Original British WWII Sten MkII Early Loop Stock Display Submachine Gun Serial BO238084 with Magazine Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Think of The Bridge on the River Qwai. William Holden holding his MkII Sten and looking very grim. And how many other war movies do we remember where we remember the MkII Sten but not the actors? Probably quite a few.

Not only was the Sten ubiquitous in movies and among Allied troops, but the German Army, of all people, eventually made numerous copies of it. Earlier, Otto Skorzeny, the famous head of Germany’s equivalent of Britain’s Commandos, tried hard to get permission to use the silenced version of the Sten for his troops, but his request was rejected on grounds of national—read that as National Socialist—arrogance.

This non-firing BATF approved Sten Mk II is made up of original parts on a solid aluminum dummy receiver with a live barrel, and duplicates the feel and appearance of the original Sten Mk II Machine Carbine. It also has the rare and hard to find early model “Loop” butt stock, which was quickly replaced in the field with a sturdier “T” butt stock, which was also carried over to the Mk III. The trigger still pulls and the selector switch still moves, though the bolt handle does not move, per BATF regulations. The magazine catch is fully functional, and the barrel can still be unscrewed from the dummy receiver.

It is finished in the stove black used on most British small arms of the Second World War. The condition is very good, and it is faintly marked STEN MKII on the top of the magazine well, while the bottom is marked E & Co, indicating that the magazine well, or possibly the entire gun, was made by Elkington & Co in Birmingham, a subcontractor during the war. There is also faint serial number BO238084 stamped on the bottom, as well as a British BROAD ARROW ordnance marking. There are also markings on the breech end of the barrel and on the loop butt stock. Lots of markings on this great example!

This fine Sten MkII Display SMG comes with an original intact magazine (where permitted), otherwise a deactivated magazine will be sent.

The Mk II was the most widely distributed of the various Sten models, and was featured in numerous motion pictures, including the marquee poster for the great The Bridge On The River Kwai. This piece includes an original magazine, where permitted. Elsewhere a deactivated magazine will be sent.

The Mk II Sten is an icon of the Second World War and should be part of any WWII collection or display!