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Mk4 Sten Magazine Filler Manufacturer Comparison


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Here's a topic I've never seen discussed before...How many different manufacturers of Mk4 Sten Magazine Fillers do you think there were? I've been meaning to take photos of these since I picked them up at Knob Creek last October. Heaven only knows that I don't really need all these different versions, but when I saw different markings, I had to buy them. I bought 6 different types there, then found that the one I already had in my collection for 20+ years was unmarked.

 

http://www.sturmgewehr.com/dalbert/MGBoards/Loader_Comparison_Marked.JPG

 

From left to right, the manufacturer markings are as follows:

 

1. Unmarked

2. S.S / W

3. S68

4. LB.

5. D.E. Ltd

6. B&J.S. Ltd N. 152 (in a circle)

7. B&J.S. Ltd N. 152 (On side, in a line, with a crown)

 

 

Let's see if we can find any other marks among our individual collections...feel free to follow-up to this post.

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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From Ian Skennerton's, "British Small Arms of World War 2", we have the following.

 

S68 - manufactures code:

Lines Bros Ltd

Tri-ang Works

Morden Road

Merton

Sw19

London.

 

LB:

Almost certainly Lines Bros, again. They made the Mk111 Sten gun as well.

 

N152 - manufactures code:

B & J Sippel Ltd

Cadman Street

Sheffield

 

D E Ltd:

Not certain but could be:

Dashwood Engineering Ltd

Empire Works

Croydon Road

Pence

SE 20

London

 

S.S/W:

Cant find anything that is an obvious match.

 

Any one else got more variations to add to David's?

 

Regards

 

Alan David

Sydney

 

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BigCity,

 

Can you post a photo of your Mk4 Magazine Filler with the brass handle?

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

dalbert, emailed 3 photos to you.

John

 

John,

 

Thanks for forwarding the photos, however yours is a different type of magazine filler...an Mk2. Yours is officially a "Filler, Magazine, 9mm Machine Carbine, Mk2." The brass lever is standard on that model.

 

All the Mk4's I've seen so far have steel levers.

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

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David,

 

I should be able to pick up my sten this week or next week. Okay if I email photos to you? I can't seem to figure out how to post directly to the website.

 

John

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  • 4 years later...

Which is older? I would guess the brass one which I also prefer in use. Please excuse the rather crappy picture quality, best I could do right now

 

Balder

 

Edit: There was supposed to be a picture here, of a brass handle magazine filler as well as the one discussed above. No direct picture upload to this site?

 

Edit 2: Trying Photobucket:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/Balder_/STEN-gun/P1170763_zpsnk7f2dxa.jpg

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Hi psg-1,

 

Welcome to the board!

 

Would it be possible for you to take a photo of your magazine filler?

 

Thanks!

 

David Albert

dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Thanks.

 

I will upload a picture when I get back home, I'm currently at work on a ship. I also have another design, but that may be after WWII.

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