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== IOF Mk1 ==
== IOF Mk1 ==
[[Image:IOF mk1.jpg|thumb|right|IOF .32 ACP Revolver]]  
[[Image:IOF mk1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|IOF .32 ACP Revolver]]  
The Ordnance Factory Board of India manufactures a .32 ACP caliber double action revolver known as IOF Mk1 with 2-inch (51 mm) barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol. It is also known as IOF .32 Revolver and manufactured by the Indian Ordinance Factory Kanpur in India.
The Ordnance Factory Board of India manufactures a .32 ACP caliber double action revolver known as IOF Mk1 with 2-inch (51 mm) barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol. It is also known as IOF .32 Revolver and manufactured by the Indian Ordinance Factory Kanpur in India.



Revision as of 14:35, 4 September 2009

The Webley Mk IV revolver was chambered for .38 S&W and used during World War 2 by the British Armed Forces. It is outwardly similar to the Webley Mk VI which was chambered for the larger .455 caliber.

The Webley Mk IV was available in several different versions.

There was the Target Model with a six inch barrel and adjustable target sights and could be had in either the 38 S&W or 22 Long Rifle calibers.

There was the Duty Model which was made with both the five inch and the four inch barrel.

There were two Pocket Models which were available in either 38S&W or 32S&W. There was the Overhand Pocket with the full size grips and a 3 inch barrel and there was the Pocket Model which had a small grips and a three inch barrel.

The Enfield No.2 revolver was similar to the Webley Mk IV., also in 38 S&W, but it's engineering was different. The Webley and the Enfield are not the same design. Despite outward appearances.


The Webley Mk IV revolver can be seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

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Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W
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Three different Webleys. Top to bottom:Mk VI(.455),Mk IV w/5" barrel(38S&W) and a MK IV Pocket Model w/3" barrel(38S&W).
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Webley MkIv pocket model
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short barreled Duty Model


Film

  • Ewan Stewart as First Officer William Murdoch in Titanic (1997)

Television

  • Torchwood, primary weapon of main character Captain Jack Harkness

Video Games


IOF Mk1

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IOF .32 ACP Revolver

The Ordnance Factory Board of India manufactures a .32 ACP caliber double action revolver known as IOF Mk1 with 2-inch (51 mm) barrel that is clearly based on the Webley Mk IV .38 service pistol. It is also known as IOF .32 Revolver and manufactured by the Indian Ordinance Factory Kanpur in India.