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Originally Posted by DWalt
Regarding the official nomenclature of the BSR, I have some old information from another forum that they were called the "Pistol, Revolver, Smith & Wesson, No. 2", (No. 2 indicating .38 caliber) by the British military.
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List of Changes in British War Material (LoC) 17463 July 1915 introduced the "Pistol, Smith & Wesson, .455 inch, with 6 1/2-inch barrel Mark I and Mark II"; (the Mk I was the triple lock).
So in WW II when the S&W M&P came along it was designated "Smith & Wesson Pistol No 2". There were of course .455 S&Ws still around at the time.
Peter