So, how would this thing fare against, say... Teddy bears with sharp sticks? Asking for a friend

@fredbloggs5902

4 ай бұрын

How many bears? 🤣

@Azorees-oj5zr

4 ай бұрын

Quite well actually, at least until Bigfoot steals a tank, then things start going downhill.

@fredbecker607

4 ай бұрын

​@@fredbloggs5902 more important, how many beers

@cody-en7nt

4 ай бұрын

The rifle fairs quite well.....the troopers training and armor however......😮

@theayeguy5226

4 ай бұрын

It should have been Wookies

I took one to Gulf War 1 and my US colleagues were continually borrowing it to try it out at the range. They were remarkably complementary about it, considering it was on its last hurrah as a UK weapon. Of course, being the Star Wars generation the US guys & girls were immediately drawn to it.

@jon9021

4 ай бұрын

Yep, I joined the QOH in 1988 as a driver/mechanic. They were getting a bit long in the tooth by then!

@maddon001

4 ай бұрын

royal navy had them for basic training in 89

@cmck472

4 ай бұрын

It was 1994 before our TA Field Ambulance unit gave them up. Ian missed out one thing - after folding the stock and taking out the magazine, you put it into a black sack to keep it clean until endex!

@gusgone4527

4 ай бұрын

I took one too. It was perfect for the role. Despite being converted to the rifle 5.56 we chose the SMG. (I broke a LSW while on the conversion course, just saying. So had more confidence in the tried and tested. I've never seen a SMG break.)

@cmck472

4 ай бұрын

@@gusgone4527 I’ve had the pistol grip come off an SA80 in my hand. The SMG felt reassuringly solid - even if it did jab your kidneys whatever way it was carried 😂

The irony here being that if the Imperial Stormtroopers had stocks, they would have been significantly more accurate.

@kellymouton7242

4 ай бұрын

With those gloves on, maybe they just couldn't unfold them

@thefuzzysheep3859

4 ай бұрын

They do have the stocks. They just hardly ever unfold them. There’s some media I’ve seen where a squad calls for fix stocks

@kevw333

4 ай бұрын

​@@thefuzzysheep3859really?! Do you have a source, would love to see that.

@thenecromorpher

4 ай бұрын

tbf Vader wanted them alive (at least the twins), so they sorta "purposefully missed".

@caeserromero3013

4 ай бұрын

I got my Sterling from an Ewok on Endor in trade for a candy bar. He said he took it from a dead storm trooper. I have no reason not to believe him.

I believe you mean “E-11” Blaster rifle

@amydoesart3724

4 ай бұрын

Glory to the Empire!

@georgeoldsterd8994

4 ай бұрын

The very best. 👌🏻😎

@Kek.B.I

4 ай бұрын

For the Empire!

@austinslaughter319

4 ай бұрын

If you're going to try to correct somebody, at least get it right, that's the E-13R, a modified E-12, given to dark troopers, and special units.

@georgeoldsterd8994

4 ай бұрын

@@austinslaughter319 then why were Stormtroopers carrying them, then, huh? 🧐

Patchett originally worked for both FN and Jawa as a motorcycle racer and engineer. Guns were originally a sideline.

@Taistelukalkkuna

4 ай бұрын

Jawa. E-11 blaster. Coincidence? I don´t think so.😁

@JapaneseAmericanaJiuJitsu

4 ай бұрын

@@Taistelukalkkuna beat me to it lol

@andrewallen9993

4 ай бұрын

Copied a lot of Villiers engine over to the Jawa one, bit lIke his sub machine guns.

I was in the Canadian army in the 1980's. The SMG (Sterling) was standard issue until we adopted the C8 (M16 A2 Carbine) to replace it. It was super compact, reliable and easy to maintain. The range was not there but it was issued mostly to vehicle crew and drivers.

