I'm really not sure what it is you're on about, but...Big deal? There is a marking on a firearm. It claims there is a "Sterling Arms International, London, UK", but it does not exist? Are you all guys for real?
To what level of insane carelessness are you all willing to go just to get a new toy? How about they are all going to be marked serial number CA0009, is it also fine with you or serial number matters but not a name of a company you cannot find a trace of? How about they put a wrong caliber designation, since apparently it is all irrelevant?
How do you know Sterling Arms International does not have a presence in London, England?
They might have a phone number that links to a call service or a Post Office box.
Have you completed a forensic audit of the corporate entitie(s) through the various corporate registries?
Why would I care if SAI has a bricks and mortar office v. simply a PO box or a half retired business executive running an office from the side of his dining room table in London, England?
Why would I conduct a CORES search and drill down through potentially various numbered companies to find the individuals identified as officers, and their whereabouts of a company for a firearm I own? Who does that? (the answer is no one, fyi - outside of maybe a regulatory body conducting their duty).
Sterling has an internet presence, phone number, email and post office information in Calgary. As it so happens I emailed them this weekend to secure some consumable parts for my Mk2.
I'll be sure to grill them over their engraving of the lower receiver on my R18 and let you know how it goes.
Edit to add: Better yet, here is their contact info. for you to get hold of them yourself.
https://sterlingarms.com/contact-us/
OR maybe go the route Shooting Centre suggests and dig through CORES for further info.
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