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 was also formerly manufactured and used by India as the Sub Machine Gun 1A1 alongside the suppressed 2A1 variant. A Chilean copy of the Sterling exists, known as the FAMAE PAF, which features a retractable wire stock and no barrel shroud.
==Specifications==
(1944 - 1988)
* Type: Submachine Gun
* Caliber: 9x19mm
* Weight: 
* Length: stock folded, stock extended
* Barrel length: 
* Capacity: 34-round box magazine; early Sterling prototypes can use Sten magazines
* Fire Modes: Full-Auto
-----
==Sterling Mk.4 / L2A3==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Return of Doctor Mabuse 	 	German police 	 	1961
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
Dark Of The Sun 	Jim Brown 	Sgt. Ruffo 	 	1968
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
The Bamboo House of Dolls 	 	Imperial Japanese Army soldiers 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	Jacques Weber 	Alain Charpentier 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	Jean-François Balmer	Raymond Dax 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	Jacques Villeret 	Pvt. Girot 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	Jacques Chailleux 	Pvt. Moutier 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	Albert Dray 	Pvt. Titus 	 	1973
R.A.S. 	 	French soldiers 	 	1973
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
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold 	Ni Tien 	Mi Ling Fong 	 	1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold 	Christopher Hunt 	Mendez 	 	1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold 	 	Members of Hong Kong Tactical Squad 7, thugs 	 	1975
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 (A New Hope, 1977) 	 	Imperial Stormtroopers 	as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" 	1977
Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)	 	Imperial Stormtroopers 	as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" 	1980
Star Wars (Return of the Jedi, 1983) 	 	Imperial Stormtroopers 	as the "BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle" 	1983
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
Love and Bullets 	 	A mobster 	 	1979
The Outsider 	Derek Young 	UDR sergeant 	 	1980
The Outsider 	Gerry Alexander 	British sergeant 	 	1980
The Outsider 	 	British troops 	 	1980
An American Werewolf in London 	 	"Nazi" werewolf 	 	1981
Water 	Alan Shearman 	Major Charlesworth 	 	1985
Water 	 	British SAS paratroopers 	 	1985
Biggles: Adventures in Time 	Alex Hyde White 	Jim Ferguson 	 	1986
Biggles: Adventures in Time 	Neil Dickson 	James Bigglesworth 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Brion James 	Anthony Lazarus 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Jonathan Banks 	Clyde Klepper 	 	1986
Fatal Beauty 	Brad Dourif 	Leo Nova 	 	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
Marked for Death 	 	Jamaican Soldier 	 	1990
Point Break (1991) 	 	Australian police officers 	 	1991
If Looks Could Kill 	 	 	 	1991
An Ungentlemanly Act 	 	British and Argentinian soldiers 	 	1992
Mask of Death 	 	A street thug 	 	1996
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
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
Shootout at Lokhandwala 	 	Anti-Terrorist Squad officers 	 	2007
Max Payne 	 	 	 	2008
The Nice Guys 	Matthew Bomer 	John Boy 	 	2016
Soldiers Only Known By God 	 	Argentinian Amphibious Commandos and British paratroopers	 	2017
Malay Regiment 	 	Communist guerillas 	 	2017
Avengement 	Scott Adkins 	Cain Burgess 	 	2019
Avengement 	Thomas Turgoose 	Tune 	 	2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 	 	 	Seen in armory 	2019
===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
Big Game (Bolshaya igra)	 	Killer 	S01E06 	1988
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 	"Chapter 3: The Sin"; mocked up as a BlasTech DH-17 Blaster 	2019
The Mandalorian 	 	New Republic Security Droids 	"Chapter 6: The Prisoner"; mocked up as a BlasTech DH-17 Blaster	2019
Fallout - Season 1 	Ella Purnell 	Lucy MacLean 	"The End" (S1E01) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Dave Register 	Chet 	"The End" (S1E01) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Annabel O'Hagan	Stephanie "Steph" Harper 	"The End" (S1E01) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	 	Raiders 	"The End" (S1E01) 	2024