@lib556

4 ай бұрын

The SMG was more widely distributed. When I arrived in an infantry battalion, they were carried by platoon signallers, GPMG gunners, much of Recce Platoon etc. The C8 was originally intended for armoured crews only. I worked for a bit in the weapons company at the Infantry School when they were sorting out final handling drills and writing the pams etc for the new family of small arms in 1984. I had a specific discussion with one of the WOs there about the C8. He said, "it's only for tank crews. No doubt some infantry Maj will desperately try to get his hands on one in order to boost his cool factor... but... they're designed for the Armoured Corps". I was in Germany when we received the new rifles in 1988 - not a C8 to be found anywhere. In fact, I never saw a C8 in an infantryman's hands until Afghanistan cranked up.

@silverjohn6037

4 ай бұрын

@@lib556 It's not obvious until you take off the handguards but the barrels on the C8's are pretty thin. It's not an issue as a back up weapon for armored or recce and it does make it much lighter but those things can overheat severely in a sustained firefight. The savings in weight and size aren't justified for dismounts.

@lib556

4 ай бұрын

@@silverjohn6037 That was the thought at the time. Proper infantry get a proper rifle. Z*pperheads' primary weapon is their tank so... Similar concept as was the M1 Carbine. Not a battle rifle but much better to give someone than say a pistol. However, as history will show, the M1 Carbine became very popular, despite its limitations, with many in the infantry. It was Audie Murphy's preferred personal weapon. I'm no gunsmith expert - just a user, not a builder. However, there has been much discussion in US circles about the necessity (or lack thereof) for heavier and longer barrels. It would appear that the best balance between velocity and length-saving is between 15 and 16 inches. Many argue that the 'pencil' barrel is all that is needed. Again, I'm no expert.

@silverjohn6037

4 ай бұрын

@@lib556 Lt Murphy was also fond of .50 cal Brownings but only when they were on burning tank destroyers for some reason;).

@lib556

4 ай бұрын

@@silverjohn6037 Use whatcha got... 😁

Whenever I hear the words "depress the button" I imagine someone saying "You're not a very good button, are you?"

As far as I’m aware there is only one photograph from W.W.II that shows a Patchett being carried, this is of what is claimed to be a Free French unit of the SAS in late ‘44 or early ‘45 somewhere around the Belgian border.

@thefuzzysheep3859

4 ай бұрын

Think I’ve seen that. Can confirm.

@JohnHughesChampigny

4 ай бұрын

_Qui ose gange_

@polskagurom12345

4 ай бұрын

saw it too recently.

@faeembrugh

4 ай бұрын

I've seen pictures of it being carried in training and/or for testing.

@paulbantick8266

4 ай бұрын

There's one beside the bloke on the ground too.

Oh wow haven't seen any of those since i was stuck for a night on Endor

This gun is featured in the Australian TV series ‘Mr. Inbetween’ (2018-2021). (Recommended).

@randomedits4172

4 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing

@fredbloggs5902

4 ай бұрын

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@fredbloggs5902

4 ай бұрын

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@nightwalker.6421

4 ай бұрын

Best show EVER.

@DiscoDickJones

4 ай бұрын

That was an awesome show. I was just thinking this was that gun

Always appreciate your videos. In an era of copy-paste youtube drivel it's nice to see someone so dedicated to quality research they're making videos with the help of actual museums. Just goes to show how much effort Ian puts into getting it all right and sticking to his vision of documenting interesting firearms without the fluff. Great stuff as always, Ian.

Of the dozens of SMGs I've fired. My favorite is the Sterling. Thanks for the history Ian.

@user-oi1fd6fx2j

4 ай бұрын

Why?

@nomad_boreal

4 ай бұрын

I can attest to that. Got to try out a Sterling myself six months ago and it was the most accurate, most controllable subgun I fired. Handled like a well-oiled typewriter.

@user-oi1fd6fx2j

4 ай бұрын

@@nomad_boreal thank you for the response

@chlebowg

4 ай бұрын

@@user-oi1fd6fx2j Controllability and ergonomics. Just a great compact SMG

@user-oi1fd6fx2j

4 ай бұрын

@@chlebowg thank you@

Carried Stirlings for years in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, eventually replaced by the MP5 about 1990. Both were excellent.

