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Sterling SMG
The Sterling Mk.4 submachine gun is a British submachine gun which was in service with the British Army from 1953 until 1994 as the L2A3 when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1. Its earliest combat record however was field testing near the end of WWII with early prototypes. It is still manufactured and used by India as the Sub Machine Gun 1A1 alongside the suppressed 2A1 variant.
The Sterling submachine gun is/was copied in Chile as the FAMAE PAF but has a retractable wire stock and lacking the barrel shroud. Another variant of the Sterling Mk.4 is the CETME C2 of Spanish origin, recognized by its improved handgrip and ability to chamber 9mm Largo rounds.
In the 1980s, a semi-automatic version was sold to the American general public and police forces as the Sterling Mark 6 "Police" which was a closed bolt semi-automatic version with a minimum legal length 16" barrel, commonly called the Sterling Mk 6 9mm Carbine. These were used in movies and television shows (sometimes with the barrel cut down and legally converted to full-auto fire). A pistol version of the Mark 6 was sold - the Sterling Mark 7, which had no folding stock and a 4" barrel. The full-auto version of the Mark 7 had a forward pistol grip and a folding stock.
Specifications
(1944 - ????)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 6 lbs (2.7 kg)
- Length: 18.9 in (48.1 cm) stock folded, 27 in (68.6 cm) stock extended
- Barrel length: 7.7 in (19.6 cm)
- Capacity: 34-round box magazine; early Sterling prototypes can use Sten magazines
- Fire Modes: Full-Auto
The Sterling SMG and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ipcress File | Michael Caine | Harry Palmer | 1965 | |
| Funeral in Berlin | Multiple Characters | 1966 | ||
| Death is Nimble, Death is Quick | Ceylon police | 1966 | ||
| You Only Live Twice | Multiple Characters | 1967 | ||
| Dark Of The Sun | Rod Taylor | Capt. Bruce Curry | 1968 | |
| Jim Brown | Sgt. Ruffo | |||
| Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese | Dominique Zardi | Charles' henchman | 1968 | |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | George Lazenby | James Bond | 1969 | |
| No Blade Of Grass | 1970 | |||
| The Last Grenade | Multiple Characters | 1970 | ||
| When Eight Bells Toll | Anthony Hopkins | Philip Calvert | 1971 | |
| R.A.S. | Jacques Weber | Alain Charpentier | 1973 | |
| Jean-François Balmer | Raymond Dax | |||
| Jacques Villeret | Pvt. Girot | |||
| Jacques Chailleux | Pvt. Moutier | |||
| Albert Dray | Pvt. Titus | |||
| French soldiers | ||||
| Zardoz | Exterminators | 1974 | ||
| The Man From Hong Kong | George Lazenby | Jack Wilton | 1975 | |
| Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold | Tamara Dobson | Cleopatra Jones | 1975 | |
| Ni Tien | Mi Ling Fong | |||
| Christopher Hunt | Mendez | |||
| Members of Hong Kong Tactical Squad 7, thugs | ||||
| Hennessy | British Army radioman | 1975 | ||
| Flatfoot in Hong Kong | Macau police | 1975 | ||
| The Gypsy (Le gitan) | Maurice Barrier | Jacques Helman | 1975 | |
| Boomerang (Comme un boomerang) | A gangster | 1976 | ||
| Star Wars | Imperial Stormtroopers | as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" | 1977-2005 | |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Roger Moore | James Bond | 1977 | |
| Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri) | Assassin | 1977 | ||
| Midnight Express | Turkish soldiers | 1978 | ||
| The Wild Geese | Jack Watson | RSM Sandy Young | 1978 | |
| Power Play | Soldiers | Canadian-manufactured C1 variant | 1978 | |
| Love and Bullets | A mobster | 1979 | ||
| The Outsider | Derek Young | UDR sergeant | 1980 | |
| Gerry Alexander | British sergeant | |||
| British troops | ||||
| Water | Alan Shearman | Major Charlesworth | 1985 | |
| British SAS paratroopers | ||||
| Biggles: Adventures in Time | Alex Hyde White | Jim Ferguson | 1986 | |
