Description
2nd rarest No. 2 Mk1** revolver made with matching numbers & one of only 21,422 made by the Albion Motors Company in Scotland!
Coming from a private collection & now offered for sale for the first time in Australia, this rare low production service revolver is in outstanding original unrefinished condition as can be seen in the photos.
The Enfield No. 1 Mk2 revolver had been in production since 1931 & when WW2 began in 1939, the British government put out the call to civilian industry to take up war production. The Albion Motors company of Scotstoun (near Glasgow) was interested & took a contract to make No.2 revolvers. After a year of overcoming obstacles in tooling & skilled labor, the first Albion Motors revolver came off the production line in July, 1941 & was the first of just 21,422 made by the company.
Other estimates put total production a little higher but wartime records show a total of only 21,422 were produced (as noted on page 77 of Ian Skennerton’s book, ‘The Enfield No. 2 Revolver’). During the war, as much as the small arms production was farmed out to decentralise production & render it less susceptible to German bombing. Along with Enfield, there were a number of smaller manufacturers who assembled these for wartime use & the Albion Motor Car Company in Glasgow was the only contractor in the North to make these guns.
This makes the Albion example of the No. 2 MkI** a very desirable collectors piece, as after the 352 Australian made Howard Automatic Combine (HAC) revolvers, the Albion is the second rarest Enfield No. 2 Mk I.
The extremely low number made combined with the attrition rate (both in combat & post war) this makes this a very rare revolver indeed & many which remained in service post war were refinished with the black Suncorite finish. These are keenly sought after by serious collectors & an original condition gun is quite rare indeed.
This is offered to the market in Australia for the first time on consignment from a private collection.
This may well be one of only a few (imported by us) available on the collector market in Australia so don’t hesitate if you want to complete your Enfield No. 2 Mk1 collection.
The action is sound, it locks up tightly & the bore is excellent so definitely a shooter.
Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & these are sold on an as is basis.
As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting.
Do your own research & make your decision based on what you see, so please view the photos carefully as they form the main description & override all written information so ask for more if desired.
