I just got it today and looking over it and trying to figure some things out. Replacement receiver for the british sterling mk iv 4 submachine gun. It evolved form a more complex and expensive lanchester. Parts and accessories for the british sten gun plus military firearms and surplus. The sten gun remained in service until the late 1950s. Allmetal and made to generous tolerances it was much faster and cheaper to make than an enfield rifle. Sten mk ii vs mk iii posted in sten and sterling message boards. The gun was so ubiquitous that its name became all but a generic term for submachine gun. Sten mk 2 fire control housing, limited style wo tabs, stripped, fair jenbro screw driver, wire formed blade type, english good sten stamped trigger, stripped good sten buttstock, t type.
The british sten submachine gun is one of those rare firearms in history that was born of desperation and turned into a warwinning endeavor. It has never been machined and for sale by survivalrebel on gunsamerica 946637400. Looking for downloadable 3d printing models, designs, and cad files. Sten mk ii is the most common version of this weapon, produced in 2 million pieces. While the sten machine gun is a slightly awkward looking rifle, the design is remarkably. The sten mk ii construction manual is a complete how to book utilizing kits from armex, sarco, etc. These surplus, used 9mm sten parts kits are complete minus barrel, barrel bushing and receiver tube. This is a sten mk ii 80% receiver tube in proper diameter.
The sten itself replaced the lanchester smg which was a brit copy of the german. Hi all im new to the sten and i just got a project dropped off to me today at my door. Blueprints for the sten mkii complete machine plans by milsurps. Get your sten mkv parts from americas leading firearm parts supplier, numrich gun parts. Surplus, used original 9mm sten parts kits are complete minus barrel and receiver tube. Sten mk iis in german possession were designated mp 749e, the e signifying englisch. Sten mk ii vs mk iii sten and sterling message boards. Sten mkiii template check out the files in the yahoo, stens group. Also, would a mk iii with the skeleton stock be correct or would only the t stock be so. The auto sizing is your browsers way of keeping images entirely within the screen size you have set. This was a submachine gun used by british army and alliance army during the world war ii. Blueprints for the sten mkii complete machine plans. Covers stripping, operation, assembly and disassembly. Sten machine guns, parts and accessories were equipped with a simple design that allowed them to be mass produced quickly and with little cost.
Free sten gun templates, free sten template welcome to. Photographs detail manufacturing procedure, blueprinted receiver plans and sten mk ii receiver template. The dimension for the location of the sear from the rear of the. I have a few manuals on it and some more booklets that my friend has sent also. Sten mk ii construction manual paperback june 1, 1985 by gary hill author 4. It is billed that way, but it is not pakistani built from what i can tell. Also for trigger mechanism cover and magazine catch retainer on mk. Ww2 british sten mark ii iii v receiver tube templates cd. They had a simple design and very low production cost, so they were also effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups sten is an acronym, from the names of the weapons chief designers, major. Sten mk ii semi auto build questions gunboards dot com. Front threaded collar for the barrel support and the ejector are still installed.
The receiver tube and the integral front barrel bushing. Is either more desirable, collectible, valuable than the other. The butt was a steel frame that, with the barrel, could be removed without difficulty so that. It is much lighter and on top of the original mark. The mk vi was the heaviest version due to the added weight of the suppressor, as well as using a wooden pistol grip and wooden stock. After you click on images to enlarge them, you may find they automatically size smaller in your browsers window making them harder to view. How to make build sten mk ii from parts kit manual ftf. We have sten mkii manual epub, djvu, txt, pdf, doc formats. Sten mk ii 80% receiver tube receiver, family learning. Its been a while since i last posted due to me getting a new job. Looking for a full size template for a sten mk ii any body have a pdf file on one. A friend of mine more like a brother knew i was following his sten mk3 project with exciting interrest and decided i should have one also. It appears as if the pof just overstamped their mark over mark v sten.
The receiver tube and the integral front barrel bushing have been demilled by torch cutting according to atf standards. Sten mk ii smg construction manual the sten mk ii construction manual is a complete how to book utilizing kits from armex, sarco, etc. Some mk iis were fitted with a wooden stock as this part was desirable and interchangeable with the mk v. Free sten gun templates, free sten template welcome to odds. Also for trigger mechanism cover screw and maga zine catch retainer screw on mk. Annotated combat photos, infantry weapons, kw history links. What are the pluses and minuses of the sten mk ii vs the mk iii. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this template also does not apply to.
Captured examples of the sten mk iis in german service were designated mp 751e. View profile view forum posts private message senior veteran join date aug 2010 location mountains of nc posts 1,325 rep power 397. Be 9066 be 9068 be 9072 be 9078 be 9082 be 9094 be 9095 be 9961 be 9964 be 9976 blocks, brccth. Sten mk5 9mm parts kit with wood stock specifications. Sten is the simplest massproduction submachine gun used during world war 2. Blowbackoperated, the 32round british sten fires from an open bolt which remains to the rear on being cocked, and has a fixed firing pin on its face.
All the internal parts are marked with british proofs too. The most common version of the sten gun was 30 inches 76. Sten reference cd revised 10202015cd contains detailed cad drawings, plotter files, printable templates and parts lists for sten mk ii, iii, and v machinegun including mk ii receiver tube, mk iii original, supervented and extremevented templates, mk 5 template, semi auto plans also included. Ii sten, featuring a wooden foregrip, a wooden stock and bayonet mount and came with a specialised bandolier for airborne troops which held 7 full sten magazines. Also, the spzkr assault rifle uses the receiver and components from the sten mk ii. Replacement receiver tube for the british sten mk v 5 submachine gun. The main differences however include the number of components having been greatly reduced and its overall construction made even cruder. It fired at a rate of 550 rounds per minute, and it had a 32round box magazine that, however, tended to jam if more than 30 rounds were loaded. Sten is an acronym, from the names of the weapons chief designers, major reginald v. The sten was a widelyproduced personal weapon system noted as a machine carbine but generally. Kits come with original wood stock that was designed for the british soldiers in wwii. This variant was first produced for airborne troops, essentially being a more refined and superior mk. Pof was started in 1951 after the british stopped producing the sten.
The sten machine gun was most famously used during ww2 and the korean war by the british and commonwealth armies. When we got the box in the mail i noticed that my buddys sten does not have the eartabs on the side and the back looks. See more ideas about guns and ammo, guns and homemade weapons. All files can be printed on home printers or plotted on a c sized plotter. Jul 19, 2016 this pin was discovered by clarence main. Mk vi the mk vi or 6 was a suppressed version of the mk v.