Welrod Mk II

Описание: Gun Techs. Brownells Gun Techs. Today, Steve and Keith go undercover at Rock Island Auction Company to show us a rare Welrod Mk II integrally silenced, bolt action pistol. The Welrod was developed for the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) during World War II at the secret Station IX base near Welwyn Garden City, England. The name "Welrod" is a conflation Welwyn and, we'd like to think, the slang term for gun - "rod". The Welrod was meant for use by secret agents and resistance groups to QUIETLY assassinate bad people. It looks crude, like a zip gun or something built in a high school welding shop. The sound suppressor is built around the .32 ACP-chambered barrel and will reduce the report to around 72 dB - about as loud as an idling car. It's not an autoloader; you have to cycle the Welrod's bolt manually to chamber a fresh round.... so the sound of a reciprocating bolt won't away your position! A couple thousand Welrod Mk IIs were built. BSA admitted to manufacturing some of them, but there are no markings that could trace the gun back to His / Her Majesty's Government. Welrods were used in service as late as the Falklands War in 1982.

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