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3 June 2006, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trench Raider Guest Posts: n/a	Edward Mannock's pistol What pistol did Mannock carry to shoot himself in the event that his plane caught fire?

3 June 2006, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Graeme Forum Ace Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,474	Probably a Webley .455. Like the one here: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/cef/equipment/cefe11.htm Last edited by Graeme; 4 June 2006 at 12:33 AM.

4 June 2006, 02:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
spad Two-seater Pilot Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: work Posts: 223	Mannocks pistol. Officers preferred to buy their own pistols and favoured small automatics. Most of those I have encountered went for Brownings. Siegfried Sassoon being an example. The clue could come with the use of the word pistol rather than revolver, but as we know there's often no distinction made.

4 June 2006, 10:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ginger. Shot Down Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,435	You could also buy a converter so's you can shoot .22 rimfire from the same revolver. http://www.collectiblefirearms.com/P...s/wbp_0160.JPG http://www.collectiblefirearms.com/P.../wbp_0160d.JPG

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