Albion - Enfield 38 S&W revolver
I have a double action only revolver in 38 S&W caliber marked
Albion No. 2 Mark 1** 1943
There are numerous other marks including S.P.T. 54 on the cylinder, 38 7.67, 3 1/2 tons on the barrel, which is slightly under 3" long.
All of the marks appear to be original, i.e. none are import markings that I recognize as such.
In reviewing current and completed auctions I don't find any listed with the "Albion" mark or with 3" barrels.
Any additional information would be appreciated.
Albion No. 2 Mark 1** 1943
There are numerous other marks including S.P.T. 54 on the cylinder, 38 7.67, 3 1/2 tons on the barrel, which is slightly under 3" long.
All of the marks appear to be original, i.e. none are import markings that I recognize as such.
In reviewing current and completed auctions I don't find any listed with the "Albion" mark or with 3" barrels.
Any additional information would be appreciated.
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3&1/2 ton marking makes me believe that You have a Pistol, That was made in ENGLAND I will look and see if I can find a record of the ALBION name Pictures would really help You will need a Hosting site such as Photobucket. See the sticky it will explain how to post pictures on the forum side of GunBroker
EDITMade by ALBION Motor Co, of SCOTSTOUN Glasgow and Yonkers manufacture starting in 1941 Considerable Difficulties were Experienced due to the untrainrd Female work force. There was certainly some excuse for the poor quality of the Alboin Enfield manufactured under the stress of wartime conditions THis is what is part of the write up on page 298 of the book "THE HANDGUN by Geoffrey Boothroyd. hope this helps0 -
howdy Henry,
Wikipedia, while not always accurate, is a good place to start with...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_No._2
"Enfield No 2 Mk I* and Mk I** revolvers had been produced by Albion/CG&T." Albion Motors was out of Scotland.
Nice revolvers, for what they are.
45er0 -
This is what a original Albion Enfield looks like.
The post W W II war commercial British proof marks and cut down barrel. Show that yours was Exported and sold as surplus in the US after the war.
EDIT #1, This is what the post war surplus snubbie Enfields looked like. If you dig through the old gun magazines from the 50's & 60's, Interarms and other surplus dealers use to sell them for less then $50.0 -
Thanks for your replies. Silly me, I posted my questions here before doing a Dogpile search. I did find the wikipedia article and several forum threads at various firearm sites. I've posted further questions on a site dedicated to milsurp weapons.
I'm doing an evaluation on the gun for a fellow veteran and I'm hoping that the lack of 3" examples in the auctions means this is a rare variant.
Edit = I was typing while Rufe was replying. Thanks again.0 -
I doubt there was ever a 3" issued. These were done to help them sell surplus in the North American Colonies when private eyes in paperback, radio, tv, and movie all had snubnose .38s.
Same sales program got a lot of S&W lend lease and victory models cut up, too.0 -
I have had one of the cut down Enfields for about 50 years. I bought it for $15 from a dealer. I can remember seeing them for sale in magazine ads back in the 1950's. They would say, you too can be a detective. All you had to do was buy one of the cut down Enfields. 0
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