British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock British Uniform [6] The MP 38 also

[6] The MP 38 also features longitudinal grooving on the receiver and bolt

The 9th SS Panzer tried to breakthrough by attacking the 508 and 504 PIR positions

The rifle stock is somewhat worn

This reproduction was copied directly from an original in the IMA collection

British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock British Uniform [6] The MP 38 alsoOriginal Item: Something of a mystery surrounds these butt stocks. Of the many thousands of Stens that have been examined at IMA, only three of these stocks have surfaced. All are marked with the Broad Arrow but have no further marking. Peter Laidler, in The Sten Machine Carbine, pages 254 255, identifies these as very early designs because of the internal strut provided for attachment of the Enfield rifle sling; in other words, they were made before