lee enfield #4 mk1 number and sten mk3

[Tim-TNT]

HI all,

I am trying to find some history of my enfield but can't find it. Can someone help me find out?

The serial number is 74C6967 underneeth this number is a B on the mag the number is 746967

the enfield has us property on it and S no4 mk1*


Also can some help me with my sten mk3 ?

there are some numbers where you put the clip in.

H54367

AL

X 6 (or 5) XX

DP33

Thanks in advance

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[Peter Laidler]

There's a good little and relatively cheap little book out about the Sten gun that will very probably answer your Sten Q's TNT. It's call 'The Sten Machine Carbine' and it's available from BDL in SC or the publisher, Collector Grade in Canada. It's a good read and will tell you all you need to know about the much derided but cheap Mk3 Sten. Cheap, yes but whether you have a £50 walnut stocked and blued Thompson gun or a £2:7/- (that's £2:35p now) Sten gun, you can only kill someone so dead.............

[peregrinvs]

Your No.4 Mk1* rifle was made in the USA by Savage-Stevens. The 'US Property' marking denotes it was supplied as a 'Lend-Lease' weapon. The Mk1* lacks the separate bolt release catch found on the British made No.4's. Long Branch of Canada also made the Mk1*.

Having referred to the very fine tome which Mr Laidler mentions, your Sten MkIII was made by Lines Brothers Limited at their factory at Merton in South-West London. They made nearly 900K MkIII's and an 'H' serial number prefix makes it very late production. But you'll be wanting a copy of your own of course. ;-)

*sigh* I should never have sold my pre-1995 spec deactivated MkII and MkIII Stens. :-(

Mark

[Peter Laidler]

Your Sten will also have the mark LB on the magazine housing somewhere. That's Lines Brothers and NOT Long Branch

[Beerhunter]

Line Brothers of course were more famous to us British and Commonwealth baby boomers as Triang.

The model railways part of the company is still going from strength to strength trading nowadays as Hornby.

[Tim-TNT]

thank you all. Sorry for the late response been busy haha preparing for Arnhem.

Thanks again

[Peter Laidler]

Arnhem eh............ Don't let anyone tell you that the first Patchett guns were taken and used there. It is a folklore fairy story that has taken to become fact after all the years.

[Tim-TNT]

can't find a LB sign on the sten. Perhaps it is somewhere but the sten is used intens and not all signs are showing i have seen some new marking on top of the magazine housing

sten m. c. mk II

---------- Post added at 07:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:40 PM ----------

i thought the patchett guns were used by sas troops in france and belgium and in operation Amherst.

Arnhem eh............ Don't let anyone tell you that the first Patchett guns were taken and used there. It is a folklore fairy story that has taken to become fact after all the years.

[Brit plumber]

Agh, its a Mk2 then. The Mk2 has the detachable barrel (Unless its a deac) and the short barrel shroud, the MkIII has the fixed barrel and long barrel shroud with only a short stub of the end of the barrel showing. The Book Mr L mentions is well worh it, it shows dozens of versions and copies from all over the world and includes pics of most of the accesories you can find for them.

ATB, Chris.

p.s. Theres pics of the Mk1 which I would love to own, but the Mk2 is my favourite!

[Tim-TNT]

Chris,

it is a mk3 follow the link my sten has the same marking like the 3th picture

Deactivated WWII Sten MkIII - Allied Deactivated Guns - Deactivated Guns

cheers