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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 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 Lanchester is a submachine gun ("machine carbine") manufactured by the Sterling Armaments Company between 1941 and 1945. It is an evolution from MP28/II and was manufactured in two versions, Mk.1 and Mk.1*; the latter was a simplified version of the original Mk.1, with no fire selector and simplified sights.
DUX submachine gun: Oviedo Military Arsenal 9×19mm Parabellum Spain: 1953 SMG EDDA submachine gun: Only one prototype made .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire Argentina: 1970s SMG EMP 44: Erma Werke: 9×19mm Parabellum Germany: 1944 SMG Erma EMP: Erma Werke: 9×19mm Parabellum 9×23mm Largo 7.63×25mm Mauser Germany: 1931 SMG ETVS submachine gun
By 1945, Germany was seeking a cheaper replacement for the MP40 submachine gun to issue to the Volkssturm. Mauser produced a modified Sten, named the MP 3008. [44] The main difference was that the magazine attached below the weapon. Altogether, roughly 10,000 were produced in early 1945, just before the end of World War II. [45] Australia
Sterling submachine gun; Suomi KP/-31; T. Thompson submachine gun; Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927; Type 100 submachine gun; TZ-45; U. United Defense M42; W. BSA Welgun; Z ...
It was intended as a replacement for the 9mm Sterling submachine gun in service with the Indian Armed Forces. [7] The development of the JVPC began in 2010, being an offshoot of the INSAS small arms program. [9] Its trials were commenced in 2016 and completed in 2021. The JVPC cleared the final phase of user trials by the Indian Army. [7]
Sterling models: Lanchester Mk I rear sight (later changed to Lanchester Mk I*), windage adjustable front sight. Airborne model: Lanchester Mk I rear sight, windage adjustable front sight The De Lisle carbine or De Lisle commando carbine [ 3 ] was a British firearm used during World War II that was designed with an integrated silencer .