STEN gun identification please

[browningautorifle]

Did they Telfon coat weapons?

As I said above the Belgians had rifles, Brens and Stens done. The mag above is parked...

[Peter Laidler]

It's certainly been painted in something as the split pin through the change lever is painted grey too.

As for the Sten. You'll like it. It was cheap and cheerfull and if you've got one, it's better than NOT having one!

[Lee Enfield]

I'm surprised that Peter L didn't pick up on the fact that your magazine housing appears to be SECO marked, and is likely from a Danish (or Norwegian) manufactured resistance weapon from WW2...

The story was that the British air dropped magazines and loading tools to the resistance which were Sterling Engineering Co. (SECO) marked, so the Danes adopted it as their own "false" British coding so that the German authorities would believe that the guns were also air dropped.

Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: Homemade Danish Submachineguns. "When guns are outlawed, plumbers will build them in the basement."

[Peter Laidler]

Dear o' dear o' dear......... wherever did you get that from...............?

He has a Fazakerley assembled gun with an F serial number prefix which = Fazakerley, with a Sterling Engineering co made magazine housing and very probably fifty other components made elsewhere around the Country

[Spiggs]

Hi guys, just a little update. It was mentioned earlier that my mag would be a 20 rounder. Was was at the range today and this is fact. The mag only accepts 20 rounds.

[Brit plumber]

I'm surprised that Peter L didn't pick up on the fact that your magazine housing appears to be SECO marked, and is likely from a Danish (or Norwegian) manufactured resistance weapon from WW2...

The story was that the British air dropped magazines and loading tools to the resistance which were Sterling Engineering Co. (SECO) marked, so the Danes adopted it as their own "false" British coding so that the German authorities would believe that the guns were also air dropped.

Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: Homemade Danish Submachineguns. "When guns are outlawed, plumbers will build them in the basement."

If only that was true I'd have 4 resistance STENs in the attic. Also note that the trigger axis pin is orientated the correct way where as if I remember correctly Norgy guns were back to front.

[Lee Enfield]

Dear o' dear o' dear......... wherever did you get that from...............?

He has a Fazakerley assembled gun with an F serial number prefix which = Fazakerley, with a Sterling Engineering co made magazine housing and very probably fifty other components made elsewhere around the Country

Yes I recognized the serial number as a Faz issued one, however I took the information from "The Sten Machine Carbine" by Peter Laidler, Page 187 "Other Military Machinations" illustration and caption numbers 186, 187, 188 Referencing Norwegian resistance manufactured guns.


Perhaps this is the case of the early identified samples of "Potsdam Gerat" which were identified as being perfect copies of the MkII Sten right down to fake manufacturer & inspection markings in the early 1950s and 1960s specialist books (ref: Nelson&Lockhaven The Worlds Submachine Guns Vol 1 (1963) p.267 & 268...it turned out that the supposed samples were in fact British manufactured Sten MkII's...which explained the British inspection markings.

[Vincent]

The Israeli resistance Sten I had the opportunity to shoot had a gray parkerized finish. I remember being impressed by how well it was made. Not at all what I was expecting in a resistance made gun. Even the Hebrew markings were beautifully done.