British Forces Weaponry

[Gadge Europa]

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the live sten was a pic i found not burners isnt it?

I thought the one he had was an airsoft one, if i've missed that apologies!

Pretty much all the evidence we can find for painted stens seem to be post war (aussies, rhodesians, palestine etc) this might be where the site are getting their mags from... wwii soldered ones later painted in foreign service.

Like i say if its just for the hell of it its a great look but if i were to use it for WWII events i'd probably spray it back to black, at the very least i'd lose the divisional symbol.

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Doh, oh it is a real one.... ffs i totally missed that.

If i'm honest i'd not have mucked about with an original like that, pretty much destroyed it's resale value.

[Caveira]

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Doh, oh it is a real one.... ffs i totally missed that.

If i'm honest i'd not have mucked about with an original like that, pretty much destroyed it's resale value.

I don't think he's bothered by it's resale value. From the sounds of it he's got it painted to help him blend in among the rubble of his bunker when the world government sends in the black choppers!

[burner208]

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the live sten was a pic i found not burners isnt it?

I thought the one he had was an airsoft one, if i've missed that apologies!

Pretty much all the evidence we can find for painted stens seem to be post war (aussies, rhodesians, palestine etc) this might be where the site are getting their mags from... wwii soldered ones later painted in foreign service.

Like i say if its just for the hell of it its a great look but if i were to use it for WWII events i'd probably spray it back to black, at the very least i'd lose the divisional symbol.

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Doh, oh it is a real one.... ffs i totally missed that.

If i'm honest i'd not have mucked about with an original like that, pretty much destroyed it's resale value.

Is there a chance that you would have any samples of the various types of camo that they used in the other countries? I've seem austens and some of the rhodesian guns but very limited examples. BTW, the red insignia was just something fun to do, I know its not historically accurate.

I'm not to worried about resale value. Transferables demand a premium plus I've already got a buyer lined up for it if his CLEO will sign off (selling some stuff to fund a RIA m60 belt fed). I bought it for $3200 some time ago and I'm selling it for $6500. You can strip paint, worse comes to worse you bead blast and dunk it in a park tank before you hit it with a coat of suncorite 259, few hours and it looks like new!

I don't think he's bothered by it's resale value. From the sounds of it he's got it painted to help him blend in among the rubble of his bunker when the world government sends in the black choppers!

Ever hear the term "history repeats itself"? What about..... " Look for the best, prepare for the worst, and take what comes"? If nothing ever happins all I'm doing is investing my money in properties that will always be gaining in value, theres a fixed number of transferables and a ever growing demand. In 86 right before the ban a FA sten costs $246 from york arms. A home build costs about $80...when building a sten the most expensive part was the tax stamp. Now even the cheapest of home builds will run atleast $4,000.... My NFA collection is alot like a retirement fund for me. What will these $80 guns cost another 20-30 years from now?

Now, go back to your black ops 2 and let the big boys have a discussion

[Gadge Europa]

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Rhodesian stuff seems to have been camo'd by brush and with whatever paint came to hand, aussie stuff was generally sprayed but again it's quite random.

Stuff used in palestine i've no idea.

Basically if you want a WWII look, strip it back to blued metal / black

at the moment its not really that historically accurate their is no evidence any one i know can find of 7th armoured even having them until the desert war was over let alone painting them.

[burner208]

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Rhodesian stuff seems to have been camo'd by brush and with whatever paint came to hand, aussie stuff was generally sprayed but again it's quite random.

Stuff used in palestine i've no idea.

Basically if you want a WWII look, strip it back to blued metal / black

at the moment its not really that historically accurate their is no evidence any one i know can find of 7th armoured even having them until the desert war was over let alone painting them.

Gotcha... Gona start looking for some proper paint to do the job right.

[Caveira]

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Now, go back to your black ops 2 and let the big boys have a discussion

Never played it, I'm far to old for sh*t like that. I would have got into computers when I was younger, but was too busy wearing a uniform!

[Rifleman93]

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Never played it, I'm far to old for sh*t like that. I would have got into computers when I was younger, but was too busy wearing a uniform!

Nurse fetish? Or schoolgirl?

[seansamurai1]

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Bit more of the older school boomsticks.

Not quite finished, needs the newly fitted front end painting up.





The compass is actually a bit of poetic licence taken from the film Bravo Two Zero, Just check Sean Beans M16 out.

[Brandon]

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Good to see you're still going for this Sean. Mind give us an update on the loadout too

Ive added another British rifle to the collection...



Just need the SUSAT now.

[Nun-Chuck]

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Haha sean I haven't seen a weapons accessory as luridly green as that compass since I accidentally stumbled across a C9A2...

[seansamurai1]

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Haha sean I haven't seen a weapons accessory as luridly green as that compass since I accidentally stumbled across a C9A2...

Beauties of sniper tape bud.
That will tone down once Ive painted up the front end.
It is a nasty contrast against the black and my nasty back to the 70s carpet though.


Had a bit of a stall on it really.

Modded my chest rig to look more like an Arktis version but Im at the same time trying to gather together the rest of the Patt90 webbing for a closer B20 look (More people recognise it then).
Managed to complete the CQC bergan but having trouble sourcing a cheap deac LAW tube.

[Nun-Chuck]

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I thought that might be what you did to it.

Now I just need to work out why the Canadians wanted their support weapon in lime green...

[seansamurai1]

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Safety bud, 2tones cool ya know. :p

[systema PTW SOPMOD]

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The compass is actually a bit of poetic licence taken from the film Bravo Two Zero, Just check Sean Beans M16 out.

Does it work mounted on a big metal thing?

[Mikep81]

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Bit more of the older school boomsticks.

Not quite finished, needs the newly fitted front end painting up.

The compass is actually a bit of poetic licence taken from the film Bravo Two Zero, Just check Sean Beans M16 out.

Does it work mounted on a big metal thing?

Didn't McNab state after the film was released that the compass was not his idea?! I'm sure I read that somewhere after a heated debate about it a few years ago, due to the fact that US Soldiers are taught to move their weapon away from the compass while navigating in one of their pamphlets? I'm trying to remember where I saw it.

Looks cool though, the M16 that is!