Good in Theory — The Enfield Mk II RevolverChambered in a .476 cartridge the Enfield Mk II was
Good in Theory — The Enfield Mk II RevolverChambered in a .476 cartridge the Enfield Mk II was good in theory. The most unique feature was its extraction system. The cyclinder moved foreward creating a gap in which the revolver could be loaded. This gap was long enough that empty cartridges could simply fall out, but live cartridges would remain, thus allowing a user to reload with live rounds still in the cyclinder.While this was a good theory in practice, the MK II Enfield was actually very hard to unload. There wasn’t much room for empty cartridges to fall out, and often empty brass would get jammed in the mechanism. It was also loaded using a gate on the side, similar to the Colt Single Action Army, a system that would soon be obsolete.The Enfield MKII revolver would be used by some British forces and the Northwest Mounted Police. By 1900 it was replaced with the Webley models. -- source link
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