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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It’s built like a tank. Very solid indeed. Super easy to field strip. The conversion from open bolt to closed bolt is done well.
Morning all, This is my old spec deactivated Mk2, she was one of a tiny number deactivated in 1988 with a removable barrel. Birmingham Proof House...
Got to shoot an Enfield made MK.5 Sterling SMG today on full auto just outside Las Vegas. With a few other gents all of whom wanted to fire an Uzi or...
Afternoon all, Though I would post some pics of my L2A3, shes ex NZ as many appear to be on the UK market. Old spec deactivated in 1989 by...
Peter posted this in another forum. I had never noticed this and wondered if I might have some springs wound in either direction. ...
Anyone know what they are doing….. or have a good caption? :D
Thought some of you might like to see pictures of the semi-auto PPS-43-C pistol made in Radom, Poland and imported by I.O. The folding...
Is any-one able to please posts some pictures of Thompson tools/accessories the kind of things that went into the Transit chest? I am especially...
A few quick pictures of my 1915 Colt Vickers.
Cannot find any stand alone post on these two historical weapons so to add some colour.... "] ---------- Post added at 11:44 PM ----------...
I own a recently purchased, de-activated, Browning M1919 M.G. ex Venezuelan army and dated 1950 manufacture in Belgium. It is in good used condition...
I am an avid collector of all things Sterling SMG related. As well as the Guns (Deactivated) themselves in the UK. I picked this Barrel removal...
Does any-one know what, if any, are the differences between the spare barrel cases for the MG34 & MG42 M.G.s and how to spot/tell the differences...
I am guessing the mounting hardware is not original?
Hi All Many thanks to the landowner for giving me the OK for a trip to my British army dump site permission last Wednesday. A great dig with...
It still needs a little fine tuning, but I think it’s going to work.
Has any-one seen MG42s marked on the receiver as just M 42 with no G, please? If so was this how some late war examples were marked by certain...
Does any-one have an original Thompson Transit Chest that they are able to photograph, please? I am interested to see photos of the outside of the...
Is it legitimate picture of a LRRP member with a silenced Sten?
To me the MG34 is one of the finest Weapons ever made. This MG34 is mounted on its tripod with long range sights for sustained fire role, as used by...
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