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
The Operative: 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
Cross Fire 	"Sterling" 	 	2007
Payday 2 	"Patchett L2A1"	Incorrect 20-round and 30-round capacity	2013
Insurgency 	Sterling 	full-auto only 	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Sterling MK4 	bayonet 	2014
Insurgency: Sandstorm 	Sterling 	Added in June 2020 "Nightfall" update 	2018
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	L2A3 & L2A3 with suppressor 	2022
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note	Date
Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini	Mercenaries 	 	1996
Spriggan (1998) 	A Turkish assassin	 	1998
Desert Punk 	A mercenary 	 	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
Soldiers Only Known By God	 	British and Argentinian soldiers	 	2017
===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
Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	2004
Insurgency: Sandstorm 	Sterling 	Added in June 2020 "Nightfall" update, created by fitting the Sterling Mk. 4 with the "suppressor" attachment	2018
==Sterling Mk.6==
The Sterling Mark 6 (also called Sterling Mark 6 "Police") is a closed bolt semi-automatic civilian carbine version of the Sterling Mark 4 sold in the United States in the 1980s. It is has a 16" minimum legal length barrel. These were used in movies and television shows, sometimes with the barrel cut down and legally converted to full-auto fire.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
RoboCop 	Mike Moroff 	Hophead 	 	1987
The Hidden	Clarence Felder	Lt. Masterson	 	1987
=== Television ===
Title 	Actor 	Character	Notes/Episode 	Date
The Walking Dead - Season 6	Vincin Zo	Savior 	w/cut down barrel; "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16)	2016
==Sterling Mk.7==
The Sterling Mk.7 is a compact pistol version of the Sterling Mk.6. The Mk.7 models are named with a suffix consisting of a letter and a number. For the letter, "A-" models are automatic, "C-" models are semi-auto. For the number, "-4" models have 4.25" short barrels, "-8" models have 7.8" long barrels. They may be fitted with foregrips, front straps, and/or fixed stocks.
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character	Note 	Date
Double Team	 	 	Mk.7 A8 (or Mk.7 C8) with no stock and no foregrip	1997
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as	Note 	Release Date
Firearms: Source‎	"MK7A4" 	Mk.7 A4 with foregrip, without stock	2010
==CETME C2==
The CETME C2, also known as the CB-64, is a Spanish derivative of the Sterling Mk.4 made by CETME; though similar in profile, the CETME C2 features significant modifications to the design, and none of its parts are interchangeable with the Sterling. The most obvious differences between the C2 and the Sterling is the C2's improved pistol grip, straight 30-round magazines, and different stock design. It also has a relocated charging handle at the top of the receiver and different iron sights. The CETME C2 is made in both 9x19mm Parabellum and 9x23mm Largo.
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note	Date
Torrente 	 	Thugs, Rafi's friends	 	1998
The Business	 	Colombian 	 	2005
==C1 Submachine Gun==
The C1 is the Canadian version of Sterling SMG. It used stamped metal parts rather than cast ones, featured slight internal differences, and had different front sights and a larger, more square trigger guard that can swivel open. Canada produces and issues 30-round magazines for the C1, which feature a slightly different design from the L2A3's 34-rounders, though both magazines are fully interchangeable.
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Power Play	 	Soldiers 	 	1978
==MGC Sterling==
A non-firing model replica of the Sterling SMG is produced by MGC of Japan. This replica is primarily based on the Canadian C1, featuring its enlarged trigger guard and trigger, but has its own unique front sight found on neither the C1 nor the L2A3.
The MGC Sterling is notable for being the basis of the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle found in the Star Wars franchise, specifically the ones in Return of the Jedi.
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as	Note 	Release Date
Rainbow Six Siege 	9mm C1 	Introduced in Operation Black Ice expansion (2016)	2015
Ghost Recon Wildlands	9mm C1 	 	2017
Category:Gun
Category:Submachine Gun