turpin42
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Hi all
Is there anyone out there that can shed some light on this pistolgrip to the Sten.
It's very well made so i'm thinking postwar. Not a homemade job (have a few originals of those). The metalwork is steel. The ring that clips into the endcap is made of two plates spotwelded together. Instead of the normal round hole for the locking piece of the springcap, this has sections cut out. There is a retractable bolt for the corkscrew end of the sling (backwards sling - silencer?) on the top of the handle. There is a half ring for the sling also under the grip (whats left of the serial number is still there so must have been done as an afterthought). The serial number is stamped on the rear of the ring, on both of the wooden grips and under the grip. 167728 (B167728 on the grips). No broad arrow markings anywhere. If i were to make a guess.... Finland maybe? They used them postwar in great numbers.
I've never seen this type anywhere before but it seems to be more than just a hobby gunsmith's work.
Last thing, it seems to have been fitted to just one gun. There are punch marks to help tighten up the fit of the grip to the gun.
If anyone can help i would be very grateful :tinysmile_twink_t:
All the very best
T42
Is there anyone out there that can shed some light on this pistolgrip to the Sten.
It's very well made so i'm thinking postwar. Not a homemade job (have a few originals of those). The metalwork is steel. The ring that clips into the endcap is made of two plates spotwelded together. Instead of the normal round hole for the locking piece of the springcap, this has sections cut out. There is a retractable bolt for the corkscrew end of the sling (backwards sling - silencer?) on the top of the handle. There is a half ring for the sling also under the grip (whats left of the serial number is still there so must have been done as an afterthought). The serial number is stamped on the rear of the ring, on both of the wooden grips and under the grip. 167728 (B167728 on the grips). No broad arrow markings anywhere. If i were to make a guess.... Finland maybe? They used them postwar in great numbers.
I've never seen this type anywhere before but it seems to be more than just a hobby gunsmith's work.
Last thing, it seems to have been fitted to just one gun. There are punch marks to help tighten up the fit of the grip to the gun.
If anyone can help i would be very grateful :tinysmile_twink_t:
All the very best
T42
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