Sterling L2A3 Wrinkle Finish Paint

[Peter Laidler]

I would think that being early Mk4 (L2A3 type) single shot Police Carbine guns Sterling were using up the last of their Mk3 (L2A2 type) trigger mechanism assemblies. In fact, the FIRST Police Carbines were based on late Mk3 (L2A2) guns The later and 'naughty' Mk4 rock and roll trigger mechs are a direct fit. But you must promise to replace the full auto inner change lever with the existing neutered inner from your existing trigger mechs.

The same applies to the magazine catches buttons and adjustable foresights. I expect these are plentiful via the US and in parts kits

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[lima]

But you must promise to replace the full auto inner change lever with the existing neutered inner from your existing trigger mechs.

Yes already have that covered, original semi change levers are hard to find, I do have one new original one in an original NIW MK6 trigger pack i was lucky to find. Using that as a pattern, I machined a new single shot change lever from scratch. It works just fine but I realized that modifying the FA ones is slightly easier. A bit metal in the right place held with high temp silver solder brazing does the job and then some quick parkerizing. Attached are pics of a few I modified.

After playing around with some various trigger frames, the one thing that I did not expect is that the triggers geometry is different (not just the finger shape) between the MkIII and MKIV triggers. The MkIV trigger does not want to sit nicely in a MkIII trigger frame with the sear cradle installed.

[Peter Laidler]

Like I say, all Briitish military contract L2A3 guns were plain non crackle satin paint

And yes, Britain paid royalties on EVERY Bren they made PLUS every Bren made in Canada and Australia plus the tripods. Yep, even throughout the war too! We even paid for every change in spec too.

They simply flatly refused to pay royalties to Webley and tried the same 'sue-us-if-you-dare ploy with the Fazakerley UF made Sterlings. They did - and won!

[bouletbill]

Wot ??? do you mean we were paying royalties to Nazi occupied Brno ?. . . . Later to be Russian occupied Brno.

I remember our Sterlings intimately. I can't explain the discrepancy but I do know they were not supposed to be used.

[Peter Laidler]

During the war, we paid the Bren royalties into a UK bank. As did Canada (who built them under licence to us because Inglis was a private manufacturing agency) and as did Australia who DID build them, under the same agreed licence at a Govt. Ordnance factory.

Once the war was going hammer and tongs, we did vary production without a second thought and the only thing that was a sticking block that I can uncover, was the use of a UK BA thread for the Mk2 folded foresight protector

Incredibly, Singer were STILL making and exporting sewing machines to Nazi Germany, via neutral Spain (although some say it was Portugal.....) until early 1941