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[philb]

hi all
came across this pic of a mk2 that went to Finland

as you can see the back sight is missing is that how it was made from the factory, before the rear was welded on or a modification ?

thanks

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[browningautorifle]

Closer would be nice to see if there's any weld slop still there. Looks like there was though, so I think mod...

[Flying10uk]

Is it a MK2 or a MK5 because there appears to be a pistol grip attached to the rear of the receiver? Did the Fins attache pistol grips to the rear of MK2 Stens?

[philb]

yes modded mk2 with pistol grip no stock

[Peter Laidler]

That is simply a flat surface on which to sit the backsight. A small peg at the bottom of the backsight located centrally in the hole and the whole lot was arc welded in place. The backsight part is clearly missing in your case

[philb]

pic of my mates mk5 and mk2, clearly show that the original pic is labelled wrong and is a mk5 or hybrid of their own design

the difference in colour is as odd as both by same maker

[philb]

pic of the whole thing

[tankhunter]

I have one of those Rear grips myself, I took it off of a Sten I got, & threw it in the junk box!!!!
It is so shi....Er Rubbishly Made. I thought it was done either by an indian or a 'Enthusiastic Amature'!........

[Vincent]

The greenish color is probably from decades of storage in cosmoline. It’s much sought after by M1 Garand collectors.

The wood pistol grip is interesting. It looks like something a resistance fighter would use.

[Flying10uk]

It is interesting that there is evidence here of more than one of the pistol type with wood grips being in existence, phil's and tankhunter's, which suggest at least some sort of limited manufacture of the item.