Sterling Submachinegun – The Best of British to You!

Designed in 1942 to replace the unreliable Sten, the Sterling submachinegun (SMG) was the SMG of military choice from 1951 to the late 1980’s.  Soldiers liked it for its compactness, rate of fire (550 rds/min), accuracy (out to 250’) and its reliability.’  Its folding stock makes it versatile in many situations. With the stock extended, it is fired from the shoulder and with its stock folded, it is fired from the hip.

Know as the “Rolls Royce of the Submachine Gun World,” the Sterling SMG has caught the imagination of American filmmakers.  Sterlings or similar variations have appeared in no less than 27 American movies.²   My favorite appearances of this sexy British gun are in the hands of Michael Caine in The Ipcress Files or the armed Princess Leia in Star Wars.


Blimey!  With only 300 transferable full auto Sterlings in the USA, it’s a wonder Class3only.com has one for you.

 

 

‘ AmericanGunsmith.com
² IMDb.com

 

 

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Battle Rifle of the Holy Land – Galil

Favored by IDF in Six Day War

Considered the best made of the AK design, the Galil was the primary battle rifle of the Israeli Defense Force.

Israeli Military Industries (now named the Israeli Weapons Industries) is the manufacturer of this rifle.  It comes in 4 different variants - ARM, SAR w wooden handguards, SAR w folded stock and MAR.

Very few full auto Galils exist in the USA for legal transfer.  The Galil we have for sale was converted to full auto from semi and registered before 1986 by the longstanding, highly-respected Class 3 manufacturer,  Fleming Firearms.  Well-known in the world of machine guns, the guys of Fleming Firearms tout that ”Happiness is a warm machine gun!”

Kimberly of Class 3 Only holds Galil Model 372

The ARM has a folding stock, in the paratrooper configuration.  The Model 372 is lightly used, if at all, appearing new and would make an excellent addition to any collection of Israeli weapons.  This unusual, well made and interesting Galil has a registered sear and comes with a 40- round magazine (see pic).

FYI, a new semi auto Galil from IWI will run you about $3,000 and a 2-year wait.

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The Thompson “Tommy Gun” Submachine Gun

Lots of American history and mystique surround the Thompson Submachine gun today – from soldiers laying protective fire in the Battle of Normandy to Chicago gangsters blazing away down a dark alley in the 1920s.

Learn more about this American icon at The Unofficial Tommy Gun Page

Purchase the latest book about military Thompson subguns, American Thunder II

Own a piece of Americana today – Thompson A1Thompson M1A1,  Thompson 1928,  Thompson 1928AC  

 

 

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Adding, Adding, Adding Inventory

Adding inventory has consumed my days of late.  My eyes are about cross-eyed after adding all the dealer samples to their own devoted page,  making sure the pages are linked appropriately to the master list and that each page is properly optimized.

But all this work is my own fault.   I had to open my big mouth and assure my husband, Lenden Eakin, that I could do a better job building a website than the professionals he hired years ago.  I  probably know just enough about building a website to get myself in trouble.  You see, during my time as a wine/beer merchant for the last 10 years, my company thrived on the internet.  I had my Facebook, Twitter and WordPress website all talking to one another and Google gave me an award for being “A Favorite Place on Google” given to only 5% of local businesses in the country.  I thought I was big stuff.  None of my peers’ websites had this distinction.

So bear with me as I roll up my sleeves and get all the transferables added to the site. Those are the guns you want to see anyways, isn’t it?

And feel free to drop me a line of encouragement – I need it!!

Your friend in the gun biz,
Kimberly

 

 

 

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Under Construction

Thank you for your patience as I build the coolest place to visit for your Class 3 fix!

 

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