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Ruger Mini-14 rifle used in the 1980s by Surrey Constabulary. [23] Remington 870 used by the Metropolitan Police prior to the adoption of the Benelli M3 in 2004 [82] and in the 1980s by Surrey Constabulary. [23] Smith & Wesson Mod 66 .357 Magnum revolver used in the past by West Mercia Constabulary [116] Steyr AUG variant used by ...
The Pistols Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 18) was the first to place restrictions on the sale of firearms. Titled "An Act to regulate the sale and use of Pistols or other Firearms", it was short, with just nine sections, and applied solely to pistols.
In addition to building new firearms, W.J. Jeffery & Co was a trader in second hand firearms, by 1892 offering over 1000 for sale. In 1898 the firm opened a shop at 13 King Street, St James's , and by 1900 the company was a full-scale gunmaker with a workshop at 1 Rose and Crown Yard, near to the King Street shop.
In the 1860s, the flintlock pistols that had been purchased in 1829 were decommissioned from service, being superseded by 622 Beaumont–Adams revolvers firing the .450 cartridge, which were loaned from the army stores at the Tower of London following the 1867 Clerkenwell bombing. In 1883, a ballot was carried out to gather information on ...
The issue of routine arming in Great Britain was raised after the 1952 Derek Bentley case, in which a constable was shot dead and a sergeant severely wounded, and again after the 1966 Massacre of Braybrook Street, in which three London officers were killed. As a result, around 17% of officers in London became authorised to carry firearms.
Bloodhound (missile) [36] – Fixed air defence in UK from 1958 till 1991. Blowpipe (missile) [37] – Man portable surface-to-air missile from 1975 till 1985; Rapier (missile) [38] – Came into service at the start of 1970s and at the end replaced Bofors and thunderbird. Used until 2022.
This is a list of all weapons current and former of the United Kingdom.This list will consists of all lists on Wikipedia that deal with weapons of the United Kingdom at a certain period of time for example the Modern day and World War II. This way this list can provide a list of all weapons ever used by the UK.
Semi-automatic pistols of the United Kingdom (2 P) Pages in category "Pistols of the United Kingdom" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.