Whenever I see a Sterling, can't help thinking of "The Spy Who Loved Me", when Bond frees the imprisoned sub crews, and despite the nearest armoury to the US Navy prisoners holding M16s exclusively, the British and Russian crews find only racks of Sterlings. Best of the Roger Moore Bond films, IMO. 👍

Sterling was standard issue sub machine gun of the Canadian Forces during most of the Cold War. Was issued one during my time as an aircraft tech in Germany. Only carried them during Tac exercises, no ammunition. Much handier than a battle rifle when climbing around on fighter jets. Fun to shoot at the range for annual qualification though. ;)

Hi, when I first started soldiering In 1956, I trained on the Patchett SMG and was very grateful as the Sten at that time had a bad reputation for firing when dropped on the ground. The early SLR’s also came out at the same time but they were the automatics with the bipods. In the sixties when. I joined the Paras it was an easy swap to the Sterlings and the Brit SLR’s. With the bayonet lug attached we started to learn SMG Arms Drill and the changeover from the Enfield rifle to the FN was that much easier because of the earlier introduction in Africa. Many years later coming home I did a spot check on our Auckland armoury and was amazed to see a dozen old Stens and watched an armourer getting first aid as he cut himself on the charge handle cut out that got so sharp over the many years of usage! Those old SMG’s just kept on going and the SLR’s sure came in useful in Nam. Cheers mate. Harera

Always good to see a little history on the Sterling, being an infantry signaler in the British army in the 80’s this was my personal weapon. Great little gun, mine would fire a 3 round burst when set on semi auto if you just squeezed the trigger right. I was told many times to get it fixed by the armourer, but never did as I liked the “feature” !!

Ray Shoesmith approves

@MB-nn3jw

15 күн бұрын

I came looking for this reference.

Matt Moss's Sterling book is great for the history on these. Also books by James Edmonton ( owner of Sterling) The Sterling Years.

@AshleyPomeroy

4 ай бұрын

Imagine if top racing legend Stirling Moss had written a book about the MAT-49. Bookshops would stock Matt Moss' Sterling book and Stirling Moss' MAT book. I'll get my coat.

Saw the thumbnail, came to check the comments before watching the video, wasn't disappointed.

Loved using the C1 SMG in my reserve days in CAF...using SOB count to walk rounds up a target is just FUN!

A few were trialled during Op Market by the Air Landing Bde. "The Guns of Dagenham", Peter Laidler quotes Tommy Fitch, an Arnhem survivor and former curator of the Airborne Forces Museum, told him that six were used at Arnhem; Laidler 's own research through the records revealed that four guns were sent to the Airborne Forces Development Centre and only one can now be accounted for. It would appear that three guns (067, 070, and 072) could have been the guns that went, and never returned. The fourth gun (062) is now in the Pattern Room collection. However, there is also some hint that the four in question were actually back at Patchett's at the time of MARKET GARDEN, getting modified. There does seem to be a "geometric progression" issue with the Patchett legend - somewhere along the line the numbers of trialling Patchetts in the Arnhem timeframe seems to have risen from 4 to 100!

@gleggett3817

4 ай бұрын

it would make sense if trialling a gun to use it somewhere if there were problems, the users could go back to regular guns or the number of guns was relatively low so wouldn't affect outcome. A drop far ahead of regular supply lines wouldn't be my first choice of test area

@MzLunaCee

4 ай бұрын

It was anticipated to be a success but unfortunately we all know the outcome. Cheers Yanks! 😞@@gleggett3817

In the excellent Australian TV series Mr Inbetween, the protagonist is gifted a Sterling by one of his fellow criminals. Oddly enough, though he recognizes it as a Sterling, he is told that it's a Patchett, which is better. It's definitely a Sterling, with the curved magazines.

@robinblackmoor8732

4 ай бұрын

Mr. Inbetween was a great show.

