Highest known Sterling L34A1 - Mk5 ?

[Lee Enfield]

I'd want to point out that the inscription additionally carries a "SINGLE SHOT" marking atop the designation that you do not find on the next lower number known. The original description to the pictured sample btw reads as:

It would be very interesting to confirm that it is closed bolt.

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[Lee Enfield]

added S3893 & S4154
MINT Condition Original Silenced Sterling Mk5 - MJL Militaria
MINT Condition Original Silenced Sterling Mk5 - MJL Militaria
and 1 without a shown serial
MINT Condition Original Silenced Sterling Mk5 - MJL Militaria

[Peter Laidler]

I forwarded this closed bolt material to James Ed and he is quite perplexed, saying that they'd prepare any variation if a customer wanted it - and had deep pockets. But the L34 marks (or L2A3 markings) were there to indicate that the gun was identical to the UK military L34 and/or the L2A3.

In this case, the closed bolt gun is definitely NOT the same and nor would many of the parts be interchangeable. It is clearly not a made up 'fake' but certainly not one that the owner knows about or recalls. Shame engineering director David Howroyd isn't here to add his 2c's worth.

[Lee Enfield]

I forwarded this closed bolt material to James Ed and he is quite perplexed, saying that they'd prepare any variation if a customer wanted it - and had deep pockets. But the L34 marks (or L2A3 markings) were there to indicate that the gun was identical to the UK military L34 and/or the L2A3.

In this case, the closed bolt gun is definitely NOT the same and nor would many of the parts be interchangeable. It is clearly not a made up 'fake' but certainly not one that the owner knows about or recalls. Shame engineering director David Howroyd isn't here to add his 2c's worth.

I would think that it wouldn't be that difficult to convert any Sterling to a closed bolt by simply installing the trigger group and the bolt.

If the US requirement to make it irreversable were ignored, should be extremely easy?

In fact many of the US "Century Arms" "Sterling" Mk6 pattern carbines available a few years ago had L2A3 bolts and Trigger groups converted to closed bolt.

[Martiy1971]

How about S4156

[Lee Enfield]

How about S4156

not currently in the list, can you offer any info?

[Peter Laidler]

Sorry...... had to turn the video off after3 or so minutes. Absolutely dire........... Maybe he should have at least, got someone else to hold the camera

[Lee Enfield]

Sorry...... had to turn the video off after3 or so minutes. Absolutely dire........... Maybe he should have at least, got someone else to hold the camera

Yes, I generally turn the volume down and drag the video until something useful is shown.

Sterling L34A1 / Mk.5 Silenced - YouTube

[browningautorifle]

Sorry...... had to turn the video off after3 or so minutes.

I watched it...mostly. He was one of the worst speakers or gives the worst weapon lecture I've ever seen. Fail...

[Martiy1971]

In my possession but do not know much about them