D-Day remembrance: Identify this gun

[Gary D]

Here's an interesting pic in remembrance of D-Day. This pic shows a Canadian from the 1st parachute battalion, who landed on the 5th. Question is what gun is he holding??? It sure as hell isn't a Sten and the sidewards mag and mag style are not a Reisling.

edit: OK I found it, but I wont disclose yet, I'll leave it to you folks to come up with it.
GD

 

[Tom E Gun]

I suspect that is a Lancaster

http://world.guns.ru/smg/brit/lanchester-mk1-e.html

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Lanchester (not the Lancaster bomber). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanchester_submachine_gun

 

[Tom E Gun]

Are you sure? Judging by the wingspan it kind of looks like a Lancaster bomber
That is an awkward looking firearm with that 50 round mag sticking out the side so far.

 

[Gary D]

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[Shooting Centre]

Picture is of a commando too not parachute regiment.

 

[RedApe]

either the lanchester or the MP18 http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp1-i-schmeisser-e.html

although they look the exact same

 

[RedApe]

turns out the Lanchester is a close copy of the German MP 28 made in late 1910s.

 

[Gary D]

Picture is of a commando too not parachute regiment.

Picture source named him to the 1st parachute batt, as the pic isn't mine that is just what I put up. But you are correct the insignia on his shoulder appears to be a Combined Operations Commando insignia. Bellow would be the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion insignia.

 

[fat tony]

Lanchester: copy of the MP28/II. Not much different from an MP18. He is a Royal Canadian Navy Beach Commando. The sailor has been named as Able Seaman Armand Therien.

 

[Craig0ry]

Biggest unibrow ever?

 

[trebor2880]

Biggest unibrow ever?

I betcha you're one of those guys that notices when a scantly clad woman's finger is on the trigger.
At least I hope it's not just men that draws your attention away from the subject at hand! Unless you are a woman.

 

[fat tony]

Quite a mag dump you could get with that smg. Almost like a Royal Navy version of a PPSH 41.

 

[Juster]

His kit looks excruciatingly new, like it was his first day at work. Anyway, thanks for your service.

 

[Craig0ry]

I betcha you're one of those guys that notices when a scantly clad woman's finger is on the trigger.
At least I hope it's not just men that draws your attention away from the subject at hand! Unless you are a woman.

Iam definitely not a trigger Nazi, But on these slow work computers the image loaded fairly slow and I was stuck looking at his unibrow for about 10 seconds

 

[Rule 303]

Picture source named him to the 1st parachute batt, as the pic isn't mine that is just what I put up. But you are correct the insignia on his shoulder appears to be a Combined Operations Commando insignia. Bellow would be the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion insignia.

Missing the thin yellow stripe on the epaulette.

 

[fat tony]

His kit looks excruciatingly new, like it was his first day at work. Anyway, thanks for your service.

Probably in training in UK before DDay. He is wearing the 1942 Battle Jerkin.

 

[TheTooner]

Are you sure? Judging by the wingspan it kind of looks like a Lancaster bomber
That is an awkward looking firearm with that 50 round mag sticking out the side so far.

Not as awkward as having it stick out the bottom when firing from the prone position.

 

[fat tony]

1942 Battle jerkin (not sure if this is Cdn or UK manufacture). Seems to be Navy Blue, with pouches for Bren gun magazines:

Here is a link to a thread in which a Cdn. collectore showcases his Cdn. made 1942 Battle jerkin.

http://www.cdnmilitarycollectors.com/t2563-battle-jerkin

These appear to be an early attempt at making a modular web gear system. Sort of like the Cdn. 'Bosnia vests' of the 1980s.

 

[Raton57]

And if you look at the picture correctly you will notice he has his face blackened not a large eyebrow .