Mk5 Sten – Progress Report

[Peter Laidler]

Or...... as there is little sign of the phosphate or bare steel showing through, you could just do what they'd do at workshops in those cases. Sterlings were a good example. Just strip off parts where necessary, degrease and then paint. Through the oven to bake the paint and that's it. The wood needs a good but sensitive seeing to though. Is the gun number on the butt socket the same as the gun? It should be as the butts were selectively fitted to the gun - as ere the barrels which were numbered along the left side of the foresight protector

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[bigduke6]

Is the gun number on the butt socket the same as the gun?

Peter, Butts and Sight blocks are numbered but Its probably a very slim chance for a match , as the main parts would be sent to proof then the bits gathered up when a sale is on the horizon, like yourself not so long back, you took the nearest part in the box, I would say the sellers would do the same considering how many they have.