Saturday, November 17, 2007

De Lisle Carbine

This weapon was designed in 1943 by William G. de Lisle and Sir Malcolm Campbell. The de Lisle Carbine is simply an S.M.L.E. with the barrel of a Thompson SMG and the magazine of a Colt M1911 and, of course, the silencer made specifically for this weapon. The combination of the superb silencer and the sub-sonic ammunition make this weapon one of the most silenced guns ever made. It was designed to be used by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII. Also it was used in the Malay Emergency, Korean Conflict, and Northern Ireland. There are claims of it being used in more recent conflicts, but these claims have not been substantiated.

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