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===Pistols=== * '''Webley Revolver''': Old reliable, having been in service since the 19th century, though by WWII was a bit too underpowered as .455 Webley doesn't hit quite as hard as more modern cartridges. Still, it was kept around because the Brits were short on everything. * '''Webley Self-Loading Pistol''': One of Britain's early attempts at an automatic pistol; it was never widely adopted because the British military still had collective PTSD from the awfulness that was the Mars Automatic, but still saw use in the Navy and later in the Royal Air Force, where pilots preferred to have an automatic if they were ever downed. * '''Enfield No.2''': The official replacement of the Webley, chambered in .38 S&W. Otherwise very similar externally, though some opted to remove the hammer spur to make it double-action only. * '''Browning Hi-Power''': Made under license in Canada, especially after Belgium fell to the Nazis, the Hi-Power was innovative in that it had twice the ammo capacity of contemporary pistols. It was mainly used by Commandos and Pilots, as the extra capacity was particularly important when operating behind enemy lines. * '''Welrod''': One of the most unique pistols ever made, the Welrod is optimized to make a pistol as quiet as possible. First, it was bolt-action, so that the only moving part on firing would be the pin. Secondly, it had an integral suppressor made with several rubber "wipes"; On the first shot the wipes would completely capture escaping gas to make the gun near-silent; by the tenth shot the wipes would have degraded enough that it was as loud as a standard suppressor. Lastly, it didn't look anything like a pistol when disassembled; if questioned by German authorities, the user would just say that it was a bicycle pump.
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