British Sten Gun Bronze Bolt Assembly: Original WWII Category_Martini-Henry Rifles and will have pitting from

and will have pitting from wood contact

The term M17 refers only to the liner band

Just received a terrific delivery of German WW2 issue MG 34 part sets (without RECEIVER) complete with the early traditional WWII bipod

rear ranging arc with graduations and stops also with securing spikes

the design of this helmet is actually a WW2 German creation initially laid down in 1942

British Sten Gun Bronze Bolt Assembly: Original WWII Category_Martini-Henry Rifles and will have pitting fromOriginal 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