Quote:
Originally Posted by Absalom
That is an interesting piece of information.
Assuming they know what they were talking about (always a question mark sixty years or more after the events) and weren't just brushing you off, that would mean the British army had some purpose in mind for them that required a shorter barrel and a different caliber (the standard .38 continued to be the official British caliber until the adoption of the 9mm with the BHP starting in 1957). A rather peculiar concept that to my knowledge has not been mentioned before.
|
I took them at their word. Here is the reply....
Hello Michael,
Thank you for your email. Unfortunately these conversions were done for the Ministry Of Defence so no records were kept by us. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Kind Regards,
Paul Owens.