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
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
Survival of the Dead	Alan Van Sprang	Sgt. Crocket		2010

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