Unissued/near new parts kit from the New Zealand Ministry of Defense on a DLO Sterling tube. Built up by John Andrewski a while back.
Simply outstanding build quality and attention to detail…and one of the finest open bolt submachine guns ever produced.
Very nice… and if you get bored (not likely) you can put a white bucket on your head and make PEW PEW PEW sounds like a storm trooper.
Templar,
I have two of them here in excellent condition. Oh I wish that I could get these back to the U.S along with the Beretta Mod. 12S’s and Vz-58. 
Yep…the Kingdom of Iraq was the first buyer of the Sterling series…even before the UK MOD.
I’ve heard from a fair amount of guys that there are still a lot of operational Sterlings running around over there.
And yeah…I’d LOVE to get my hands on a Beretta PM-12S… 
that looks like it would be A LOT of fun
That is a beautiful gun you have there.
In the immortal words of Borat…Veey Niiiice!
If I still had two kidneys, I’d sell one of them to buy a real Sterling SMG.
Had one just like that a few years back, but sold it in order to put money towards some land. It was such a sweet shooting subgun though, and boy do i miss it!!
The Sterling to my mind is still one of the smoothest shooting open bolt SMGs ever. It is reliable like the UZI but unlike the Israeli product, it is light.
If you’ve ever had the chance to shoot the MkV suppressed variant, you understand why some soldiers in the developing countries aren’t in a hurry to go with an MP5SD.
I wish these were still in production.
India still makes both
http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/9.htm
http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/8.htm
and here’s the place that make’s them
http://ofbindia.gov.in/index.php?wh=home&lang=en
Mike
you beat me to it But yes the stormtroopers did use the sterling .I wonder if it had anything to do with filming in the UK …I am such a NERD:)
I love your weapon Templar.when I was 15 I got to hold a real sterling and that looks just like it .Simple but beautiful .I will always have a want for one of these sub guns.remember the 'Wild Geese"?? Richard Burton use one
Really, really nice. Congrats on your new acquistion.
Actually…it was the RSM, Sandy, who used a L2A3. Burton used an UZI…
So here’s the wookie (me) with the Imperial blaster…
Drummerdude1188 getting some trigger time…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NWxTYEFwXA&feature=channel
And Subzero…
That looks frickin’ sweet.
I’ve always had a thing for Sterlings. Got to fire one at Ft Lewis courtesy of the British Army during the mid 80’s.
I have a converted MK VI waiting for me when I get back home.
Are you going to use the issue sling with it or was that just for authenticity for the pics? Any recommendations regarding accessories?
Hey Stony, you’re going to love your new toy…
I can extend the issue sling out far enough to use in the “patrol” position and if I need to transition to a handgun it falls to rest just fine. It is a very narrow sling though…if the Sterling weighed any more than it does, then I’d definitely put a BFG VCAS on it. Hell, I might do that anyway.
Magazines are what I’d try to scrounge up as quickly as possible. Ohio Ordnance used to sell their NIW mags at $100.00 for 3, but with the release of the Century Arms semi auto carbines they upped their magazines to $40.00 per.
The Sterlings were designed to run with Sten magazines if need be, but those things are such a pain in the ass to load. I haven’t tried any in mine yet.
I’d also like to find some proper magazine carriers. As you know, the Sterling mags are some of the finest magazines ever designed, but they’re shaped differently from every other mag out there. The shelf that they feature make them wider than a curved MP-5 mag. There was some Aussie or Kiwi selling some mag pouches on Uzitalk a while a go, I’ll see if I can find him and let him know.
Finally…yes, I know it’s completely worthles…but I want one…an original bayonet. I know a No.5 Mk.1 Jungle Carbine bayonet will fit fine. There are some Indian bayonets on the market, but I’d rather have some good Sheffield steel…
Stay safe man.
I want one so bad Im tempted to try on of the Century made one though the odds are 50/50 on it being worth a sh*t
awesome weapon, templar. i was born in England and as a kid, the sterling and L1A1 were probably the first modern weapons that fascinated me as my dad used to take me to military shows and museums etc. i had a toy L1A1 that shot plastic pellets when i was about 5 or 6. so, i’ve always had a soft spot for those two particular weapons.
i also lived in singapore for a number of years and certain police were equipped with sterlings (singapore used to be under british rule). i remember trying to get as close as possible to look at them if i saw one. i wonder what the policemen thought when they saw this kid staring intently at their subguns.
of course, when star wars came out, i recognized them immediately. 
Nice looking Sterling! Any more additional information you have would be really helpful. I’m just starting to learn more about them and contemplating trying to locate and purchase one. A suppressed one would be really slick as well but would you need a tax stamp for the full-auto and it being suppressed?