Webley & Scott Signal Pistols

The Webley & Scott produced single-shot, break open Signal Pistols for used by British & Commonwealth Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. Perhaps the most prolific of these was the No.1 MkIII, produced in 1911 at the company's Birmingham facility.

The Webley & Scott Signal Pistols and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel

A lanyard swivel was added on the butt in 1915.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1911
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: 8 inches
• Barrel Length: 4 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Fighting 69th	James Cagney	Pvt. Jerry Plunkett		1940

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 1	Kam Fong	Chin Ho		1968
Anzacs		Australian troops		1985
The Last of Us - Season 1			seen in armory; "Long Long Time" (S1E03)	2023

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* Signal Pistol - 1 inch - brass frame and barrel

Added a flanged muzzle extension as a safety feature. Its purpose was to keep the operator's hand clear of the muzzle when the barrel was depressed for loading and unloading shells from its breech.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1916
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: 9.5 inches
• Barrel Length: 5.5 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Carry on, Sergeant!		German soldier		1928
Gorgo		A British sailor		1961
Lawrence of Arabia	Anthony Quayle	Col. Brighton		1962
	Peter O'Toole	Col. Lawrence
The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka)		Rioters		1966
The Dirty Dozen	Clint Walker	Samson Posey		1967
An Old, Old Tale (Staraya, staraya skazka)	Boris Leskin	The king's coachman		1969
Prosha, the Prince (Tsarevich Prosha)	Anatoli Abramov	Brigand		1974
The People That Time Forgot	Patrick Wayne	Maj. Ben McBride		1977
The Razor's Edge	James Keach	Grey		1984
Biggles: Adventures in Time	Neil Dickson	James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth		1986
The Trench	Danny Dyer	Lance Cpl. Dell		1999
Cockneys vs. Zombies				2012
Mad Max: Fury Road	Charlize Theron	Furiosa		2015
1917	Spike Leighton	Private Kilgour		2019
	Andrew Scott	Lieutenant Leslie
	Dean-Charles Chapman	Tom Blake

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Doctor Who	Paul Darrow	Capt. Sam Hawkins	"Doctor Who and the Silurians"	1970

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
NecroVisioN: Lost Company	"Signal Pistol"		2010
Battlefield 1	"Flare Gun"	Incorrectly depicted as caseless, three variants usable in multiplayer; "Spot" reveals nearby enemy player and materiel locations to teammates, "Flash" disrupts enemy players' perception, "Signal" calls artillery strike in projectile's land radius	2016
Hunt: Showdown	"Flare Pistol"	Modified chamber	2018

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Black Lagoon ("Mangrove Heaven" (S01E02))	Rock		2006
Violet Evergarden	Gilbert Bougainvillea	Ep. 08	2018

Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. V

No. 1 Mk. V Signal Pistol - 1 inch - steel frame and barrel

No. 1 Mk. V Signal Pistol - 1 inch - zinc frame/barrel and wooden grips

A simplified steel version of the Mk III. It had 50% parts commonality with the .455-caliber Webley Mk VI service revolver.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1915
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: ?
• Barrel Length: 4 inches
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Paratrooper	Leo Genn	Maj. John Snow		1953
Survival of the Dead	Alan Van Sprang	Sgt. Crocket		2010

Webley & Scott No. 2 Mk. V

Webley & Scott No. 2 Mk. V Signal Pistol

A No.1 Mk V with a shorter, non-flanged barrel like the Mk III.

Specifications

• Year of Production: 1916
• Caliber: 1 inch [25 mm]
• Length: ?
• Barrel Length: ?
• Weight:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Gang War in Naples		Customs officer		1972
Syndicate Sadists	Alessandro Cocco	Giampiero Marsili		1975
The Shallows	Blake Lively	Nancy Adams		2016
Enforcement	Simon Sears	Jens Høyer		2000
		An insurgent

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
ObsCure: The Aftermath	"Flare Gun"		2008

Webley & Scott No. 3 Mk. I

Webley & Scott No. 3 Mk. I - 1 inch

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Journey's End	Asa Butterfield	Second Lieutenant Raleigh		2018
Journey's End	Stephen Graham	Second Lieutenant Trotter		2018

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2	"No3 Mk1 Very"		2007
Mad Max	Flare Gun		2015

Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I

Webley & Scott No. 4 Mk. I Signal Pistol - 37 mm

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Gorgo		A British soldier		1961
The Light at the Edge of the World	Renato Salvatori	Montefiore		1971
The Island of Dr. Moreau	David Thewlis	Edward Douglas		1996
	Daniel Rigney	Hyena-Swine
The English Patient	Ralph Fiennes	Count László Almásy		1996
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Brandon Routh	Dylan Dog		2011
Dunkirk	Tom Hardy	Farrier		2017
	Jack Lowden	Collins

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Far Cry 2			2008
Aviators - War in The Skies			2023

See Also

• Royal Small Arms Factory - A list of weapons produced by RSAF Enfield