History of the Small Arms made by the Sterling Armament Company
History of the Small Arms made by the Sterling Armament Company An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until Sterling was purchase…
Specifikacia History of the Small Arms made by the Sterling Armament Company
History of the Small Arms made by the Sterling Armament Company
An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until Sterling was purchase by British Aerospace in 1989 and closed.The Lanchester and the Patchett Machine Carbines were both developed at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd during World War II.With the appearance of the earliest Patchett prototypes the military began testing them in ever more rigorous trials, wherein the Patchett kept proving its merits. Manufactured briefly but intensively by ROF Fazakerley (1955-1959) and by Sterling for over 30 years, nearly 4000,000 were made.Unlike This led to limited UK adoption of the MkII Patchett as the L2A1 in 1953, and the 'first Sterling', the MkII, as the L2A2 in 1955.Then came Sterling's 'Crown Jewel', the superb Mk4, adopted as the general-issue UK 'Gun, Sub-Machine, L2A3' in September, 1955.