Book: The Guns of Dagenham: Lanchester-Patchett-Sterling French Pistols The most common was the

The most common was the height of the War issue Mk lll

Used/ Good condition

Used to train pilots

They are apparently used interchangeably

Book: The Guns of Dagenham: Lanchester-Patchett-Sterling French Pistols The most common was theBoth the Lanchester and the Patchett were developed during WWII at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd, of Dagenham, Essex, England. Sterling also manufactured silenced DeLisle carbines for clandestine British Commando units. The Mkll Patchett Machine Carbine was adopted as the L2A1 in 1953, and the "first Sterling", the MkIII, as the L2A2 in 1955. Then came Sterling's "Crown Jewel" the Mk4, adopted as the L2A3 in 1955 with over 400,000 manufactured by ROF