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.
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...
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...
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? ...
:beerchug: With thanks to member Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber, an excellent new research article about the Lewis Gun has been added to the...
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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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...
Is there a forum member out there with a photo of a unmodifed Mk1 Lanchester SMG? Every Mk1 I've seen has been modified to Mk1* standard, I can't...
I found some TMT IV marked Sten parts at a local gun show. There’s a small Star of David below the second T.
Here are the two currently highest known serial numbered commercial Sterling Mk5's serial # 1597 & # S 4212. The (Guns of Dagenham) book estimates...
hi all anyone know who is making the repro loop butts for sten guns I keep seeing on the web ?
I'd ideally like to return my recently purchased MkV Sten to it's more-or-less 1944 appearance. This being the case I've purchased one of those...
Here are some pictures of my MK3 STEN (U.K. deactivated). This SMG differs considerably from it's older MK2 brother in the way in which it is...
Does anyone know which version of Browning MG this cut-away model represents? Is it an aircraft version?
Evening all, I was chatting to someone today who said that HK had manufactured a batch of new replacement receivers for the L85A2. I would have...
Greetings all. One of my men, knowing my penchant for things British in general and WW2 weapons in particular, gifted me a Sten yesterday. It's...
Chaps, I'm not sure if this is the correct location for this thread so mods please move if it isn't. I'd like to know the extent of the Sten gun...
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...
I will dump all my SMGs, LMGs and HMGs in this thread. They are all fully functional, but I am NOT allowed to shoot them! In my neck of the wood you...
Hi Fellows I share with us a Deactivated Lehky kulomet Vzor 30 Display
Thousands of German wpn's were taken to Canada as fitting memorials and given to schools, Legions, towns, villages etc as recognition for the war...
Anyone seen a Bren GUN mag. loader ?What did it look like ? How did it work ?
Hello all. I'm in the throes of negotiating this Sten as newest addition to my collection. I only have these pictures to go on, and would sincerely...
I recently got a 1919a4 demilled display gun. It says IMA on the sideplate so I assume it came from them. Most internals are missing and the barrel...
I have been looking on-line to try to establish if the West German Army used the MG42/MG3 in it's original calibre of 7.92mm when the army was...
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