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The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested by the British Army in 1944–1945, but did not start to replace the Sten until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained standard issue in the British Army until 1994, [18] when it began to be replaced by the L85A1, a bullpup assault rifle.
The serial number that was recorded by the Naval History and Heritage Command - UF57A5347 - indicates that this particular weapon was actually manufactured by ROF Fazakerley rather than Sterling. A Sterling-produced weapon would have a serial number beginning with "US" if intended for the British military, or with "KR" (pre-1972) or "S" (post ...
L1A1/A2 9mm Magazine (Magazine for use with the L2 submachine gun; L1A1 magazines were manufactured by Sterling while L1A2 magazines were variously manufactured by ROF Fazakerley, Royal Laboratories Woolwich, Rolls Razor, and Mettoy) [61]
The Sterling Engineering Company Ltd was an arms manufacturer based in Dagenham, famous for manufacturing the Sterling submachine gun (L2A3), ArmaLite AR-18 and Sterling SAR-87 assault rifles and parts of Jaguar cars. The company went bankrupt in 1988.
The CETME C2 has many design features that make it appear as if it was a Sterling SMG however, none of the CETME C2's parts are interchangeable with that of a Sterling. [4] It is open bolt and is often fitted with a 30-round or 32-round straight magazine with the magazine well not being fully perpendicular with the receiver .
A Sterling L2A3 (Mark 4) submachine gun.ROF Fazakerley manufactured 164,000 Sterlings between 1956 and 1960, after which production of the weapon ended permanently. ROF Fazakerley was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant in Fazakerley, Liverpool, which manufactured small arms such as the Sten and Sterling [1] [2] [3] submachine guns and Lee–Enfield rifle during and after World ...
December 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Sterling UK 9mm Parabellum L2A3 Phased out in year 1982, replaced by the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns. Assault rifles AR-15 USA .223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO AR-15 Received on September 30, 1959. [7] AR-18 USA 5.56×45mm NATO AR-18 Used by 69 Commando during Communist insurgency war. Lee–Enfield UK .303 British: No.1 Mk III*