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:beerchug: With thanks to member Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber, an excellent new research article about the Lewis Gun has been added to the...
In Europe and Canada there are several fine collections of WWI German MG (with the USA maintaining their live MG shoot capability) so in some...
With the success of the lewis the Imperial German Army needed an equivalent, and as efficient as ever why not take advantage of existing parts and...
By Peter Laidler With thanks to Vincent from the forum and Brian (at BDL Ltd) So you want or need a new butt for your Mk5 Sten gun do you? ...
Here's a very large pattern room drawing for the the Vickers Mk1 machine gun, which I thought they might be of some interest to members here. :thup:...
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Here is an example of a Fazakerley manufactured L2A3 remarked and sold commercially by "Sterling" as a Mk4. currently for sale at D&B Militaria in...
NIB transferable L2A2 ...
Lot Detail - (N) EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II ERA STEN MARK II S (SILENCED) STEN MACHINE GUN (CURIO AND RELIC). Brit Butt stock,...
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Here are the two currently highest known serial numbered commercial Sterling Mk5's serial # 1597 & # S 4212. The (Guns of Dagenham) book estimates...
seems to be a bit of interest in the F1 right now - F1 Submachine Gun The F1 submachine gun adopted in... ...
Hi all, hoping you can help solve the mystery of this part that has been bugging me for awhile now. See the photos below - my closest guess is that...
Hi all, just thought I'd upload some pics of my Sterling Mk4 L2A3. Old Spec UK Deact It was my final purchase before the Old Spec sales ban. UK...
Hi, not sure how useful this will be but here goes.... as promised, here are the serial numbers I've tracked down with the corresponding NZ...
Hi all, Vincent suggested putting some pictures up of my MKII as it may be of interest to some. Its an early UK deact, Fazakerly made with a...
Hi all, Hope this is the correct forum for Sten questions.... Is there an easy way to tell the age of a MKV Sten gun? I’m looking to buy an...
Hi Fellows I share with us a Deactivated Lehky kulomet Vzor 30 Display
Vietnam War 1965 - Two young North Vietnamese girls learn how to handle a machine gun During the Vietnam War, two young North Vietnamese girls...
October 27, 1966 Viet Cong guerrillas in small boats patrol the Saigon River in South Vietnam in photo taken by communist forces
Note the strange half sleeve.... seems to be an original part but not to put on zb26.... any suggestion?
So I have decided to build a sten mk 3. And I have narrowed the sites down to Apex or what a country. My only problem is that while what a country is...
So I am looking at purchasing a Thompson for my collection. Not owning a money tree I need to settle with a Kahr arms semi-auto. So I see some very...
SO I GOT A HICKEY FROM MY THOMPSON??? Showing a family member how fast the fifty rd drum could be emptied and i turned around to talk to him and i...
Looking for some help on what I believe to be some parts for a .30 cal Browning 1919A4 MG. Looking to sell as a lot and don't have a clue on what a...
Hi, can anyone please identify this BIPOD for me? I picked it up with a bunch of other military equipment. I did not know where to post it so if...
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