Sterling Mk4 L2A3

[Vincent]

It’s interesting to see how it was deactivated. Is the breech block welded to the barrel?

Thanks for posting the pictures.

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[peregrinvs]

It’s interesting to see how it was deactivated. Is the breech block welded to the barrel?

The part of the bolt that covers the ejection port has been cut away from the rest of the bolt and then welded back inside the receiver. Behind that sits the steel ring into which the cocking handle and return spring sit. Unfortunately this means the cocking handle sits about 1/2 inch too far back. I've seen other post-1995 Sterling deacts where the rear half of the bolt is still there rather than the ring on this one.

I assume the front shroud bolts have blobs of weld on them to stop them being unscrewed. I wonder if this means they're not physically locked?