Milsurps.com Milsurps Knowledge Library - Sten Machine Carbine Mk II (Mfg. 800 × 600 - 125k - jpg pinterest.com STEN MkII submachine gun Manufactured in Long Branch, Toronto. 540 × 242 - 27k - jpg alamy.com An English Sten MK II submachine gun, caliber 9 x 19, no serial. 1300 × 510 - 53k - jpg. Sten Machine Carbine Mk II (Mfg by Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley in 1942). Sten guns with consecutive serial numbers could differ in that one type was gas welded and left rough, while the next gun could be arc welded and sanded smooth. These types of differences no doubt led to the often.

Sten MKIII Welcome to MG-Props Specialist Suppliers to Film, Theatre, T.V. Living History and Re-Enactors WWII British Sten 9mm Sourced to order Very Rare MGC WWII STEN MKIII MGC Sten MKIII Video Very rare steel MGC Sten MKIII Made over 25 years ago. Sourced to order and converted to fire new type blowback cartridges No visible makers name, just serial number: 03519 on one above. (each MGC Sten MKIII was given its own unique serial number) MGC Sten Mk 3 Caliber: 9mm blowback cartridge Magazine Capacity: 32 rounds. Power: 7mm cap BLK.

Firing Mechanism: Open bolt blow back system. Firing mode: Full automatic Open barrel: Vents from end of barrel Extra cartridges: £1.90 each Spare Magazines: £18.95 each Brief info on Sten The STEN name came out of names of the designers (R. Shepard and H.J. Turpin) and from the factory where they worked (Enfield arsenal). It was one of the most crude and ugly and simply, but effective submachineguns of the WW2. More than 4 millions of STENs of different versions were made from 1941 until 1945.

The first STEN, Sten MK.I, was developed in mid-1941. It was blowback operated, automatic weapon that fired from the open bolt. The tubular receiver and the barrel shroud were made from rolled steel. The gun was fed from left side mounted box magazines.

The stock was of s keleton type, made from steel. Sights were fixed, adjusted for 100 yards distance, peep hole rear and blade front. The Mk.I featured spoon-like muzzle jump compensator. Some guns featured small folding forward grip.

The Sten mk.II was a mainstream gun, slightly smaller and lighter than Mk.I. It featured s keleton or wooden stocks. The magazine and the feeding module were the main drawbacks of the Mk.I and Mk.II, since those were prone to failures to feed.

Audiotronics 210 Manual Muscle. The magazines also often were loaded with only 30 rounds instead of full capacity of 32, to reduce strain on feed springs. The magazine housing was flexible to cover feed window when not in use. Some Mk.II's were manufactured with integral silencers for undercover operations and were marked as Mk.II(S). The Sten MK.III was modification of mk.I. The major change was that the rec eiver and the barrel shroud was made from single sheet-steel tube that extended almost to the muzzle.

Another changes were fixed magazine housing for improved reliability and small finger guard in the front of the ejection port. Internally, Mk.III was similar to Mk.I and has same variety of skeleton stocks. Mk.III first appeared in 1943. The Sten mk.IV was only experimental and did not entered the production. The Mk.V was an attempt to made Mk.II a more 'good lookin' gun. Being internally the same as Mk.II, the Mk.V featured wooden buttstock and rear handle, new front sight that allowed bayonet mount. Early mk.V's also featured wooden front grip, but it was prone to breakage and was removed soon.

Mk.V's appeared in 1944 and remained in service until the early 1960s' being replaced by then-new Sterling SMGs.

Helpsmith Serial Keygen Torrent on this page. It will be either on the top or bottom of the mag well. You might have to strip the paint off to find it. Some serial numbers are very faint. M/78 is the manufacturer’s code for Elkinton & Co of Birmingham. They made mag wells and mag parts. Yes, 'top' or 'bottom' is a better way to describe it.

There is a very faint series of number above 'STEN Mk II' on the top. On the bottom is another series of numbers. Both will require some finish removal. So weird to me - I guess the magwell is the serial numbered, registered part? Nothing on the tube or what I would call the trigger housing / receiver. Thanks for your help. The Wilson 'Stenchester' I owned had the serial number in a conspicuous location on the tube as have other Wilson Arms, Brunswick, GA examples I've seen.

I've observed at least five different DLO marking locations on Sterling tubes ranging from bill board size to very tiny, but all have been on the left or right side of the tube. This doesn't mean there aren't variations out there. When it comes to NFA, I've learned to never say never. CF offers sage advise. Strip the gun and look in every conceivable place for manufacturer's markings. Also remove the magwell and look under there. I've got a Colt AR-15A2 conversion with manufacturer's markings that are only visible when you remove the pistol grip.

Requirements for marking locations have changed today, but on pre '86 guns, you never know where you might find them. The magazine housing has two serial numbers on it. The very faint one on the top is the original serial number.

It is very common for ROF Fazakerley assembled guns to have these faint markings. Sometimes they get completely obliterated. To correct the problem a second serial number was stamped on the bottom of the magazine housing. The first prefix letter “F” is for Fazakerley. The second “F” in the prefix is part of the serial allocation system, A through Z. So, “FF 78146” is the original serial number. But it looks like it was re-stamped at some point.

The original can still be seen, it’s just faint. I don’t know what the “MP” is or the “L001”. I looked up MP and it’s not a manufacturer’s code.

My best guess, from what little I can see, is it might be an amnesty gun with the serial number re-stamped, MP and L001 added. Can you post some pictures of the rest of it? As an update to this thread: I originally asked the manufacturer info because the form 4 for the Sten was missing as we were trying to get it transferred.and with no maker information on the gun, we could not fill anything out. We bought the gun (and three others) at an estate auction, and the owners widow could find the form 4 (only form missing out of about 12). After this thread, we got a copy of the form4 from the ATF.

Maker of this gun is: 'British Military Larand'. Sadly, I have no other information or provenance. I assume war-bring back and amnesty registered.

I finally have this SMG at home after retrieving if from the cold, sticky gun, grabbing fingers of the ATF (long story, dealer still doesn't know why they were there). Not sure if anyone here can tell me what 'Larand' means. From England to Larand is a helluva typo.but stranger things have happened, huh? And we all know that once it is on a form 4, it is there forever. As a side note, box 4a does asks for maker or importer. What if both were supplied here; though I would assume that Larand would be accompanied by a domestic address, if they imported the gun. Based on the small amount of information I could find on Interrand/Larand it appears that he went into business after the 1968 GCA.

Wouldn't any importation of a STEN be illegal or restricted at the point?