Deactivated Sten MK V SMG SN. 7211 *

Deactivated British Sten MK V 9mm Sub Machine Gun in very good deactivated condition, with foregrip and sling. M/78 Elkington manufactured, and broad arrow stamped. With moving rear bolt that can be locked both forward and back in the safety slot (under spring pressure), selector, and trigger. The Sten MK V entered service in The Spring of 1944. The Mk V was essentially a better-quality, better built version of the Mk II. Changes included a wooden pistol grip, a vertical wooden fore grip (often removed), a wooden stock, and a bayonet mount and a No 4 Lee Enfield foresight. It was of much better quality of fit and finish than the previous models and was first used in the infamous Operation Market Garden by British Airborne Forces. It carried on in service until the mid-1950s, when it was replaced by the Sterling. All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold London or Birmingham proof marks and a certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly.