MP40 or Vigneron magazines in a Lanchester

[Vincent]

People would much rather use the superb Sterling magazine in their Sten guns if it was possible. Since they can’t, some have had their Stens converted to “Stenlings.” It’s basically just the registered part of the Sten body (tube) and everything else is replaced with Sterling parts.

It’s an interesting conversion because the Sten cocking slot cannot legally be narrowed to the size of the Sterling’s slot and the cocking handle can only be widened so much and still fit through the hole in the body.

To prevent the cocking handle from rotating in the wider slot, a hole is drilled through the detent for the fouling pin in the cocking handle block and a corresponding hole is drilled in the cocking handle. This allows the fouling pin to pass through the forward part of cocking handle block and into the new hole in the cocking handle to prevent it from rotating.

The new hole in the cocking handle block goes through all the way from front to back. That allows the fouling pin to be pushed back with a tool so the cocking handle can be removed.

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[tankhunter]

Hello Vincent, Do I assume from the way you have worded your post on this Topic.
That the 'Stenlings' are Semi-Auto Only?.......

The 'Normal' Sterling or Sten is Selective Fire. & as I understand it, adaptors are available in the US to fit Sten Mag Housings. That will allow the use of Sterling Magazines to be used freely. Without any modifications to the Guns?

What you describe, seems an awful lot of work, (& Expense!) just to simply use a much more reliable magazine system. And if you have a removable adaptor, you do not alter the original build & indeed. The value of the Weapon.

We over here in GB have never seen a 'Stenling' SMG. would it be at all possible to show us some photos of an example at all?