Welrod Hand Firing Device Schematic Poster

Now available is a reproduction schematic poster of the famed Welrod Mk IIA suppressed pistol from Birmingham Small Arms, Ltd. in the United Kingdom. The Welrod also referred to in official documentation as the Hand Firing Device, was produced in .32 ACP and 9mm and saw extensive deployment and use in the European theater during World War II. Due to its covert nature, paper records were deliberately kept to a minimum, and to this day, BSA cannot confirm exactly how many Welrods they produced for the Special Operations Executive. Serial numbers exist up into the 14,000 range, but it is not clear if they were all sequentially manufactured. From the outset, the Welrod was both designed for and intended to be used as a contact-distance weapon. The official manual described the .32ACP version as accurate up to 25 yards, and the 9mm version up to 30 yards. But the pistol's nose cap is hollow to specifically facilitate contact-distance use. Ideally the operative would get close enough to the