoubi 	The dwarf 	Mk.I* 	1965
Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou) 	 	OAS members 	Mk.I* 	1965
Treasure of the Aztecs 	Rik Battaglia 	Capt. Verdoja 	Mk.I 	1965
Treasure of the Aztecs 	Lex Barker 	Dr. Karl Sternau 	Mk.I 	1965
Pyramid of the Sun God 	Rik Battaglia 	Capt. Verdoja 	Mk.I 	1965
The Trygon Factor 	Conrad Monk 	Pasco 	Mk.I 	1966
The Trygon Factor 	Eddi Arent 	Emil Clossen 	Mk.I 	1966
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.I 	1971
Mafia Junction 	 	Fake British constables 	 	1973
Fear over the City (Peur sur la ville)	Adalberto Maria Merli	Minos 	Mk.I 	1975
The Phoney (Le Faux-cul) 	 	 	Seen in Maxime's cupboard; Mk.I*	1975
The Last Round (Il conto è chiuso) 	 	Grimaldi's bodyguard 	Mk.I 	1976
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 	 	Bukit Kepong village chief 	No.2 Mk I* 	1981
Bukit Kepong 	 	Communist lieutenant 	No.2 Mk I* 	1981
Wild Geese II 	Paul Antrim 	RSM James Murphy 	Mk.I* 	1985
City on Fire 	Danny Lee 	Fu 	Mk.I 	1987
The Beast of War 	 	Young Mujahideen 	Mk.I 	1988
Romper Stomper 	James McKenna 	Bubs 	 	1992
The Hound of London 	Patrick Macnee 	Sherlock Holmes 	Mk.I* 	1993
The Hound of London 	John Scott-Paget 	Dr. Watson 	Mk.I* 	1993
Set It Off 	Queen Latifah 	Cleo 	 	1996
Serenity 	 	Bar patron 	Snubnose 	2005
Bandidas 	Steve Zahn 	Quentin 	 	2006
Black Book 	 	A Resistance fighter 	 	2006
The Bullet Vanishes 	Nicholas Tse 	Captain Guo Zhui 	 	2012
The Bullet Vanishes 	 	Wang Hai 	nikel plated 	2012
Banklady 	Charly Hübner 	Hermann Wittorf 	Mk. I* 	2013
Banklady 	Nadeshda Brennicke 	Gisela Werler 	Mk. I* 	2013
The Monuments Men 	Hugh Bonneville 	Lt. Donald Jeffries 	Mk I 	2014
The Monuments Men 	Jean Dujardin 	Lt. Jean Claude Clermont 	No.2 Mk I* 	2014
Bravo V 	Sofi Jikan 	Sidek Tapa 	No.2 Mk I* 	2015
Bravo V 	Chew Kin Wah 	Commander Lim Yatt 	No.2 Mk I* 	2015
Bravo V 	 	Female communist guard 	No.2 Mk I* 	2015
The Keeper 	Harry Melling 	Sergeant Smythe 	in holster 	2018
== Television ==
Title/Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Avengers 	Nigel Davenport 	Major Robertson 	"The Danger Makers" (Season 4, Episode 20)) 	1961 - 1969
The Avengers 	Diana Rigg 	Emma Peel 	"Two's a Crowd", Season 4, Episode 12 	1961 - 1969
The War Game 	. 	British police officers	Mk. I* 	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. I 	1983
MacGyver (1985) - Season 1 	- 	Khalil's tribesmen 	"Slow Death" (S1E19) / Mk. I* 	1986
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes 	Norma West 	Lady Diana Swinstead 	Mk. I*; (S02E01) 	1992
Inspector Morse 	Gavin Richards 	Steven Trevors 	Mk. I*, "The Day of the Devil" (S07E02) 	1993
Inspector Morse 	Gilly Coman 	Holly Trevors 	Mk. I*, "The Day of the Devil" (S07E02) 	1993
Inspector Morse 	Keith Allen 	John Peter Barrie 	Mk. I*, "The Day of the Devil" (S07E02) 	1993
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia	Alexi Kaye Campbell	Joseph Mercado 	 	2001
Frank Riva - Season 2 	Filipe Ferreir 	Alfredo Herrera 	Mk. I* 	2004
The Somme 	Ed Stoppard 	Capt. Charlie May 	 	2005
Dresden 	John Light 	Robert Newman 	Mk. I* 	2006
Dresden 	Louis El-Ghussein 	A German Boy 	Mk. I* 	2006
Dresden 	Benjamin Sadler 	Alexander Wenninger 	Mk. I* 	2006
Dresden 	 	British pilots 	Mk. I* 	2006
Dresden 	 	German civilians 	Mk. I* 	2006
Lewis 	Pip Carter 	Paul Hopkiss 	"The Dead of Winter" (S04E01) 	2010
The Promise 	Amir Najjar 	Hassan 	 	2011
Agatha Christie's Marple 	 	A stagehand 	"Greenshaw's Folly" (S06E02) 	2013
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond 	Dominic Cooper 	Commander Ian Fleming 	Mk. I*; Ep. 2 	2014
Father Brown - Season 3 	 	 	Mk. I*; The murder weapon; "The Truth in the Wine" (S03E09)	2015
The Blacklist 	 	Assorted villains 	 	2015
Endeavour - Season 5 	Antonia Clarke 	Ruth Astor 	Mk. I; (S0501) 	2018
Father Brown - Season 7 	Billy Postlethwaite	Edmund Noon 	Mk. I*; (S07E05) 	2019
Paris Police 1900 	 	 	Mk. I*; seen in gun crate 	2021
Ms. Marvel - Season 1 	 	British soldiers 	holstered; "Time and Again" (S1E05) 	2022
==Anime==
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini 	The Great Wise Man 	Mk. I 	1996
Sweat Punch 	Yuko 	Mk. I 	2001 - 2007
Yamibo: Darkness, The Hat and the Travelers of the Books	The Drunk 	"Yōko" (E02) 	2003
Yamibo: Darkness, The Hat and the Travelers of the Books	Siberian Tiger 	"Yōko" (E02) 	2003
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 	Riza Hawkeye & Brother Cray	Snubnose 	2009 - 2010
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 	Indian police officers 	S2E12, "Empress" 	2014
The Dragon Dentist 	Bell 	Mk. I with shorter barrel	2017
The Dragon Dentist 	Blanco 	Mk. I with shorter barrel	2017
The Dragon Dentist 	Enemy officers 	Mk. I with shorter barrel	2017
Princess Principal 	Prefect 	Mk. I 	2018
Princess Principal 	Zelda 	Mk. I 	2018
Princess Principal 	Kingdom soldiers 	Mk. I 	2018
== Video Games ==
Game Title 	Referred as 	Mods	Note 	Release Date
Eternal Darkness 	"Revolver" 	 	Mk.I*	2001
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	 	2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 	"Enfield .38" 	 	Mk.I 	2003
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 	 	 	 	2006
Call of Duty: WWII 	 	 	 	2017
Squad 44: Letters From The Front	"Enfield No. 2 Mk. I"	 	Mk. I	2018
Enlisted 	"Enfield No.2 MkI" 	 	Mk.I 	2021
=See Also=
* Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield
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