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    I'm not sure that there was ever an instruction to destroy any of the Mk1 guns. They were simply declared obsolescent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    I'm not sure that there was ever an instruction to destroy any of the Mk1 guns. They were simply declared obsolescent.
    Hi Peter. I am referring to the list 'The Magnitude of the Problem' on page 301 of your Sten book which shows the first 35,602 Mk I's were recalled for destruction.

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