dalbert Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 All, I recently acquired 2 unique Sten items, and I thought I'd share them, and seek your input. They are both Sten Mk III barrel gauges. One is definitely a chamber gauge. The longer, tapered gauge may be to measure barrel erosion, however there are no markings to indicate "go" or "no-go." I checked the Laidler and Iannamico books for these tools, but did not see them listed or shown. The Sten Mk III was not a very popular design, so maybe they are not common gauges...at least I've never seen them before. Maybe the longer one has to do with the Sten MK III barrel being non-removable? If anyone has more information on these gauges, I'm interested in learning about them. Perhaps one of our British members may be able to provide further insight? http://www.sturmgewehr.com/dalbert/MGBoards/Sten_Gauges_Web.JPG Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 A nice find.Stricktly speaking the gauges are for a MK111 barrel, for a Sten gun. The Mk5 Sten used a MK4 barrel according to my Illustrated Parts List for this model. I suspect the Mk3 Sten did use a mark 3 barrel, assuming the Mk1 and Mk1* Sten had the MK1 barrel and the MK2 Sten used a Mark 2 barrel. My parts manual for the Mk1 to MK3 Sten not to hand. RegardsAlanDSydney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 AlanDavid, Thanks for your input. Hope you're having a great summer in the land down under. Do you happen to know what "D.D.(E)," and P.V.E." on the tools mean? Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hi David It's a pleasant 28C here in Sydney today. D D (E) stands for Design Drawing (Enfield) Not certain about 'P V E' but I think this may be the initials of the manufacturer, somthing somthing Engineering, for example. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanDavid Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Forgot to mention that the two guages have a drawing number D13416 and D13418, so there may be another tool out there marked D13417. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Alan, Thanks for your input on these Sten gauges! If I learn anything additional about them, I will post the information here. Happy New Year! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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