@swright5690

4 ай бұрын

I remembered that episode and always thought he was wrong.

@AntiHamster500

4 ай бұрын

I miss that show. Loved the little conversations they had inbetween the story and action. Almost like the random conversations in BFBC2.

@georgeliquor2931

4 ай бұрын

I remember his face lighting up when he found out the 2 passengers in his taxi were plotting to kill him,

@joebloggs8422

4 ай бұрын

One of the best shows ever, so underrated

I love the obvious cuts when Ian can't get them back together again.... "there you go, fits just fine" 😂

A fine arm for the Anhk-Morpork Night Watch.

@samarchist74

4 ай бұрын

Dammit. No R in the name. I should not be trying wit on this many painkillers.😂

@kegluneq6306

4 ай бұрын

Actually Vimes has pretty strong feelings regarding Gonnes...

@LS1Cobra

4 ай бұрын

I'm waiting for him to review the "Klatchian fire engine"

@silverjohn6037

4 ай бұрын

Sadly guns are cursed objects in that universe. Now a small dragon in the hands of Sam Vimes... that is another matter;).

@realhorrorshow8547

4 ай бұрын

@@silverjohn6037Or anything designed by Bloody Stupid Johnson to do something completely innocuous.

I carried a Sterling very briefly when I joined the Canadian Army in the mid-1980s. Fantastic little firearm. It's great to see the intermediate step in its evolution. I also got a chance to visit the Brussels museum several times during a posting there 2000-2002. It's a great experience, I highly recommend it.

Bloke's breathing quickens...

@myparceltape1169

4 ай бұрын

His comparison is online. Shows which magazine can go where.

@petesheppard1709

4 ай бұрын

@@myparceltape1169 I saw the YT short.

I wish I was traipsing around Europe visiting museums like Ian.

A note out of context: At start of Video a man was noted, who was a motorcycle inerested person. Due to , Administration Reform ' in german state Baden-Württemberg, the Gemeinde ( Village) Fachsenfeld became a district of the town Aalen. ( May be the town has its name because in time of Roman Empire a cavallryunit ,Ala' was there.) . Inside the village there is a small , Schloß ', in this case ,Palace'. The last noble owner , a Freiherr von König - Fachsenfeld died in 1994, being not married and no children. This last nobleman of his family was a rather excentric , rural nobleman '.. In his younger Years he wanted to become a famous motorcycle race driver, but after an accident He switched to a theorethic. How to drive faster with a vehicle which has a weak engine? So in the cellar of his small palace he did aerodynamical experiments and wrote a book. In 1933 to 1945 He didn't support Hitler and refused to work for aircraft companies. After WW ll, he was involed in supporting Refugees from areas , Germany lost, and he supported local school and Kindergarten, when Money and Support was necessary. When He died , all His employees got Money for annother year. This man was really a noble man.

The stock mechanism is beautifully designed.

@sandemike

4 ай бұрын

The stock was taken from the commando version of the Desil silenced carbine.

I'm sure the Bovington Tank Museum has one. I saw it back in the 80s during my RAC training. We on the other hand had the Sterling SMG. And I still have a bayonet.

fascinating to see the evolution from the Sten to the Patchett Machine Carbine Mk I

Pachett did not work in Brno, he worked in Prague at the Janeček/Jawa motorcycle factory, which came under Zbrojovka Brno only in 1945, they adapted and manufactured Schwazlose machine guns and a special type of grenade vz 21, which unlocked itself by rotating when thrown. He either threw prototypes of anti-Ank rifles over the wall of the British Embassy in 1939, or drove them to France in 1940 by car covered in bed.

@DOMINIK99013

4 ай бұрын

@@LaCokaNostra_ What no?

@jediknight1294

4 ай бұрын

​@@DOMINIK99013you are missing the point, he worked in Brno the place, not specifically the armament company

@DOMINIK99013

4 ай бұрын

@@jediknight1294 He didn't work LOL, Janeček/JAWA had nothing to do with Brno until 1945, he worked in Prague in the 1930s, he also took a number of photos and videos there, the best private shots of the arrival of the occupiers and Hitler at Prague Castle are also from him.

