British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock 20th Century The case is item 23

The case is item 23 in Tafel 5

In addition the cover is marked: "M

Just as the Chemical Corps had responsibility for poison gas and smoke weapons that were used instead to deliver high-explosives during the war

that could be fitted on conventional tripods and be used against light armour

British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock 20th Century The case is item 23Original 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