Sterling Mk. 6 Serial Number 1

[Lima]

In case anyone was curious what happend to Sterling Mk. 6 serial number ONE (SA0001) ... It's deacivated in the UK and for sale...

http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Deactivate...k-6-Serial-Number-1-gun-for-sale-gs85417.aspx

 

[Lima]

More pics...

 

[Junkcollector]

I believe Lanchester was the first US importer of the Sterlings, I guess the first one was kept in England as a historical piece. I have a Lanchester SA Sterling under 300 S/N , I'm curious if anyone has a sterling from another importer and do the serial numbers continue from the Lanchester or start over at 00001 ?
Also noted that one seems to have the dunny barrel inserted with a 10 inch barrel not installed, but no 16 inch barrel visable.

 

[nfafan]

I have S/N 022, imported by Cassi of Colorado. Despite the low S/N, and pitiful few numbers of Dagenham guns imported, I've had little interest during the time I had it for sale. Everyone wants PolyTech Legends.

Glad for the pics posted, brings back memories of the one I seen for sale at a fun-show in the 80's. Couldn't give 'em away back then either, as they competed price-wise with Uzis and HK94s.

I snagged mine barely used during Klinton's 1st term, but missing the odd-shaped styro-lined box and display bbl. These guns are so kewl.

 

[HK AG]

What a shame its been deactivated.

HK Ag

 

[Junkcollector]

NFAFAN : I guess you answered a question I have been trying to get answered. Number 1 was imported by Lanchester in texas and I have under 300 imported by Lanchester in Texas , you have number 22 imported by Cassi in Colorado. That would say that each importer gets a new set of serial numbers. Curious thou Number 1 starts with S/N SA0001 and mine starts with S/N SA02XX both imported by Lanchester in Texas. I have a pistol imported by Armscorp in Maryland with S/N AA7000X. Is your serial number SA00XX or maybe CA00XX ?

 

[nfafan]

NFAFAN : I guess you answered a question I have been trying to get answered. Number 1 was imported by Lanchester in texas and I have under 300 imported by Lanchester in Texas , you have number 22 imported by Cassi in Colorado. That would say that each importer gets a new set of serial numbers. Curious thou Number 1 starts with S/N SA0001 and mine starts with S/N SA02XX both imported by Lanchester in Texas. I have a pistol imported by Armscorp in Maryland with S/N AA7000X. Is your serial number SA00XX or maybe CA00XX ?

Here is the old ad I had here in the classifieds... I'd bet they were not in any kind of order in terms of the way that Dagenham shipped them out to wholesalers.

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showt...mament-LTD-Mk6-9mm-Carbine&highlight=dagenham

 

[Junkcollector]

It looks like all the carbines were SAXXXXX and they just shipped them to importers as they received orders. I guess now I'll have to do more looking to find about the pistol serial numbering, mine starts with 7AAXXXXX and came in thru Armscorp of America in Silver Springs,Md