@jediknight1294

4 ай бұрын

@@DOMINIK99013 my point was Ian didn't state anything other than he works in the city of Brno. If he was naming the arms manufacturer he'd have used their name not simply the city as he's done in the past. Also fun fact, Brno had a couple of companies working on small engine Mopeds I the 30s that later became influential in the Jawa labeled PS built products like the Manet and the Babette

@DOMINIK99013

4 ай бұрын

@@jediknight1294 The fact that he lived in Prague is mentioned in both the Czech article on the wiki and articles elsewhere. The fact that Ian says something doesn't mean anything, he himself admitted in one of his QA videos that a mistake could be found in all his videos, this is doubly true in the Czech ones.

Thanks again, Ian, for a great video on one of my personal favourites (historically speaking). Never fired a Patchett - but the Sterling was a beautifully balanced little weapon. Ergonomic perfection for the infantryman.

Random comment here…I have been watching the tv show Spade on AMC. Takes place in southern France and is a sequel to the classic movie the Maltese Falcon. Long story short, many interesting firearms show up in each episode. MAS-36, MAT 49, M1C garand sniper, Walther p38 just to name a few. Seems like the show hired a firearms enthusiast and it might peak your interest.

I really enjoy your museum tours. Thanks for this video.

My grandfather William Joy worked for Sterling as a toolmaker during ww2 and worked on SMG. I have always assumed it was on the Patchett.

Raise your hand if you knew about the Patchett before this video came out XD

The grinder and the paint-makes me the welder I ain't.

@alias1719

4 ай бұрын

Ditto

@Ijusthopeitsquick

4 ай бұрын

AVE fan?

@andrewtinker7537

4 ай бұрын

@@Ijusthopeitsquick SV Seeker.

The idea of "we have a ton of STENs, we don't need a new SMG". Eurgh.

@jcorbett9620

4 ай бұрын

As Ian stated, it was the end of the war in Europe. The UK was pretty broke and had a Labour government in power who were more interested in available funds going to social projects like the NHS, than replacing an SMG which was something the UK had loads of the previous incarnation already, (which were bought and paid for and were "good enough"), with the 'latest, greatest, thing' that would need money to buy.

Finally I've been waiting for this since forever.

When converted to laser ammo this gun has been proven very innacurate. Maybe a gun issue or operator malfunction.

@onelonecelt9168

4 ай бұрын

No one ever blames the helmets.....

Love the Sterling & nice to see the prototype in detail. Grew up in the Cold War & it was always reassuring to see very professional chaps cradling one of these. It & the Lanchester are my favourite "old school" SMG's.

My dad was issued a Sterling while serving as an officer in the Canadian Airborne in the late 70s. He would bring it home before going on exercise for cleaning, etc. I seem to recall it having that odd "truck-bed" finish that Ian mentions, like a heavy crinkled paint, although I could be remembering this incorrectly. Can anyone else confirm this? I loved the look of the thing. My father didn't seem to think his was very good (I think it was getting pretty worn out) but he did say something like it "beat jumping out of a plane with an FN", referring to the cumbersome FN C1 FAL that the riflemen carried on jumps, along with skis or snowshoes in the winter!

I had this up on my secondary monitor and glanced over at 10:50 to see what looked exactly like Ian hitting a live cartridge with a hammer.

The Sterling ‘Small Metal Gun’ was my personal weapon, by the end, the sears of unit SMGs were worn and double taps were a feature. The Indian 9mm was not up to standard and then the army ran out of 9mm ammo but our transfer to SA80 was delayed because of the ripple effect of the magazine latch issue. The EM2 was meant to cover sub-machine gun and rifle but when that fell through the L2 Smudge gun was adopted. But that was before my time.

@sandemike

4 ай бұрын

I had one run away on me on the range.was Indian ammo that caused.

