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Forum: Other LMG/HMG and SMG Forum

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.

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  1. Arrow Sticky Thread Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun (Pattern Room Drawing)

    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:...

    Started by Rick‎, 11-25-2014 06:27 AM
    drawing, gun, machine, mk1, pattern, room, vickers
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  2. Post Sticky Thread Lewis Gun Love Affair

    :beerchug: With thanks to member Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber, an excellent new research article about the Lewis Gun has been added to the...

    Started by Badger‎, 04-03-2016 08:45 AM
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  3. Thumbs up Sticky Thread A NEW Butt for your Mk5 Sten

    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? ...

    Started by Peter Laidler‎, 03-07-2016 05:19 AM
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  4. Sticky Thread The MG08/15

    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...

    Started by MG1918‎, 02-08-2013 11:43 PM
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  5. Sticky Thread The MG08

    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...

    Started by MG1918‎, 02-08-2013 11:33 PM
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  6. Question Global Thread Help: What Happened to all my pics I attached to posts?

    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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    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

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    Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...

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    Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...

    Started by Badger‎, 08-08-2016 10:35 AM
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    There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...

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    Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...

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    Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...

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    Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...

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    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

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  1. Moved: Lewis Gun Love Affair (by Graeme "broadarrow303" Barber)

    Started by Badger‎, 01-05-2013 03:06 PM
    affair, barber, broadarrow303, graeme, gun, lewis, love
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  2. Moved: Thompson SMG mags and pouch value

    Started by Harlan (Deceased)‎, 04-30-2011 12:56 PM
    mags, pouch, smg, thompson
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  3. The M85 tank machine gun

    US Ordnance started looking for a replacement for the Browning M2 50 cal m/g near the end of the Korean War. By 1959, they had the T175E2 adopted as...

    Started by RCS‎, 03-16-2024 11:00 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    03-17-2024, 11:49 AM Go to last post
  4. Sten SMG: Pinnacle of Simplicity

    I Ran across this looking for something else. A bit of light reading on the Easter Sunday. Happy Easter to all.. Link to article --> ...

    Started by usabaker‎, 03-31-2024 01:19 PM
    • Replies: 4
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    04-03-2024, 10:13 AM Go to last post
  5. MG34/42- 250 round belt storage in Ammon tins?

    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...

    Started by Flying10uk‎, 03-11-2017 03:52 PM
    250, ammon, belt, mg34 or 42, round, storage, tins
    • Replies: 1
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    03-11-2017, 06:12 PM Go to last post
  6. Soviet Maxim 1910 ammo can, repair?

    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...

    Started by Flying10uk‎, 03-14-2017 04:05 PM
    • Replies: 0
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    03-14-2017, 04:05 PM Go to last post
  7. pkt tripod mounts or adapator

    I’m wondering does anyone know of a tripod adaptor for the mg42/mg3 aa tripods that would work with the pkt?

    Started by endr_kleine‎, 06-13-2019 11:43 PM
    adapator, mounts, pkt, tripod
    • Replies: 0
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    06-13-2019, 11:43 PM Go to last post
  8. Vcikers Parts availability

    I have an original cutaway Lithgow Vickers that I've been meaning to complete for a few years. Does anyone have or know where in the UK or EU I...

    Started by Brit plumber‎, 10-28-2018 02:20 PM
    availability, parts, vcikers
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,684
    10-29-2018, 12:53 PM Go to last post
  9. Greetings

    Hello everyone. By way of introduction... what am I? The wife says I'm a gun nut, and she's probably right. I am intrigued by firearms and have been...

    Started by 5 Commando‎, 07-04-2016 12:22 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    07-07-2016, 08:08 PM Go to last post
  10. Soviet Pribor Assault rifle

    Found these this interesting photo of a three barreled assault weapon, chambered for the 7,62x39mm ? cartridge. I would think all three barrels...

    Started by RCS‎, 11-29-2017 05:56 PM
    assault, pribor, rifle, soviet
    • Replies: 3
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    11-30-2017, 02:50 PM Go to last post
  11. Israeli MG34/42 mg starter tabs/belts

    I have these 2X mg34/42 belts, which came in the special Israeli mg ammo tins, and these have slightly different starter tabs to normal that are...

    Started by Flying10uk‎, 08-25-2017 07:17 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,847
    08-26-2017, 08:57 AM Go to last post
  12. Vickers MG film analyses

    We've found some new software that lets us start, stop and annotate on films so we've picked a few period clips of the Vickers machine gun in service...

    Started by Richard Fisher‎, 02-02-2021 06:19 AM
    analyses, british army, film, normandy, vickers, vickers machine gun, vickers mg, world war two
    • Replies: 1
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    02-02-2021, 07:54 AM Go to last post
  13. Here is an interesting attachment

    I doubt there are many of these still around except in the Soviet Union ?

    Started by RCS‎, 08-15-2018 06:15 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    08-16-2018, 05:02 PM Go to last post
  14. AROL Sten Magazine Manufacturer

    Can anyone tell me about Arol please. I have a Sten mag with their marking on it but I can find no reference to them. Thanks.

    Started by adrianp618‎, 01-15-2022 07:55 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    01-18-2022, 09:38 AM Go to last post
  15. Bowman Arms M2HB

    This is cross posted on another forum. I put everything else on hold to get this M2HB parts kit from Bowman Arms. Its an AC Spark Plug, Div. of GM....

    Started by SNAFU22‎, 03-10-2024 08:28 PM
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    1 2 3
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    03-24-2024, 07:21 PM Go to last post
  16. Sterling MK III Manual

    Found this link on another forum. Dropbox - Sterling MK III User Handbook.pdf

    Started by Vincent‎, 11-14-2015 07:47 AM
    iii, manual, sterling
    • Replies: 0
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    11-14-2015, 07:47 AM Go to last post
  17. Unknown SMG magazines and pouch - MP34?

    Does anyone know what these are? They look like MP34 magazines to me, don't recognize the pouch though.

    Started by Richard-‎, 01-15-2022 06:21 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    01-15-2022, 07:02 PM Go to last post
  18. Sten & B&T Suppressor?

    Has anybody mated a Sten Mk II/V (probably Mk II) barrel with the B&T QD™ SMG/PDW suppressor, Cal. 9 x 19 mm (SD-988100)? In theory this looks like...

    Started by tj214‎, 10-18-2019 12:01 AM
    bandt, sten, suppressor
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,964
    10-18-2019, 12:01 AM Go to last post
  19. Reproduction Sten cocking handles

    I don’t think this has been mentioned on here before and thought it might be of interest. Someone is making reproductions of the pre-Mk5 type Sten...

    Started by peregrinvs‎, 06-09-2019 07:14 AM
    cocking, handles, reproduction, sten
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,965
    06-09-2019, 09:57 AM Go to last post
  20. Vickers MG Study: B2240 Australian Mk I with a previous life

    Our next #VickersMG gun study where we look closely at one of the guns in the collection. This one is an Australian-made Mark I gun but it didn't...

    Started by Richard Fisher‎, 12-08-2020 06:05 AM
    australian, b2240, life, previous, study, vickers
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,994
    12-08-2020, 06:05 AM Go to last post

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