The Sterling Submachine Gun Magazine The Best Magazine Ever Designed
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In the mid 1940s, George Patchett set out to design a submachine gun and magazine that would improve on the STEN gun's shortcomings. The result was arguably one of the best SMG magazines ever designed. Robust, reliable and easy to use - the Sterling magazine is definitely an improvement over the venerable STEN's mag. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench You can also now support us with one-time donations via https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench Ever wished all the best gun history content creators were gathered in one place? Check out - https://surplused.com - we're on there! Where to find TAB: https://armourersbench.com https://facebook.com/armourersbench https://ko-fi.com/armourersbench https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench https://www.instagram.com/armourersbench https://utreon.com/c/Armourers-Bench https://imgur.com/user/ArmourersBench https://discord.gg/DAjRSBc Intro: (0:00) Early Patchett Prototype with STEN mag (0:50) STEN mag's shortcomings (1:10) Call to action (1:56) Patchett's new design (2:50) Sterling magazine disassembled (3:15) Rollers! (4:00) Re-assembly (5:10) Canada's Sterling (5:55) The magazine and the gun (6:15) Outro (6:55)
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