THIS IS A NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT ITEM AND REQUIRES BATF APPROVAL PRIOR TO TRANSFER. One of the very best sub-machine guns available on the market today and an exceedingly attractive specimen.
CONDITION: Overall appearance and finish is near excellent pebble finish with smooth gray finish at selector switch. Pebble refinish has caused folding stock to become stuck in the extended position. Otherwise Sterling factory markings on both top and bottom of magazine well. Registered serial number on left side of receiver below rear sight. In fact there is a Sterling attached to this tube. Those are makers marks including the N7 that you'll probably find in the book - hopefully! As is the B&T in photo 6.Registered simply as a Wilson Arms Sten Mk II tube without overall length and barrel length. A very nice example of a scarce original WWII British production MKII Sten SMG. The weapon can be cocked and dry fired and disassembled except for the barrel. This example is marked H F & Co for H Frost and Co Engineers and has an F prefixed serial number suggesting that is was assembled by ROF Fazakerley. Serial Number: FL18500 Condition: Fine as deactivated overall with 30 of the original British black painted finish having worn off leaving a old dark brown patina color. The MKII model is probably the best known and best looking of the Sten family. with the makers name and a serial number and guns used by British forces. Produced from pressed and welded steel plate with minimal machining the Sten was cheap on both materials and labour. It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped. George Prescott explains why the Sten sub-machine gun was the weapon of choice. This number should be used as a point of reference only.
I seem to remember reading that a load of 9mm ammo captured from the Italians during the early part of the North African campaign was part of the deciding factor for the Sten to be in 9mm, maybe a load of old b. The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. On a last note which most probably comes under myths and fiction section. The barrel is has the alignment sighting mark, otherwise an interesting piece.
The trial report contains a detailed description of the Sten SMG in general and details about all of its parts. The serial number of the Sten tested was FC5352, it was a used/issued gun with an unknown round count. You pay the tax stamp (s) and I will cover shipping/insurance. In October 1942 the Scientific Research Proving grounds made a trial of the British Sten MK II SMG and compared it to the PPSH-41.
The serial number has also been restamped above the original serial number, as faint serial numbers are common on these guns. The magazine housing has a serial number starting with the letters AG and the manufacture is B&T. This C&R Sten Mk II is in great condition and runs very well. The stock is marked with a very small F with the number 15 underneath. I noticed that my Sten has the rolled mandrel formed body which was quite unusual, I also noticed that there is a small logo on the trigger housing, a small circle with the letters at the top inside B W 4 with 11 underneath any one know the logo.
The Sten in question being ex Finish army stock, has the usual Finish features found in Peter's book, sling swivel attachments on stock and barrel nut and large ball cocking lever. Stan offers unlimited access to thousands of hours of entertainment, first-run exclusives, iconic series & movies. Been reading Peter's Sten gun book with great interest, that it got the juices flowing that much that I bought myself a deact Sten to examine and compare. Maltby rifle serial numbers commence with a number '1', Fazakerley with a '2' and Shirley. Can damage wood furniture, especially if the securing pin (a la M.H. (each MGC Sten MKIII was given its own unique serial number) MGC Sten Mk 3 Caliber. But most importantly, where is the Serial Number? I see two sets of numbers on either side of the magwell. II (trigger mechanism cover is missing)Type.