C & R Sten Gun

[unklefunk]

hi im new to all this and was just wondering what a c&r sten gun is. seen it mentioned a lot http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/smile.gif

[Steve]

QUOTE (unklefunk @ Dec 26 2004, 02:54 PM)

hi im new to all this and was just wondering what a c&r sten gun is. seen it mentioned a lot http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/smile.gif

"C&R" would indicate the gun is registered as a "Curio & Relic". In order for it to be such it has to be original production. Not a tube gun etc. C&R weapons are more expensive as there are not as many around. They also

many times have a historical association - WWII for example in the case of a C&R Sten.

 

Tube means the original receiver, in the case of a Sten - a tube, was destroyed and a "new" replacement tube was used to put the gun back on operating condition. ATF considers the receiver of a gun to be the gun. The receiver of a Sten is a tube - hence the "tube gun" is a new gun - not a "C&R" (curio and relic) gun. Another reason C&R guns are more expensive is because some states only allow C&R machineguns. There are some exceptions in some of these states for people who hold special licenses etc.

 

Hope this has been of some help.

Regards,

Steve

[unklefunk]

certainly has steve, my grandfather served in the gloucester regiment of the british army during wwII, i have all his equipment tunic ,medals ,badges etc and a sten gun (which has now been deactivated) it saw a lot of action especially d day & normandy from what he told me and shows the signs of war. unfortunately under british law due to it being an smg ,to keep it in the house i had to have it de activated.... it had a rod welded down the barrel and also a pin of some sort to stop a round being chambered, also some of the block has been machined away.....but im working on a way to get it "going" again http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Edited December 27, 2004 by unklefunk

[Steve]

You certainly have a wonderful collection of things from your grandfather! Are you allowed to reactivate the gun? I assume you are in the UK correct?

Glad I was of some help.

[unklefunk]

yea im in the uk. I.m not really allowed to re activate the gun as by british law automatic weapons are banned. the only reason i would like to reactivate it is so that it becomes authentic again, as in it fully strips etc , because due to the de activation i can no longer remove the barrel (by the way do you need a special tool to remove it? or should it just unscrew?)

[PATHFINDER]

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