Tidbit of Sten Information

[Sarge]

Ahh yes! It is a proven fact - If anyone doubts this statement, read the previous - that beauracrapts are by and large mostly all IDIUTS!!!
Sarge

[lima]

a Sten receiver is now deemed to be the combination of the magazine housing and the tube. Previously, the magazine housing alone was considered to be the receiver.

Does this mean that either STEn part separately is NOT considered a receiver? e.g. two parts = receiver, one part = uncontrolled hunk of metal? If so then an uncontrolled (and un-serialized) tube can still go bang.

Did they happen to mention/change anything about a deactivated Sterling? If the mag housing (with serial number normally permantly brazed to the tube) is removed but otherwise intact, is the mag housing considered a receiver? or because the tube "assembly" with all the brazed bits is no longer intact, it is not considered a receiver anymore?

[tiriaq]

The email which was forwarded to me referred to the combination. I don't know the answer to your question. I would not ask for clarification. Might get an answer I didn't like.

[browningautorifle]

Might get an answer I didn't like.

Exactly, because they didn't think of it the first time...

[Sarge]

Does this mean that either STEn part separately is NOT considered a receiver? e.g. two parts = receiver, one part = uncontrolled hunk of metal? If so then an uncontrolled (and un-serialized) tube can still go bang.

Did they happen to mention/change anything about a deactivated Sterling? If the mag housing (with serial number normally permantly brazed to the tube) is removed but otherwise intact, is the mag housing considered a receiver? or because the tube "assembly" with all the brazed bits is no longer intact, it is not considered a receiver anymore?

atf consider the tube to be the receiver which is why on demilled guns the tube must be cut. Nothing is said about the mag housing be it Sten, MP 40 or what ever.
Sarge

[tankhunter]

I have a Sterling Mag Housing 'Blank'. It has never been fitted to a receiver, has all the nomencleture stamped on it. EXCEPT a Serial Number, & has not been drilled for the Screw, Mag, Catch........It is an uncontrolled item in the UK as it is. VERY unusual to encounter one of these, unless you worked at the now Defunct Sterling Factory that was at Dagenham.

[Peter Laidler]

The Sterling guns deliberately had the serial number engraved as deep as possible to prevent any fiddling or grinding out. On the other hand Fazakerley made Sterlings were true to form - with shallow engraved or etched numbers that were occasionally 'lost' or easily obliterated during major rebuilds when they went through the bead blaster. You'll often see these with the lost number sequence SA XX A xxxxx over engraved