Last week my local gunshops owner phoned me to tell me he bought a collection
from someone going to the retirement home. He remembered me asking for a webley top break revolver.
I got me a bargain i think: bought a browning gp 9 mm pistol looking like new, webley mk iv .38 s&w and an other top break revolver that looks like an enfield no2 mk1 * for 700 euro (850$).
The gun that looks like an enfield no2 mk1* is converted to .22 LR. It is not a parker hale conversion. Since there is no hammer spur on this type of revolver (double action only) it would be difficult to shoot accurate with it. I don't think that enyone would be tempted to convert such a gun from .38 to .22 for sport shooting since there were plenty of revolvers capable of schooting single action to convert.
Does anyone know if during WW2 such revolvers were converted for training of the Britisch soldiers with cheaper ammo?
grateful for any info
from someone going to the retirement home. He remembered me asking for a webley top break revolver.
I got me a bargain i think: bought a browning gp 9 mm pistol looking like new, webley mk iv .38 s&w and an other top break revolver that looks like an enfield no2 mk1 * for 700 euro (850$).
The gun that looks like an enfield no2 mk1* is converted to .22 LR. It is not a parker hale conversion. Since there is no hammer spur on this type of revolver (double action only) it would be difficult to shoot accurate with it. I don't think that enyone would be tempted to convert such a gun from .38 to .22 for sport shooting since there were plenty of revolvers capable of schooting single action to convert.
Does anyone know if during WW2 such revolvers were converted for training of the Britisch soldiers with cheaper ammo?
grateful for any info
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