Ref the Patchett in Arnhem, I realize this is not proof of anything, but in the Osprey book about the Parachute Regt, there's a colour plate showing a soldier (glider pilot?) with a Patchett with a description about it being a trial gun. Usually the Osprey books are very good on details and often the colour plates are based on actual photographs...

This gun featured in ozzie TV show "Mr inbetween", where it's referred to specifically as a Patchett. Cue howls of rage from people saying it was in fact a Sterling... Well now you know. A proper machine gun, that is. I love the sound it makes!

@Malkovich505

4 ай бұрын

I'm halfway through this series at the moment, I had never heard of the Patchett before then. Awesome show hey

@nospoon4799

4 ай бұрын

Rays Birthday present. 🤣🤣🤣

The E-11 blaster 😮

Sterling firing pin is machined into the bolt.

My father's weapon of choice was a Sterling when he served in REME in the 50's and 60's. He found it particularly helpful that could fit it under vehicle seats and was reasonably light.

9:10 I expect rifling in the barrel, not on the bolt.

Beautiful gun

Looks like a stormtrooper blaster

Thanks Ian! I always appreciate the fact that I can learn something new and really interesting from your channel!

So funny how many Star Wars blasters are based on real guns and they are more known. 😂

@jimjolly4560

4 ай бұрын

Either this channel or the Royal Armouries channel had a vid about the company that supplied the props- Star Wars blasters are the guns they had available!

There's a photo of a British Paratrooper with one, in a group apparently at Arnhem.

Thank you again for another great video. I do miss the days of your longer more detailed videos.

One of the main inspirations of the Star wars weapons

Thank You, never seen before!!

Another great video, thanks.

I cant lot look at this fun and not think "its the E-11!", since the infamus storm trooper blaster is basically one of this with a ton of random stuff on top

Nah… I know an E-11 when I see one.

Any museum that display a weapon that Ian have made a video on should put a qr-code link at the display information.

I worked with an old feller who was in the Paras at Arnham / Operation Market Garden. He told me the sten was such a cheap weapon you could hit the stock on the ground to cock it. Those were the items that were used to clear houses as they would just be thrown in to a house via a windown with a grenade, as the Sten bounced around the grenade would finish off anyone still alive in the room. He was captured, spent a while as a POW finally escaped and made it back to American? lines before being sent back to UK to collect pay. & demob.

The Empire strikes back !

Put an optic on it and it would be an E-11

@dspserpico

4 ай бұрын

“Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.” The optic on the E-11 did wonders.

@kennethstaszak9990

4 ай бұрын

@@dspserpico I'm sure the scope they used actually being on backwards didn't help.

That's the Stormtrooper Blaster! 😅

I do love the Sterling, myself, so it's cool to see a developmental model like this!

Awesome vid! Thanks!

That was so interesting. I am not a gun owner but I take an interest in guns and their history and development. It seems to me that the Patchett guns are excellent, in their simplicity and thoughtful design.

@zachgullerman3183

4 ай бұрын

There's a couple South African SMG's Ian has covered that have a similar elegance.

When I was a kid crackle paint was on everything metal!

@cmck472

4 ай бұрын

I had a ‘72 MG BGT, it was on the dash

Interesting video, thanks, always nice to find a video so I can have coffee with Ian.

FYI, the video description has quite a few typos. Might want to double check it.

The Galactic Empire called. They want their blaster back.

Cool , Ray's gun ...)) Thank you , Ian , for your hard work

Thanks for another well presented and interesting vid. Jim Bell (Australia)

Love hearing stories about designers like Patchett who got knocked down and didn't quit, eventually hitting upon success. A true testament to the power of persistence.

Nice Blas tech E11 prototype

A grinder and paint make you the welder you ain't.

Donald Sinden can be seen carrying one in 1955's Simba, co-starring Virginia McKenna (who played real-life SOE operative Violette Szabo in Carve Her Name With Pride) and Dirk Bogarde (who played real life SOE operative Major Patrick Leigh Fermor in Ill Met by Moonlight).

