British military guns generally had smooth low luster black and Sterling made commercial guns had the black crinkle finish. The book 'Guns of Dagenham' is a great reference for this kind of stuff. The black crinkle has worn off most parts on kits I have seen, these guns were used hard for as long time. Q1 I used the remnant of my parts kit and welded this to the registered tube.
You will have difficulty attaching the parts kit remnants to an aluminum reciever tube. It will be much easier to use a steel tube of the same OD and ID as the original. Just make some modifications so the display piece is inoperable and not readily restorable. This should be a modification to the reciever to prevent the use of a full auto bolt. The semi auto versions operate from the closed bolt and made use of a blocking bar that is welded to the receiver to prevent the installation of an open bolt.
Thank you guy's. I was hoping an aluminum receiver of the proper dimentions and a dummy barrel would be enough as anyone in their right mind would know aluminum would never work. I would also JB-weld the parts on so even if you tried they would not hold. Want it to look correct and use as many of the original parts as i can. Is that correct???? Out of town for a few weeks but i apreciate the help and will pick this back up in December.
Providing you reside in the U. Very dated type screw design. From top to bottom: Sterling 34 round L1A1 magazine. Different construction techniques. Sterling four piece folded steel with scalloped edges spot welded together. Military electric seam welded and narrower width case. Canadian stamped steel and spot welded. Sterling and Government flat spring anti rattle prevention. Canadian folded steel. Spring pins between the first two are not interchangeable.
The military copied the same. Canadians used the more traditional metal follower. Has distinctive E inside of D Enfield logo. Typical sterling MK4 version and the Canadian C1.
At the front of the receiver we can see they have retained the barrel with a pair of large bolts, suggesting that the barrel may have been factory made too. There is now end cap catch at the rear nor provision for a folding stock either.
While whoever made the receiver tube went to the trouble of added hand stops found on the actual Sterling they are clearly only lightly welded on. Another difference is the absence of a bayonet lug on the left side of the barrel shroud, and a much cruder fixed sight sat within a U-shaped piece of metal welded to the tube receiver — to act as a front sight protector.
The rear sight and its protectors appears to have sheared off at some point. When that crude serial number was added is unclear. The black paint on the receiver is wearing thin and we can clearly see some file marks in places. The origins and story behind this particular weapon remain unknown, it is today part of a UK Ministry of Defence collection and said to have been found in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Which is unsurprising as there are numerous accounts of skilled machinists working on illegal firearms parts during the period. If you enjoyed this video and article please consider supporting our work here. We have some great perks available for Patreon Supporters. You can also support us via one-time donations here.
Thank you for your support! Shea, Small Arms Review , source. Hays and N. Jenzen-Jones, Small Arms Survey , source. Its a double-stack, single feed round magazine was difficult to load and could feed unreliably when not looked after. The Patchett prototype performed well during initial testing in , but later sand, mud and arctic testing of the Patchett against various other submachine guns highlighted the limitations of the STEN magazine — regardless of the weapon using it.
He also replaced the traditional magazine follower with a pair of rollers which minimised friction and allowed dust, grit and dirt to be rolled out of the way improving reliability.
It was also simple to disassemble for cleaning and requires no tools for disassembly. We will cover the development, adoption and service of the Sterling at a later date. In , Patchett added a pair of strengthening ribs to the inside of the magazine which also further reduced friction on the rollers. He also replaced the oval follower spring with a more efficient circular one with the ribs acting to hold it in place.
The example magazine seen above and in the accompanying video is Sterling-made and is marked with the company name and patent numbers. We can see the folded sheet metal construction and the overlaps at the rear of the magazine body. On the front of the magazine is an over-insertion stop built into the edge of the magazine body, at the rear is another magazine stop with a flat spring which limits rattle and helps properly align the magazine in the breech for optimal feeding.
If you enjoyed the video and this article please consider supporting our work here. Before its adoption by the British Army in the Patchett Machine Carbine, later better known as the Sterling submachine gun, was extensively tested all over the world. The Patchett went through nearly a decade of testing, evaluation and refinement. It was tested by British troops around the world, from West Germany to Africa, from the middle east to Malaya.
Lucas I also noticed something, the template is missing this detail:. Thanks so much Christian! That's a pretty crucial detail - I can't believe I missed it.
I've added it to the tmplates, but I'm going to hold off on posting another change until Mark checks the other measurements - then I can go ahead and post confirmed accurate templates for 38mm and 40mm. Meanwhile can you help me out?
I'm building the folding stock templates using your great pics and the other two threads with images of the stock. Karin - Glad you're liking it! Thanks for the kind words and the 40mm A4 tube templates will be up soon. Mark - no apology needed sir. We all saw what you've been up to in your b'day thread - and I've heard rumblings of an ewok uprising so your work does the empire a much needed service.
OK folks so here it is - the big kahuna - the folding stock template. Complete as one peice the way it was supposed to be:. Now this one is the most tenuous of all as far the Lucas measuring system goes - I will definitely need double checking on this one.
This is especially important since if we can lock it down right we should be able to make a template for a functional folding stock. Which reminds me - can we post the OD of the tube inside the stock? Christians fantastic photos should do the rest, provided we can confirm or correct the measurements as listed here.
Once this is done we will have a full exterior Sterling SMG template I've done the rear sight I just haven't posted it, and I've almost finished the mag and mag housing. Then I can get to work on the insides Here's the full scale PDF of the stock for those who want a closer examination or to do any edits still an editable PDF.
Sorry - one more thing Is the stock catch that attaches to the tube spring loaded or just a slide? I've had to make some very small steps away from uber accuracy for this one. I've created two kinds of inner grip. One that is solid and non functional, set to fit the non functional trigger template made earlier. The other is a hollow assembly, created for use with the accurate Sterling trigger template, however it does not include any parts related to a working trigger mechanism or genuine Sterling gears and mechanisms.
The structure will allow for springs, electronics etc if the builder so desires, but no assembly instructions or measurements have been provided. I did this because firearms laws vary widely from locale to locale and there are many places in the world where making this part function is the first step to a firearms possession charge.
We've all seen the Sterling Owners Manual PDF and you can refer to that if you want to risk building a working trigger. I've yet to add the plastic grip, because I'm having a hard time getting a handle no pun intended on how exactly to make a template for it being that it's so rounded and really needs sculpting.
I will do something as close to accurate as I can but I'd probably recommend buying the outer grip and using it with these custom made parts. This site has them for sale for example:. Lucas, I've been out this weekend working on my future house getting married in 2 months , I'll measure the folding stock tomorrow.
Double post Can you post a list of all the measurements you are missing. Or pm it to me just so I don't have to read through all the posts. I'm just being lazy! That's great Christian, thanks. Can you also double check the measurements on the template I uploaded for me? Particularly the parts around the 9 holes in the stock front - that was where I had to do most of my guess work.
Meanwhile I'll apply those measurements.
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