Forum for discussion of SMG’s (Sten, Sterling, Lanchester, Thompson etc.) and LMG/HMG's (MG08/15, Vickers, Lewis, MG34/42, Browning etc.), accessories, ammunition, and accoutrements.
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...
:beerchug: With thanks to member Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber, an excellent new research article about the Lewis Gun has been added to the...
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:...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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I thought that Forum members may like to see this aluminium MG34 ammo tin which I picked up a couple of years ago at a militaria fair and the...
Hello all, first post. Disabled vet with some time on my hands now so figured would join some forums instead of just nosing around them. Anyway...
Just said I will for a mint Colt Thompson 1921 and an MP 40 now comes the fun part. If it is half as bad as my previous dealings with the Feds I may...
I wondered if anyone else has seen Soviet ammo tins for the 1910 Maxim repaired in a similar manner to this one? Each side of the can has a strip of...
The video shows the locking system and the open-bolt-auto/closed-bolt-semi FCG. Does anyone know if this was the first use of this type of bolt...
Came across this photo of an M60 gunner with the Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam.
Does anyone know how the German army, during WW2, stored it's 250 round belts, please? Was it one long length of 250 rnds which would seem logical or...
All. I have acquired a Sten MKII that is quite innacurate. At 25 yards poi is about 15 inches high and to the right of poa, but with tight grouping....
A friend was clearing out some of his old firearms magazines (the printed kind) and never one to turn away reading materials about firearms, I took...
Hi What Mk of barrel nut is this, I have had a quick look in The Sten Machine Carbine book but din`t see this exact one. If it is in there if...
I wondered what members thoughts and views are on the markings to this MG42 spare barrel case, please? * It is the same case and end, just...
What is the difference between a L2A4 and a L2A3 sterling?
Afternoon all, Not a Fal I know, but didn't know were to post this one! A few weeks back I bought a rare old spec deactivated early MP5 of...
How common are these And what value would you place on a Dewatt? I have the chance to buy a Dewatt complete with sling, drum mag and stick mag.What...
I came across this online article today completely by chance while looking for something else and thought others may be interested. I rather think...
Last Sunday night I was watching a programme about the Cold War on the Quest channel and part of the programme looked at Afghanistan in the 1980s...
I have this rear sight which I think may be from an aircraft machinegun. The reason I think this is because I was given it by someone who had been a...
After seeing MrClarkes L2A1 rifles I decided to unearth mine and give it a spruce up. I picked it up years ago cheap as the bolt always got stuck...
Here is a part I have just had laser cut. It is from 3mm thick mild steel and the centre leg has yet to go through a forming die prior to final...
I picked up this 30 cal grip last year at a militaria show because I considered it to be an interesting curio. It was covered in thick muck and grime...
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