Open the Blast Doors, open the Blast Doors.

Used to ride my bike to the Brussels army museum

I carried the Canadian version of the Sterling in the army. Fun gun to shoot.

Nice weapon. Thanks for the lesson.

I saw a Sterling in service in Iraq 20 years ago. Some government official's "security detail" guy had one. He had packed the heat shield with mud, possibly to ensure it "stayed cool when firing" or something. I was...skeptical of this modification's potential efficacy.

@JohnSmith-yv6eq

4 ай бұрын

more effective as a club???

with all of the places Ian ends up at, he's beginning to sound like Tom Scott introducing places

I have shot a sterling at a gun club I belonged to. Found it accurate enough and easy to use at our 20 yard range. The army officer in charge of the weapons wouldn't let us fire them full auto which was a huge disappointment to us.

I saw somewhere that these might have been field-tested at Scarif, but any evidence has been destroyed shortly after.

I recall reading a memoir of a british soldier who foight the Mau Mau in Kenya; and they were desperately trying to cut down on weight to get to their extraction point: "we were ordered to smash our Patchetts with rocks; or to jam the barrels between crevices and tree forks and bend them.."

@SuperFunkmachine

4 ай бұрын

Kenya was the first place i heard about the Patchett, i was reading Manhunt in Kenya.

What a cool design! Had no clue this gun even existed

Just as requested, Star Wars weapons up front. Thanks!

Very interesting SMG & history. I love the design of the folding stock and the bolt.

@robshirewood5060

4 ай бұрын

That folding stock can bite the unwary when folding and opening out. I had to familiarise with many older weapons and current ones as part of a training program and nearly got bitten by it. Nice weapon to fire although the models i fired were L2A3 and L34A1 standard Sterling and silenced version not the Patchett.

His work history appears to be working for arms manufacturers that also made motorcycles: "In his early career he was a motorcycle racer for motorcycle manufacturers such as Brough Superior, McEvoy and the Belgian arms company FN. At Pendine, Wales he won the Welsh TT in 1925 and the Welsh TT sidecar in 1927 on Brough machines. In 1930 he was recruited by the Czech arms manufacturer František Janeček, founder of the JAWA motorcycle company, to work as an engineer and a racer. Due to the economic recession Janeček wanted to build a cheaper motorcycle than their 500cc model. Patchett's contacts with the Villiers company enabled a new Jawa 175 Villiers to be designed around the Villiers 175cc two-stroke engine which proved very popular."

@robshirewood5060

4 ай бұрын

I believe Pendine is also where someone famous was killed running a record attempt with a chain driven car, something like the Golden Arrow or similar, I have been on the sands it has an amazing history. TE Lawrence, also a Welsh man was fond of the Brough's. My great uncle was a Royal Marine Commando DR Despatch Rider used standard bikes in ww2 from D-Day but loved the Brough Superior for his own use. Fascinating to read your comment.

I was in the Army and as a Sergeant, my personal weapon was a Sterling SMG.

The big difference between the British SMG and the Canadian SMG C1, was the bolt on the C1 was solid with a fixed firing pin and a one piece recoil spring. Oh and we did have a bayonet lug as well, that fit an FNC1 bayonet. And yes we had chrome bayonets for parades.

a great very interesting video and firearm Mr GJ.have a good one.

There’s a Vietnam war movie called The Iron Triangle, made in the 80s, and I could swear that’s what the frenchman was carrying. This is the second time I’ve seen one since watching that movie. Very rare indeed, and very cool.

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4 ай бұрын

Stens and silenced Stens were also used in Vietnam by the US Special forces

The 100 trial guns went to the 2nd, Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, in the summer of 1944, for testing. This glider battalion then went on to fight at Arnhem in September, 1944, and it is speculated, but not proven, that some Patchetts went with them.

I kinda want to see Ian review a bow and arrow as if it were the most advanced missile system in the world…