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=About= | |||
'''Sterling Arms Corporation''' was a private American firearm manufacturer, based mainly in Lockport, New York (despite starting nearby in Buffallo). Never manufacturing anything other then pistols, in 1970's they shifted to cheap compact and sub-compact pistols chambered in .22 and .380 ACP most of which later became notorious because of their weird looks and even more for their incredibly bad reputation as an unreliable firearm (which can be compared to [[Lorcin L25]]). Despite improving their line greatly in late 70's and early 80's with .380 ACP pistols including [[Sterling Model 302|Model 302]], [[Sterling Arms Model 400|Model 400]] and an imported licensed version of [[SIG-Sauer P230]] (It's interesting that they started to manufacture it in 1975, whole 2 years before main line was started by SIG-Sauer themselves), corporation went bankrupt and/or otherwise closed in 1984. Nowadays it remains one of the most mysterious American firearm manufacturers: not a single designer is known, most of the abbreviations were not explained and many more unknown features. Certain lack of research was partially covered by a post [http://weaponsman.com/?p=12351 "The Short Life of the Sterling Arms Corporation"] in "WeaponsMan" blog, which we must thank for most of the information and images found on this page. | |||
''Note: This manufacturer has nothing to do with similarly named British one responsible for [[Sterling SMG]], as well as two other companies, one of which was situated in California and another one made cheap revolvers. | |||
=Specifications= | |||
'''Founded: ''' 1967 | |||
'''Country: ''' USA | |||
'''Products: ''' Pistols | |||
=Guns= | |||
==Pistols== | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Weapon''' | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Produced''' | |||
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| [[Sterling Model 302]] || .22LR ||6 || ????|| || [[File:Sterlington Armas Pistol.jpg|200px]] | |||
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||[[SIG-Sauer P230]]||.380 ACP||7||1975-1984|| SIG-Sauer 230 Stainless<br>SIG-Sauer 230 Two-Tone<br>SIG-Sauer 230 Blued ||[[File:SigP230SS.jpg|200px]] | |||
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| [[Sterling Arms Model 400#Sterling Arms Mark II|Sterling Arms Model 400 Mark II]] || 9x19mm || || 1980 - 1984 || || [[File:350px-SterlingMkII.jpg|200px]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:31, 15 December 2013
About
Sterling Arms Corporation was a private American firearm manufacturer, based mainly in Lockport, New York (despite starting nearby in Buffallo). Never manufacturing anything other then pistols, in 1970's they shifted to cheap compact and sub-compact pistols chambered in .22 and .380 ACP most of which later became notorious because of their weird looks and even more for their incredibly bad reputation as an unreliable firearm (which can be compared to Lorcin L25). Despite improving their line greatly in late 70's and early 80's with .380 ACP pistols including Model 302, Model 400 and an imported licensed version of SIG-Sauer P230 (It's interesting that they started to manufacture it in 1975, whole 2 years before main line was started by SIG-Sauer themselves), corporation went bankrupt and/or otherwise closed in 1984. Nowadays it remains one of the most mysterious American firearm manufacturers: not a single designer is known, most of the abbreviations were not explained and many more unknown features. Certain lack of research was partially covered by a post "The Short Life of the Sterling Arms Corporation" in "WeaponsMan" blog, which we must thank for most of the information and images found on this page. Note: This manufacturer has nothing to do with similarly named British one responsible for Sterling SMG, as well as two other companies, one of which was situated in California and another one made cheap revolvers.
Specifications
Founded: 1967
Country: USA
Products: Pistols
Guns
Pistols
| Weapon | Caliber(s) | Capacity | Produced | Variants | Image |
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| Sterling Model 302 | .22LR | 6 | ???? | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | |
| SIG-Sauer P230 | .380 ACP | 7 | 1975-1984 | SIG-Sauer 230 Stainless SIG-Sauer 230 Two-Tone SIG-Sauer 230 Blued |
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| Sterling Arms Model 400 Mark II | 9x19mm | 1980 - 1984 | File:350px-SterlingMkII.jpg |
