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Welrod
Also known as Suppresed pistol
The Welrod is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed pistol with an integrated suppressor that was devised for covert operations during the Second World War by Major Hugh Reeves at the Inter-Services Research Bureau (later Station IX).
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- Welrod Mk I (6825681998).jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Welrod 9mm Mk I
- Weapon.origin
- United Kingdom
- Weapon.type
- Integrally suppressed pistol
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.range
- (Day) (Night)
- Weapon.caliber
- .32 ACP (Mk I, II/IIA) / 9×19mm Parabellum (9mm Mk I)
- Weapon.action
- Bolt action
- Weapon.wars
- World War II, Vietnam War, Falklands War, Desert Storm
- Weapon.designer
- Inter-Services Research Bureau
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Development
- Design
- Operation
- Use
- See also
- References
- External links
The Welrod is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed pistol with an integrated suppressor that was devised for covert operations during the Second World War by Major Hugh Reeves at the Inter-Services Research Bureau (later Station IX).
Station IX was based in Welwyn, and gave the Welrod its unusual name. It is derived from "Wel" from "Welwyn" (a prefix used by covert equipment designed by Station IX) and "rod", gangland slang for gun, as a way to obscure its purpose.