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What kind of gun did Watson use in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
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∙ 14y ago
While it does match the time period for the use of the Beaumont-Adams, multiple references in the books themselves are made to loading revolvers (both Watson’s and Holmes’ himself, both revolvers which are described similarly) with cartridges. As the Beaumont-Adams revolver was a black powder, percussion cap revolver, it would not accept cartridges. Possibly an error on the part of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but it is also possible he was writing Watson as carrying the Enfield Mark 1 service revolver, issued from 1880 to 1887, which Watson may have come to losses at the very end of the war. Because the last year of the second Anglo-Afghan war and the first year of the adoption of the Enfield Mark 1 overlap, and because the book makes references to being loaded with cartridges instead If cap and ball, it is most likely that Dr. John Watson’s revolver is indeed an Enfield Mark 1.
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∙ 14y agoWatson used his 'Service Revolver' the weapon he had carried while an Army Surgeon.
Because he was a surgeon during the second anglo-afghan war 1878 to 1880 and the service revolver at the time was the Beaumont-Adams Revolver 1862 to 1880 this is likely the pistol used.
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