Webley & Scott Signal Pistols

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.

The Webley & Scott Signal Pistols and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk III

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Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel

A lanyard swivel was added on the butt in 1915.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1911
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: 8 inches
• Barrel Length: 4 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Fighting 69th	James Cagney	Pvt. Jerry Plunkett		1940

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 1	Kam Fong	Chin Ho		1968
Anzacs		Australian troops		1985

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2		MkIII	2005

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk III*

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Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel

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.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1916
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: 9.5 inches
• Barrel Length: 5.5 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Carry on, Sergeant!		German soldier	Mk. III*	1928
Gorgo		A British sailor	No. 1 Mk. III*	1961
Lawrence of Arabia	Anthony Quayle	Col. Brighton		1962
Lawrence of Arabia	Peter O'Toole	Col. Lawrence		1962
The Dirty Dozen	Clint Walker	Samson Posey	No. 1 Mk. III*	1967
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
Cockneys vs. Zombies			Mk. III*	2012

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Doctor Who	Paul Darrow	Capt. Sam Hawkins	"Doctor Who and the Silurians"	1970

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
NecroVisioN: Lost Company		No. 1 Mk. III*	2010
Battlefield 1		No. 1 Mk. III*	2016

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Black Lagoon ("Mangrove Heaven" (S01E02))	Rock	No. 1 Mk. III*	2006
Violet Evergarden	Gilbert Bougainvillea	Ep. 08, No. 1 Mk. III*	2018

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk V

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No. 1 Mk. V Signal Pistol - 1 inch - steel frame and barrel

A simplified steel version of the Mk III. It had 50% parts commonality with the .455-caliber Webley Mk VI service revolver.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1915
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: ?
• Barrel Length: 4 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Paratrooper	Leo Genn	Maj. John Snow	No. 1 Mk. V	1953

Webley & Scott No. 2 Mk V

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Webley & Scott No. 2 Mk. V Signal Pistol

A No.1 Mk V with a longer flanged barrel like the Mk III*.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1916
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: ?
• Barrel Length: ?
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Gang War in Naples		Customs officer	No. 2 Mk. V	1972
Syndicate Sadists	Alessandro Cocco	Giampiero Marsili	No. 2 Mk. V	1975

Webley & Scott No. 3 Mk. I

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Webley & Scott No. 3 Mk I - 1 inch

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Journey's End	Asa Butterfield	Second Lieutenant Raleigh	No. 3 Mk I	2018
Journey's End	Stephen Graham	Second Lieutenant Trotter	No. 3 Mk I	2018

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Mad Max	Flare Gun	No. 3 Mk. I	2015

Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I

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Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I Signal Pistol - 37 mm

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Gorgo		A British soldier	No. 4 Mk. I	1961
The Light at the Edge of the World	Renato Salvatori	Montefiore	No. 4 Mk. I	1971
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Brandon Routh	Dylan Dog	No. 4 Mk. 1	2011
Dunkirk	Tom Hardy	Farrier	No. 4 Mk. I	2017
	Jack Lowden	Collins	No. 4 Mk. I

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Time Crisis 3	"Grenade"	No. 4 Mk. I	2003
Far Cry 2		No. 4 Mk. I	2008

See Also

• Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield