Just get a Sten kit and build yourself one - https://www.apexgunparts.com/sten-mk2-smg-parts-set-w-skeleton-stock-9mm-luger.htmlWish we had a Sten to run them in. Any idea on ballpark value these days?
Thank you sirIt IS a STEN gun magazine that spent time in India, and was converted, by India, into a 20 round mag with the addion of the two brass wires set inside each side. This did three things, reduced the ammount of rounds per magazine (lighter) , gave room for dirt and dust for reliability, they are single stack/single feed now, which is much easier to load than the double stack/single feed it originally was.
If you wantthem to be 32 round mags again, simply remove the wires. They are worth 20$ or so.
How does wire near the bottom make them single stack? Not clear on that. I see the single feed lips.they are single stack/single feed now, .
I have a Grease Gun mag in my hands right now, and I can tell you for sure that these are NOT Grease Gun mags. I'll go with those who say they are Sten mags.grease gun maybe
No, Grease Gun mags are double stack.I think the M3 Grease gun used single stack mags ... could be wrong, but I will risk the guess.
No, Grease Gun mags are double stack.
Unlike the Thompson mag, the Grease Gun mags are tapered at the top, so that the double-stack body narrows down to a single-stack feed. (Same as for the Sten mags pictured earlier.) This is what makes them hard to load without a mag loader. The original M3 Grease Guns were issued with a separate mag loader, but it tended to get lost. You are right about the M3A1 wire stock as a loading tool. But it also had two additional functions: the ends of the wire "arms" were drilled and tapped so they could be used as cleaning rods, and the stock could be used as a wrench to unscrew the barrel, which had flats milled into the collar for this purpose. An M3A1 barrel and stock can easily be retrofitted to an M3, which results in a significant improvement even without the other M3A1 changes.Well, all I can say is, OOOOOOOOOOPS!! I seem to recall that the M3 mags were pretty tough to load ... so when the M3A1 version came out, the wire stock was altered so it could be used as a loading tool. Trying to recall every tiny detail can be a challenge at times.
Besides ....I always considered the Thompson SUPERIOR!!!!!