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In the early days of L Detachment, they used what they could get their hands on, which was invariably an issue Enfield revolver more reliable as a "side arm". Sand was a baine in any semi automatic's life. In all my dealings with the "Originals" they never once mentioned other options or even smaller ones, they simply made do!!
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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08-05-2022 02:49 AM
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A few weeks back I was fortunate see part of a large consignment of arms from Malaysia, amongst this, were a hundred or so Enfield Revolvers with shortened Barrels, all of these Revolvers had Parker Hale Stamps on the frame, presumably converted by them.
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Simon,
Quite probable, aircrew had a tendancy to opt for a short barrel in anything!!
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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The two digit number would logically be an inventory number and Small Arms School makes sense in that respect also.
Last edited by Surpmil; 08-06-2022 at 05:09 PM.
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In my humble opinion, for what it's worth, the SAS marking is identical to the many hundreds of exhibits that we had at Warminster - the Small Arms School. We also had several hundred identically marked SOM or simply SM, the earlier School of Musketry.
I would imagine that the Small Arms School disposed of that revolver because it would have played absolutely no part in their being - as a user training establishment. I have to admit that while I never looked hard, I can't say that I ever saw a bit of kit marked to the SAS - or Saturday and Sundays as we called them. Saw plenty of their big Savage shotgun door knockers and the like but....... Next time I speak to '.....Jock.....', I'll ask him.
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the short barrel was something that was done in the U.S.. they were never issued that way.
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