Webley & Scott Signal Pistols

The Webley & Scott produced single-shot, break open Signal Pistols for used by British & Commonwealth Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. Perhaps the most prolific of these was the No.1 MkIII, produced in 1911 at the company's Birmingham facility.
==Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III==
A lanyard swivel was added on the butt in 1915.
=== Specifications ===
* Year of Production: 1911
* Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
* Length: 8 inches
* Barrel Length: 4 inches
* Weight:
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
The Fighting 69th	James Cagney	Pvt. Jerry Plunkett	 	1940
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 1	Kam Fong	Chin Ho 	 	1968
Anzacs 	 	Australian troops	 	1985
The Last of Us - Season 1 	 	 	seen in armory; "Long Long Time" (S1E03)	2023
==Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*==
thumb|right|300px|Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel
Added a flanged muzzle extension as a safety feature. Its purpose was to keep the operator's hand clear of the muzzle when the barrel was depressed for loading and unloading shells from its breech. 
=== Specifications ===
* Year of Production: 1916
* Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
* Length: 9.5 inches
* Barrel Length: 5.5 inches
* Weight:
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Carry on, Sergeant! 	 	German soldier 	 	1928
Gorgo 	 	A British sailor 	 	1961
Lawrence of Arabia 	Anthony Quayle 	Col. Brighton 	 	1962
Lawrence of Arabia 	Peter O'Toole 	Col. Lawrence 	 	1962
The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka) 	 	Rioters 	 	1966
The Dirty Dozen 	Clint Walker 	Samson Posey 	 	1967
An Old, Old Tale (Staraya, staraya skazka)	Boris Leskin 	The king's coachman 	 	1969
Prosha, the Prince (Tsarevich Prosha) 	Anatoli Abramov 	Brigand 	 	1974
The People That Time Forgot 	Patrick Wayne 	Maj. Ben McBride 	 	1977
The Razor's Edge 	James Keach 	Grey 	 	1984
Biggles: Adventures in Time 	Neil Dickson 	James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth	 	1986
The Trench 	Danny Dyer 	Lance Cpl. Dell 	 	1999
Cockneys vs. Zombies 	 	 	 	2012
Mad Max: Fury Road 	Charlize Theron 	Furiosa 	 	2015
1917 	Spike Leighton 	Private Kilgour 	 	2019
1917 	Andrew Scott 	Lieutenant Leslie 	 	2019
1917 	Dean-Charles Chapman	Tom Blake 	 	2019
=== Television ===
Show Title	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Doctor Who	Paul Darrow	Capt. Sam Hawkins	"Doctor Who and the Silurians"	1970
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
NecroVisioN: Lost Company	"Signal Pistol"	 	2010
Battlefield 1 	"Flare Gun" 	Incorrectly depicted as caseless, three variants usable in multiplayer; "Spot" reveals nearby enemy player and materiel locations to teammates, "Flash" disrupts enemy players' perception, "Signal" calls artillery strike in projectile's land radius	2016
Hunt: Showdown 	"Flare Pistol" 	Modified chamber 	2018
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Black Lagoon ("Mangrove Heaven" (S01E02))	Rock 	 	2006
Violet Evergarden 	Gilbert Bougainvillea	Ep. 08	2018
==Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. V==
A simplified steel version of the Mk III. It had 50% parts commonality with the .455-caliber Webley Mk VI service revolver. 
=== Specifications ===
* Year of Production: 1915
* Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
* Length: ?
* Barrel Length: 4 inches
* Weight:
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Paratrooper 	Leo Genn 	Maj. John Snow	 	1953
Survival of the Dead	Alan Van Sprang	Sgt. Crocket 	 	2010
==Webley & Scott No. 2 Mk. V==
A No.1 Mk V with a shorter, non-flanged barrel like the Mk III.
=== Specifications ===
* Year of Production: 1916
* Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
* Length: ?
* Barrel Length: ?
* Weight:
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Gang War in Naples	 	Customs officer 	 	1972
Syndicate Sadists 	Alessandro Cocco	Giampiero Marsili	 	1975
The Shallows 	Blake Lively 	Nancy Adams 	 	2016
Enforcement 	Simon Sears 	Jens Høyer 	 	2000
Enforcement 	 	An insurgent 	 	2000
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note	Release Date
ObsCure: The Aftermath	"Flare Gun"	 	2008
==Webley & Scott No. 3 Mk. I==
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Journey's End	Asa Butterfield	Second Lieutenant Raleigh	 	2018
Journey's End	Stephen Graham 	Second Lieutenant Trotter	 	2018
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2	"No3 Mk1 Very"	 	2007
Mad Max 	Flare Gun 	 	2015
==Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Gorgo 	 	A British soldier 	 	1961
The Light at the Edge of the World	Renato Salvatori	Montefiore 	 	1971
The Island of Dr. Moreau 	David Thewlis 	Edward Douglas 	 	1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau 	Daniel Rigney 	Hyena-Swine 	 	1996
The English Patient 	Ralph Fiennes 	Count László Almásy	 	1996
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night 	Brandon Routh 	Dylan Dog 	 	2011
Dunkirk 	Tom Hardy 	Farrier 	 	2017
Dunkirk 	Jack Lowden 	Collins 	 	2017
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Far Cry 2 	 	 	2008
Aviators - War in The Skies	 	 	2023
==See Also==
* Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield
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