British Sten Gun Bronze Bolt Assembly: Original WWII New Items The Grand Old Lady of

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but the attaching screw is not included

the British General Staff issued a specification for a new submachine gun

Measures Approximately 35 inches by 25 inches

British Sten Gun Bronze Bolt Assembly: Original WWII New Items The Grand Old Lady ofOriginal Item: Excpetionally Rare; Who would have believed it? At the height of WWII the British War Ministry ordered, on an experimental basis, Bronze Gun Metal Bolt Assemblies. Amazing in that, as an alloy, the material cost was many times greater than that of steel. The reason however was machine time, which was a valuable commodity in 1943 (see "The Sten Machine Carbine" by Peter Laidler page 250 51. The Bronze bolts could be cast and then