Bisley Trafalgar Fair

[303 Collector]

It was 95 Gwent.
Selling it for a friend.

[Gil Boyd]

Yes Gwent Police did indeed have 095 from 26/5/74

[Surpmil]

Was there ever an Enforcer "used in anger", and if so, which constabularies and when?

[Alan de Enfield]

Was there ever an Enforcer "used in anger", and if so, which constabularies and when?

They were widely used at the Iranian Embassy Siege - they were even bought in (along with their 'drivers') from other forces to make up the numbers needed for the rooftop coverage.

There are a number of photo's on the web - the most well known one being :


If you mean did an Enforcer actually kill someone, that information would not be available. (They may possibly have done during the 'troubles' in Northen Ireland)

[Peter Laidler]

............ Which probably amply illustrates the misuse of the words Police Snipers! Only a Poluce 'sniper' would be so exposed on a rooftop! An Army sniper would be holed up INSIDE, invisible

[Surpmil]

They were widely used at the Iranian Embassy Siege - they were even bought in (along with their 'drivers') from other forces to make up the numbers needed for the rooftop coverage.

There are a number of photo's on the web - the most well known one being :
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Enforcer-1.jpg

If you mean did an Enforcer actually kill someone, that information would not be available. (They may possibly have done during the 'troubles' in Northen Ireland)

Thanks, I do remember seeing that photo of the Prince's Gate incident. Since I don't own an ENFORCER it's only an academic interest, but was reminded of this by the L42/Falklands thread. Thought it might interest the owners to know whether their rifles were ever deployed on an actual incident; if that can be determined. The issue of whether anyone was killed might be of interest to some people I suppose, but not to me.

[Gil Boyd]

Alan,
Didn't you poll the UK Forces under the Freedom Of Information Act to see how many times they were used?

[PrinzEugen]

I daresay that they may have been used to tackle an escaped bull on occasion. As to used in anger, I suppose it depends if the call interrupted lunch or similar for the firearms team.

[bigduke6]

The other TV coverage of or with clips of the Enforcer was during the Police manhunt for murderer Barry Prudom in 1982, it was Ex Para and survivalist Eddie McGee who led the police to his hideout....I remember a documentary few years ago about it.

[Alan de Enfield]

Alan,
Didn't you poll the UK Forces under the Freedom Of Information Act to see how many times they were used?

I did ask a number of question under the FOL Act, the results were (shall we say) 'mixed' with some forces denying ever having had Enforcers (despite me having copies of the Enfield sales ledger, giving me delivery dates, serial numbers and invoice numbers), other forces telling me they were all crushed/gas-axed when I know of 5 of their rifles in civilian hands.
One force told me that they coldnt tell me the serial numbers of the rifles they used to have in case I cloned the rifle, shot somene and it turned out that it was a police rifle - I eventually told them the serial numbers of the rifles they had purchased but they would not confirm.

Some forces gave me chapter & verse - the Met were very good.

All in all a pretty useless exercise.

A Glasow Police Force Firearms Officer was issued with Enforcer No 173 - he was seconded down to London with his rifle for the Iranian Embassy Siege - thats one rifle we know was there.