Was there a British issue WWII REVOLVER you could use 9mm ammo in?

wheaty said:
They used to nip the base of the 9mm with side cutters so they would not fall into the chamber of the 38 and they will fire that way...not a safe thing to do..........
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Yup, as a young infantryman in the early 80's (and obviously invicible!) I did this a couple of thousand times with an Enfield revolver that I bought for $125!
I think it was the #2, it was the double-action only one with no hammer spur.
I never actually fired that gun with the proper ammo in the years I owned it.
And it was still working when I sold it.
 
Splatter said:
Yup, as a young infantryman in the early 80's (and obviously invicible!) I did this a couple of thousand times with an Enfield revolver that I bought for $125!
I think it was the #2, it was the double-action only one with no hammer spur.
I never actually fired that gun with the proper ammo in the years I owned it.
And it was still working when I sold it.
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Real-life anecdotes like that always make me wonder if we're all a wee bit too cautious....;)
 
cyclone said:
Real-life anecdotes like that always make me wonder if we're all a wee bit too cautious....;)
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I said that I did it, not that I recommend it. I do have a history of wrecking stuff. [ I have a Springfield 1903 with no stock and a very short barrel and some interesting scars on my left hand, for instance]

However, if you have a good look at the thickness of the steel on the Browning Hi-Power barrel at the chamber and throat area, then have a look at the Enfield cylinder, I couldn't find a spot that wasn't thicker than the P-35 chamber.
Ja, I know that the BHP probably is better steel; but really -that- much better?
 
The bore of a 38 S&W would be quite oversize for 9mm (.361 vs .355). I wonder how that would have effected the pressure a 9mm cartridge would develope in it?
 
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