RoscoeTurner Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencen Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hntrdarren Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Great video! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Its a good look at STEN production in WW2, note the use of rivets to fasten the trunnion to the tube. And pretty much an all female workforce. Theres also some photographs to accompany this footage which greater detail of the jigs and tooling used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Oh and I calculated there were 1,080 STENs on that truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Womder of the IRA ever took the chance to pinch one of those trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Glad you guys enjoyed that film. Even though I own a number of much more expensive and as some would say better made subguns the Sten still remains one of my top favorites to take to the range. Always a toss up between one of the Stens or my Uzi for an afternoon at the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Thanks, I enjoyed it. Wow, I'm a bit shocked by how many hammers were used in production! I wonder if they just loaded them on that truck the same way on rainy days? I'm a sten fan as well, though favor the Lanchester variation the most with the MP3008 right with it, then the MK5, and so on down the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Neat. Thanks for posting. Early cocking knobs - no hearing protection. WHAT ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w. Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 That part where she's riveting the trunnion had me stumped until I looked at my Mk. 2 parts kit closely. I never realized it was riveted in there because they ground over the heads so smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Quote I wonder if they just loaded them on that truck the same way on rainy days? In another photo/still from this film the truck has been covered with a canvass top to probably protect the guns from the weather and from wandering hands!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 no gun safety when loading that truck..almost every muzzle was pointed at him while handing off very enjoyable video to watch i think the women welders thought of their welds like cake decorating...this is why the welds often look like frosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 To be fair to them, their welding is like lace compared to my hopeless attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 in plumber school i had a welding night class...some of the guys were naturals, i was decent....i can weld better than my stock was...its humorous how thick it is!!!...it isnt coming apart mine is a Stemple. he either silver soldered or braised the front and back of the tube on. it looks so much cleaner than ww2 production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w. Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 no gun safety when loading that truck..almost every muzzle was pointed at him while handing off Sure, muzzle discipline is a thing, but maybe he just knew that guns that have no magazines and fire from an open bolt couldn't possibly hurt him and he just wanted to get the truck loaded ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 no gun safety when loading that truck..almost every muzzle was pointed at him while handing off Sure, muzzle discipline is a thing, but maybe he just knew that guns that have no magazines and fire from an open bolt couldn't possibly hurt him and he just wanted to get the truck loaded ASAP. Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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