Enfield "*" Models - Is There An Official Reason Why The Spur Was Removed?

[Brit plumber]

Peter, have you ever seen official documents calling it the Tankers Model? I've read that this term was coined by the American Arms dealers of the late 40s and 50s who were selling off surplus British arms and wanted to give the Mk1* some sex appeal as they believed (and probably quite rightly) that the Mk1* would not sell, after all who wants a DA only revolver when you can get a Smith or a Colt.

Same story as the Jungle Carbine really, all a sales ploy.

And if there was an issue of snagging a spur hammer on a tank interior, I'm sure the flap holster would have worked a treat.

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[jmoore]

And if there was an issue of snagging a spur hammer on a tank interior, I'm sure the flap holster would have worked a treat.

I've been wondering how long it would be before someone mentioned holsters.