Sten Magazine Repair Tools

[Peter Laidler]

I never saw an external magazine mandrill in service - and rarely saw an internal one....., if ever. The magazine lips were reinforced by the sheath, spot welded on the outside. The lips were easy corrected and our criteria was that the round must be presented at 7 degrees (?). As apprentices, we all made a tool to test the angle of presentation. The U shaped rear opening had to be clear..., a simple fix. Most importantly, the lips of the magazine hod to touch the sides of the round in the magazine for their full length while presented at 7 degrees.

Once you had 10 magazines that worked properly in YOUR gun, the Sten rarely gave much trouble