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    ENFIELD REVOLVERS

    why did the Brits stick with a revolver during WW11? when mot major powers used automatics
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    They had lots. They knew they worked everywhere in the world.

    Revolvers were officer issue instead of a sword, meaning the officer had to separate himself from the fighting to direct his men. Used for his own survival as a last resort.

    How many shots were needed when you really needed a handgun in battle?

    Large scale use of Browing HiPower by commandos and SOE.

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    As mentioned above the Britishicon Commandos and SOE where issued Canadianicon built Inglis Hi Powers from 1944 onwards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rice 123 View Post
    why did the Brits stick with a revolver during WW11
    The US issued a standard secondary issue of the S&W M&P in four inch remember. They had 1911A1s on issue for years and still needed more so they issued a revolver for the duration of the war. I believe pilots were still carrying S&W M&Ps during the Korean conflict and there was still a plethora of revolvers issued during RVN. Colt Cobra or Detective comes to mind for chopper crews... The front lines needed the big heavy death dealers and the second line guys got a secondary.

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    Jim,
    You'll probably know this anyway, but lots of the U.S fighter pilots had the Detective, as it was out of the way most of the time and hopefully never going to be used, but when it was needed it had the desired effect. In WW2 and Korea, probably Vietnam as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    lots of the U.S fighter pilots had the Detective
    Yes and they were issue...there was the Mod 13 Aircrew that was unsuccessful in design and others martial marked. It's pretty well documented that revolvers were issued as a "Substitute standard". We issued the M&P in caliber .38 S&W with five inch bbl. Not so many Hi Powers as one would think. Lots of guys ended up with revolvers, onw acquaintance crossed the Senio river under heavy fire with one...

    My point being it wasn't isolated to just the UKicon issuing something antique...
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    Quote Originally Posted by rice 123 View Post
    why did the Brits stick with a revolver during WW11?
    Because we had only just replaced many of our service revolvers for smaller calibre .38 calibre revolvers during the 1930's. There wouldn't have been much point in replacing perfectly good revolvers which weren't very old, for automatics, just for the sake of it, especially at a time when there were more important things to spend our money on in order to defend ourselves against Germanyicon, who were breathing down our neck.

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    Revolvers were issued to pilots in the US because 1911's require two hands to rack a round and a broken arm made them a big paperweight. What I've heard anyway.

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