WW2 British service revolvers - Enfield No.2 Mk.I* & Webley .38 Mk.IV

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peepeeskillz@reddit

How do you know it’s an Enfield No.2 Mk.I? Is it because of what looks like backwards GT marking? I have one too and it says backwards GT and I’m wondering if it’s a No.2 Mk.I model?

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Global_Theme864@reddit (OP)

It’s the letters EFD superimposed, for Enfield, and I for Mk.I. So it tells you it’s made at Enfield (they were also made by Albion and HAC, although both are pretty rare) and that it’s a Mk.I*.

The Mk.I** was a simplified model which dropped an internal hammer block safety to simplify production. IIRC they were only made in 1942 and 1943 because they weren’t drop safe. I know alot of them had the hammer block added later but I’m not sure if they were remarked when it was done.

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peepeeskillz@reddit

Thanks for the response! Mine has the EFD super imposed too, I thought it looked like a backwards G. But mine looks more like a T and than an I. And then there are two stars.

I was wondering if it's a ** model, but it seems like there is a hammer block safety? If I pull the trigger you can force the hammer forward again after it drops, but if you release the trigger the hammer is locked in place.

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