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:...
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There seems to be a fair bit of reluctance to talk about some issues surrounding the SA8o. I don’t know how accurate this old article is. Some of you...
I was asked if ein ever heard about pakistani made Sten Mk. Vs. He has an example stampes with "P.O.F. 65" and an "A00..." serial number. A Pakistani...
Deactivated WWII Vickers MKI Machine Gun - Allied Deactivated Guns - Deactivated Guns If we have any rich benefactors among our membership, its my...
I found this black color harden steel part among some US machine gun parts years ago. I always thought it was some sort of gage, it is almost the...
Hello everyone. I'm pretty new to forums so please bear with me as I learn my way around and try to use the site. I happened across this site...
Does anyone know why the same eBay vendor keeps producing Sten Socks which they claim to have sourced in France yet they all seem to have broken keys...
Hi all, If you noticed me from the Bren forum, not only am I going to receive a Bren cutaway, but also a wonderful PM-63 machine pistol, also in...
hi all found this in some parts I just acquired. is the top one rare ?, as it looks milled to me. bottom obviously stamped thanks
Hello All, I'm a first time member. I live in the USA and just recently acquired my first STEN MK2. It was assembled by Fazakerley under their...
Morning all, following on from our lively debate regarding the SA80, I wanted to take us back to another era and another bullpup, the EM2. I had...
Treated myself to one of the above yesterday at the War & Peace Show.:) Here's a couple of quick cameraphone pictures: I had a slow methodical...
I was lucky enough while looking through a pile of MG34/42 ammo tins to spot this relatively early 1937 example amongst all the later WW2 produced...
So my lovely wife bought me a copy of your book; "The Sten Machine Carbine" and while I enjoyed it a lot and am now thinking I need a L50A1 to go...
Looks like it was a semi--auto that has been converted to a full-auto post dealer sample. http://www.gunbroker.com/item/609367080 Interesting...
How many 8mm vickers were made? I have one all blue
I have this MK1 Sten mag manufactured by the Austin Motor Company and it is quite interesting in that a slightly a different to the normal method of...
Got an RPD (DSA semi auto) the other day, just needed another belt feed for the collection. Loading the belts ruins fingers quickly, so I cobbled...
Got this during the last month registrations were allowed in Canada. I had a tour of the factory in Salt Lake City. That was were the US models came...
Anyone have experience with one of these? http://www.gunbroker.com/item/604531767 Looks like the potential for a baffle strike would be pretty...
Got this m1 Thompson submachinegun many years ago. It came out of Brazil with m1s,m1a1s,1921s,1928s
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