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Can anyone help me out?? :nut:

I am looking for a couple of old Sterling SMG's....... deac or replica!!

For purposes of basically eye candy for fitting in my little old Ferret!! :tup:

Have trawled the web...... A bit B***** expensive!! But you would think that for a weapon that was made in such large quantities, there would be a few knocking about, or at least available in the form of a kit or somat eh?

But... cant find a damn thing!! :banghead:

 

Any help in this would be very appreciated :knockknock:

 

All the Best

 

Fred & Annika

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Expect to pay between £275-£350 for a new spec & up to £700 for an old spec, try the Gunner http://www.thegunner.net/shop/smg.htm

 

OR IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY.. http://leisure.uk.freeads.net/This_must_be_the_finest-139572.htm#images

 

The only replica I know of is A PFC by MGC & they are about £750.00 http://www.modelguns.co.uk/sterling_L2A3.htm

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There are other replicas available from the States at much cheaper prices, because (wait for it) sterling SMGs were used as blasters in the star wars films. :roll: There are a number of companies that make them of various quality, the cheapest is a vacuform twopart plastic kit at $25 from http://www.cushmanpaintball.com/Blasterreplica.html

The quality of the molding isn't great though.

 

You can get a better metal replica from Walmart for $396

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3321589

 

If you search the internet for e-11 blaster there's a whole range of replicas of verious qualities and prices. With the 2-1 dollar rate you might find one that's ok. :dunno:

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A new spec at Beltring was £100-about 250, and an old spec seemed to be £500+ (The £100 one was a lucky buy on my part :-D).

If your feeling flush, this one is very nice :-o

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/shop/images/Picture-046.jpg

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/shop/images/Picture-047.jpg

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/shop/images/Picture-sterl.jpg

From

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/fr_shop-1.html

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:schocked:

Well....I aint won the lottery, hardly likely too either as I am about the unluckiest B**** in the whole wide world!!!..... and of course, I aint bought a Ticket :rofl:

I remember the very first time I went to Beltring...£25 each on one stall....I should have got the LOT eh!!!

:argh:

Anyway folks, thanks for your help, me thinks I may have to review this Idea, failing that.... next years project!!!! :goodidea: :banana:

See you all at the W&P

Take care

 

Fred & Annika :evil:

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hi Fred,

 

Dunno if you've looked here, http://www.jpdeacts.com they list both stirling L2A1 with sling, two mags and 5 inert rounds, for £230.00 inc uk delivery, and sten mk3 with sling, spare mag and 5 inert rounds, for £155.00 inc uk delivery.

 

I've just got a bren from them, ordered and paid late thurs aft, arrived at my door mid morning mon, in really nice condition. Very Impressed.

 

Hope its of some help.

 

Andy

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Hi Andy,

Thanks for that mate, but... I can't afford that sort of outlay, just had to get new Exhaust system for my Bike!!! Set me back abit! :banghead:

I will just have to wait eh! :cofee:

 

Thanks though, will keep the web-site on my list of favourites though!

Thanks to everyone for helping with info, good ol boy's the lot of you :yay:

 

Fred :tup:

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Karls Pinkie would be a more realistic home for one of these.....

 

 

by the point my Pinkie was in service I thought the M16 was the order of the day...... with the minimi as a support weapon..... It entered service in 1985!!

 

I would havwe thought it would have looked right on a series 11a Pinkie tho!!

 

Do let me know if I am wrong tho???

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Hi Fred,

 

Understood, re costs, law of sod, when wanting something for hobby,.....something else breaks on the day to day stuff,........ :whistle:

 

If a sten would do, for show purposes, have a look at http://www.relics.org.uk

in drop down menu look under smg's,.......various stens there.

I've a mate whose got their M1 garands, to go in his jimmy.

 

Again, hope its of some help.

 

andy

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Cheers Andy, 8-)

 

...But.... The Mrs would be displaying certain parts of my anatomy from telegraph poles if I was to even think of buying anything else eh! :yawn2:

 

I think I will keep an eye open at the show this year, and if I can... Next year I may have a go at the old engineering hobby again!! :whistle:

 

Will see what happens! :rtfm:

 

See you at the Show Mate :tup:

 

Fred

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by the point my Pinkie was in service I thought the M16 was the order of the day...... with the minimi as a support weapon..... It entered service in 1985!!

 

I would havwe thought it would have looked right on a series 11a Pinkie tho!!

 

Do let me know if I am wrong tho???

 

 

The armament scenario for a typical vehicle was so flexible, even in my day, that you could be right - and so could I!! Plays hell with getting period vehicles right :-)

About the only thing common was the GPMG....

 

Where you right is in that it was the S2a Pinkies that had the SLR boots on the wings!!!

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You could well be right there sir. We never got the Series 3 issued to us except in lightweight/AP form so I can;t say either way. :oops:

The "specialist" vehicles allocated to us were stored out in Germany (Recklinghausen IIRC??) and drawn from there as operational needs dictated.

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