RIFLES - the WEAPONS OF WWII cont.
The Hardware – Small Arms – Revolvers
By the end of the 19th century, the revolver had reached its definitive form and its highest possible effectiveness as a military weapon. Indeed, from the 1880s through World War II, British officers carried such revolvers as the Webley. However, by the 1940s the revolver was totally outdated, but remained in service in some armies until the 1990s.
During WWI, the British found that their No 1 revolver was too heavy for battlefield use (though the weapon was very accurate). What was needed, the British decided, was a lighter pistol. This resulted in a new pistol that entered service in 1932 as the Pistol, Revolver, No 2 Mk I. it replaced the huge 0.455in Webley revolver that had entered service with the British Army in 1887 after being designed as a powerful “man stopper” for use in colonial warfare. The final version of this series was introduced in 1915, and became the Pistol, Revolver, .455 No 1 Mk VI. By the start of World War II, there was large numbers of the 0.455in revolver still in service.
Revolver No 2 MK I
Type: Revolver Pistol
Caliber: 0.38 in
Length: 10.25 in (0.26 m)
Length of Barrel: 5 in (0.127 m)
Weight: 1.68 lb (0.766 kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 600 ft (183 m) per second
Feed: 6-round revolving cylinder
Revolver No 1 MK VI
Type: Revolver Pistol
Caliber: 0.455 in
Length: 11.25 in (0.29 m)
Length of Barrel: 6 in (0.15 m)
Weight: 2.4 lb (1.09 kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 620 ft (189 m) per second
Feed: 6-round revolving cylinder
The Italian Pistola a Rotazione modello 1889 was one of the oldest types of pistol still in service in 1940, when Italy entered World War II. Although the weapon was introduced to Italian service in 1889, it was derived from a revolver first issued to the Italian Army in 1972. The modello 1889 was sturdy and reliable rather than being an inspired revolver.
Pistola M1889
Type: Revolver Pistol
Caliber: 10.35mm
Length: 9.07 in (0.23 m)
Length of Barrel: 4.79 in (0.122 m)
Weight: 2 lb (0.91 kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 837 ft (255 m) per second
Feed: 6-round revolving cylinder
Pistol Type 26
Type: Revolver Pistol
Caliber: 9mm
Length: 9.4 in (0.24 m)
Length of Barrel: 4.7 in (0.12 m)
Weight: 2 lb (0.9 kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 902 ft (275 m) per second
Feed: 6-round revolving cylinder
Nagant 1895
Type: Revolver Pistol
Caliber: 7.62mm
Length: 9.055 in (0.23 m)
Length of Barrel: 4.35 in (0.11 m)
Weight: 1.75 lb (0.795 kg)
Muzzle Velocity: 892 ft (272 m) per second
Feed: 7-round cylinder
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