| Neil Dickson | James Bigglesworth | |||
| Armed and Dangerous | Brion James | Anthony Lazarus | 1986 | |
| Jonathan Banks | Clyde Klepper | |||
| Fatal Beauty | Brad Dourif | Leo Nova | 1987 | |
| RoboCop | Mike Moroff | Hophead | Sterling Mark 6 Carbine | 1987 |
| The Hidden | Clarence Felder | Lt. Masterson | Sterling Mark 6 Carbine | 1987 |
| Picasso Trigger | Cynthia Brimhall | Edy | as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" | 1988 |
| Savage Beach | uncredited actor | Donny | as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" | 1989 |
| Return from the River Kwai | Chris Penn | Lt Crawford | 1989 | |
| L. A. Bounty | Bob Minor | Martin | The civilian version with extended barrel. | 1989 |
| RoboCop 2 | Gun store robber | 1990 | ||
| The Krays | 1990 | |||
| If Looks Could Kill | 1991 | |||
| An Ungentlemanly Act | British and Argentinian soldiers | 1992 | ||
| Mask of Death | A street thug | 1996 | ||
| Double Team | Chilean manufactured FAMAE PAF variant | 1997 | ||
| Torrente | Thugs, Rafi's friends | CETME C2 | 1998 | |
| Return to Savage Beach | Donny | as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle"; footage from Savage Beach | 1998 | |
| Crocodile 2: Death Swamp | robber | 2002 | ||
| Bloody Sunday | British paratroopers | 2002 | ||
| Lakshya | Indian soldiers | 2004 | ||
| The Business | Colombian | CETME C2 | 2005 | |
| Dhoom 2 | Police | 2006 | ||
| Blood Diamond | Government Soldiers | 2006 | ||
| The Last King of Scotland | Ugandan soldiers | 2006 | ||
| American Gangster | guards at Frank's heroin plant | 2007 | ||
| Max Payne | 2008 | |||
| Soldiers only know by God | Argentinian Amphibious Commandos and British paratroopers | 2017 | ||
| Malay Regiment | Communist guerillas |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who | John Levene | Sgt. John Benton | "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" | 1974 |
| Doctor Who | Martin Taylor | Cpl. Norton | "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" | 1974 |
| Doctor Who | Trevor Lawrence | Lodge | "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" | 1974 |
| Doctor Who | max Faulkner | Cpl. Adams | "The Android Invasion" | 1975 |
| The Professionals | Various characters | Different configurations | 1977-1981 | |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Mark Ryan | Jimmy | "Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) | 1986 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Tony Osoba | Sgt. Jarvis | "Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) | 1986 |
| Inspector George Gently | RAF gate guard | "The Burning Man" (S01E01) | 2008 | |
| The Day of the Triffids | Jean Murray | Susan | 2009 | |
| Endeavour - Season 4 | A guard on nuclear power plant | "Harvest" (S04E04) | 2017 | |
| The Mandalorian | Mandalorians | mocked up as a BlasTech DH-17 Blaster | 2018 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| No One Lives Forever | Incorrect 30-round capacity | 2000 | |
| No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | L2A3 | Incorrect 30-round capacity | 2002 |
| Contract J.A.C.K. | L2A3 | Incorrect 30-round capacity | 2003 |
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | 2007 | ||
| Payday 2 | "Patchett L2A1" | Incorrect 20-round and 30-round capacity | 2013 |
| Insurgency | Sterling | full-auto only | 2014 |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | 9mm C1 | Introduced in Operation Black Ice expansion (2016) | 2015 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spriggan | 1998 | ||
| Desert Punk | 2004 |
Sterling Mk.5 / L34A1
The Sterling L34A1 (a.k.a. Sterling Mk.5) is the suppressed version of the Sterling L2A3.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ungentlemanly Act | British and Argentinian soldiers | 1992 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | L34A1 | Incorrect 30-round capacity | 2002 |
| Contract J.A.C.K. | L34A1 | Incorrect 30-round capacity | 2003 |