Anybody know what era this thing came from?
Hard to see in the pic, but the magazine housing says STEN M.C. MKIII. The other side of the same part shows "LB" and a very light stamping that appears to be F13757. Magazine has "S.18" stamped on it, there is a "G" stamped into the end of the barrel-shroud, and "S32" on the "A" side of the selective fire switch.
Bore is in perfect condition other than some dust, but the breech-face shows signs of sand, or some other gritty substance being pounded into it by the bolt head.
I bought it about 10 years ago. The guy had several of them, each in seperate boxes, so I bought this one based on the fact that whoever "De-milled" it did so without getting into the barrel, and was careful to cut the reciever in a manner where it could easily be reattached.
Our Laws say I can reassemble it, as long as the barrel has a solid rod inserted and welded on both ends, and the Bolt is welded closed. Being a TIG welder and custom fabricator by trade, I can easily put it back together well enough to use as a display piece. The only part missing is the area of the reciever where the bolt-slot was located.
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