Sten Machine Carbine Mk II (Mfg by Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley in 1942)

[BadgerDog]

With thanks to Moderator and Advisory Panel member Claven2, we've added a new entry to the England - Milsurp Knowledge Libraryhttp://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12, accompanied by a high quality 18 picture photo montage.

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Sten Machine Carbine Mk II (Mfg by Royal Ordnance Factory, Fazakerley in 1942) (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=20471

In addition, there's some interesting feedback with additional pics from members including Peter Laidler, which can be found HEREhttp://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=20472.

Regards,
Badger

 

[Ganderite]

My Sten got stolen 20 years ago - and i still miss it. If anyone knows of a full auto Sten for sale, I am interested.

The Sten has a bad rep for relaibility and accuracy. I was once on an airbase that had 50 of the Sten and 50 of the new gun (I call it a Sterling. Forget the Canadian name for it) for base defense. It was my job to test fire and check zero on them all. I found no real difference in the two models, although the Sterling inspired more confdence.

Many years later I bought a Canadian Sten and a Canadian Sterling. Same thing. They both shot well.

They got stolen and I miss them both.

 

[wlly]

Found this on Wikipedia.

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As of 2010, SMG International of Canada manufactures Sten Mk 1*, Mk II, Mk III and hybrid versions of the Sten gun from a combination of newly manufactured and original parts. ######## are registered with and approved by the Canadian Firearms Center. Most guns are restricted to semi-automatic fire only. However, an unrestricted version of the Mk II Sten is also available for $1,575 (Canadian).[7]