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| ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' || [[Anthony Quayle]] || Col. Brighton || || 1962 | | ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' || [[Anthony Quayle]] || Col. Brighton || || 1962 | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 15 October 2017
The Webley & Scott produced single-shot, break open Signal Pistols for used by British & Commonwealth Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. Perhaps the most prolific of these was the No.1 MkIII, produced in 1911 at the company's Birmingham facility.
Specifications
Webley & Scott Mk III Signal Pistol.
- Year of Production: 1911
- Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
- Length: 8 inches
- Barrel Length: 4 inches
- Weight:
Added a lanyard swivel on the butt in 1915.
Webley & Scott Mk III* Signal Pistol.
- Year of Production: 1916
- Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
- Length: 9.5 inches
- Barrel Length: 5.5 inches
- Weight:
Added a flanged muzzle extension as a safety feature. Its purpose was to keep the operator's hand clear of the muzzle when the barrel was depressed for loading and unloading shells from its breech.
Webley & Scott No.1 Mk V
- Year of Production: 1915
- Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
- Length: ?
- Barrel Length: 4 inches
- Weight:
A simplified steel version of the Mk III. It had 50% parts commonality with the .455-caliber Webley Mk VI service revolver.
Webley & Scott No.2 Mk V
- Year of Production: 1916
- Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
- Length: ?
- Barrel Length: ?
- Weight:
A No.1 Mk V with a longer flanged barrel like the Mk III*.
The Webley & Scott MkIII Signal Pistol appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry on, Sergeant! | German soldier | Mk. III* | 1928 | |
| The Fighting 69th | James Cagney | Pvt. Jerry Plunkett | 1940 | |
| Paratrooper | Leo Genn | Maj. John Snow | No. 1 Mk. V | 1953 |
| Gorgo | A British sailor | No. 1 Mk. III* | 1961 | |
| A British soldier | No. 4 Mk. I | |||
| Lawrence of Arabia | Anthony Quayle | Col. Brighton | 1962 | |
| Lawrence of Arabia | Peter O'Toole | Col. Lawrence | 1962 | |
| Dirty Dozen, The | Clint Walker | Samson Posey | No. 1 Mk. III* | 1967 |
| Gang War in Naples | Customs officer | No. 2 Mk. V | 1972 | |
| Syndicate Sadists | Alessandro Cocco | Giampiero Marsili | No. 2 Mk. V | 1975 |
| The People That Time Forgot | Patrick Wayne | Maj. Ben McBride | 1977 | |
| The Razor's Edge | James Keach | Grey | 1984 | |
| Biggles: Adventures in Time | Neil Dickson | James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth | 1986 | |
| The Trench | Danny Dyer | Lance Cpl. Dell | 1999 | |
| Survival of the Dead | Alan Van Sprang | Sgt. Crocket | 2010 | |
| Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Brandon Routh | Dylan Dog | No. 4 Mk. 1 | 2011 |
| Cockneys vs. Zombies | Mk. III* | 2012 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 1 | Kam Fong | Chin Ho | 1968 | |
| Doctor Who | Paul Darrow | Capt. Sam Hawkins | "Doctor Who and the Silurians" | 1970 |
| Anzacs | Australian troops | 1985 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope 2 | MkIII | 2005 | |
| Far Cry 2 | No. 4 Mk. I | 2008 | |
| NecroVisioN: Lost Company | No. 1 Mk. III* | 2010 | |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Flare Gun | 2015 | |
| Mad Max | Flare Gun | No. 3 Mk. I | 2015 |
| Battlefield 1 | No. 1 Mk. III* | 2016 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lagoon ("Mangrove Heaven" (S01E02)) | Rock | No. 1 Mk. III* | 2006 |
See Also
- Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield