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    Enfield Tanker holster markings

    I have my Uncle's Tanker holster from WW11 ( open top with the webbing loops for x6 rounds) Has 423 stamped in the interior. Any thoughts?
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    "Tanker" as in short barreled? Or was HE a tankie?

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    For the Enfield tanker revolver.

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    I've never seen a holster for one! Are photos possible?!?

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    I believe hotel71b is referring to the Enfield No.2 Mark 1* revolver. It is the double action, spurless hammer version of the revolver mistakenly believed to be a model made for the Tank Corps of the Britishicon Army.

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    Just so we're all on the same exact subject, is not the revolver in question one of these?:



    Option #1


    Or is it one of these?:



    Option #2
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    That is indeed the revolver in question.

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    Info on the long and short versions of the RTC holster here:

    1. Pattern 1937 Web Equipment

    2. Pattern 1937 Web Equipment

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    Quote Originally Posted by peregrinvs View Post
    Info on the long and short versions of the RTC holster here:

    1. Pattern 1937 Web Equipment

    2. Pattern 1937 Web Equipment

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    Nothing in there about the "snubbie" (option 1) that I could see, but I'm prone to miss the obvious at times!

    Good links, though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmoore View Post
    Nothing in there about the "snubbie" (option 1) that I could see
    I'd assume the 2" barrel was a post-service commercial modification. I've had a quick skim through my copies of the Skennertonicon books on the No.2 revolver and WWII Britishicon small arms contracts and can't find any mentions of No.2's with shortened barrels.

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