The Sten and Sterling

We go into Dragon Mans Museum , to the British display and check out a few things but mainly the Sten and Sterling machine guns. And Lacy gets to shoot them.

[@maestromeatbal9959]

Dragon man should make a large trench system and hold ww1 air soft re-enactments

[@liljhomicidel69]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss

[@spittingsteel_X2]

You know dragon man has everything real nothing fake lol so u be seeing live round being fired lol

[@P1nK_z33]

Bay Area SLogan or blanks

[@candicejones8819]

@@spittingsteel_X2 lmao

[@bretmartinez2832]

Doesn't he have a paintball field?

[@nightinxgale7083]

Girl: “Can you imagine going into battle with a 9mm?” Guy: “Yeah.”

[@samuraifury9823]

You guys should invite Matt from Demolition Ranch to shoot some of those toys or Hickok45

[@sethtaylor5667]

Templar 98 agreed

[@HotBrassandBullets]

They are invited but so far no sign of them

[@PieAndChips]

Paul Harrell

[@biniget3734]

Yeah please make that happen

[@jameskaras4345]

they did the job. Those weapons been used in many battles with no problem.

[@jackduncan4228]

I’ve shot a sten before. Sure it’s a pretty basic weapon, and it’s only 9mm but it’s still an effective weapon in the right hands. It will kill you dead just as fast as any modern sub machine gun.

[@leonardjanda6181]

Another great video and informative on 2 great guns 💪 used during the war. Mel great job love the view of the property. Proud to be American!!

[@keyup2626]

In the 1970’s we were still wearing the surplus WWII British/Canadian wool uniforms when I was in Army Cadets, they were amazing in our cold Canadian winters and hell in the summer. Our army was still using the Sterling machine guns back then to.

[@l2a3sterling]

I remember the C1 SMG'S used in war games in 1979 with there yellow BFA'S.

[@stonedbatman2067]

Proud to be British!! 🇬🇧

[@PU8698]

This man has to have the biggest private collection of war items in the world.

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

Charlton Heston did! And whoever inherited that collection is king.

[@myadventuresincooking6331]

@@floridaarmyvet3613 he isnt dead

[@jonathanjuwainat5535]

Florida*ARMY*VET he’s not dead

[@floridaarmyvet3613]

Whoever inherited that collection!

[@Fargo217]

One day, I want to visit the dragon mans museum hopefully he’ll still be alive when I am able to

[@tomchapman6368]

I just love your shares! Your stash is so incredible and hard to imagine the millions you must have invested here!! Keep up the great work you do - HISTORY PRESERVED! Blessings!

[@af-lt5he]

subble pummice

[@Defconfx]

Man, I would literally be a kid in a candy store!

[@sandemike]

Good video on how not to use an SMG.

[@darmy4643]

I want to meet Dragon Man and look through all his museums

[@jonholmes3013]

“This is what you call freedom” - Mel Bernstein

[@paulgerald7682]

I fired the 9mm Sterling , C. F. 1973 to middle of 1974 . Thank you .

[@jtp5092]

Dragon man is the only person who has the right to brag about what he has and not annoy me.. he’s earned the right to brag

[@meekgreek9922]

She talks about the 9mm like its a toy. That paper would have stopped any pistol caliber round roughly within the same area the 9mm stopped and even an intermediate rifle round wouldn't have went through all the sheets. Standard FMJ round might penetrate more than a hollow point but still dump their energy within the target after hitting due to lead being soft. There are 9mm rounds that penetrate armor with the use of different metals.

[@ogstopper]

Greetings from England! WOW - what a fantastic collection you have! Wonderful!

[@paralogregt]

Shot it many times and found it to be accurate enough in close quarters also carried it on active service. Very reliable weapon simple weapon.

[@wightoutdoors3738]

Sten guns were made in 9mm for a reason. It enabled the user to use captured German ammo.

[@hlund73]

They were actually designed to fire stockpiles of 9mm captured off the Italians. What you say was an extra reason for supplying them to resistance fighters.

[@wightoutdoors3738]

I have nothing to back up this information. I was told that the magazine from the MP40 fitted the Sten. I'd be interested to know if this was a fact.

[@simonjmeyers]

Let’s check out WWII British machine guns. DragonMan: Pulls out Glock 18 Lol

[@cronicjointpain1]

Such weird timing. I was just randomly watching videos about this yesterday and now you post this lol thanks

[@James-ke5sx]

I trained with sten guns in 68 Canadian navy. But we held them differently. Left arm under magazine, then up on top of the front of the gun. First time I saw one was my instructor standing behind us at the range. His instructions were anyone who dared to turn around with a loaded gun saying something stupid like my weapon is jammed, would instantly be shot.

[@farmerned6]

Sterling SMG = Star Wars Stormtrooper Blaster

[@b.p.stimemachines2327]

Amazing private museum keep it up

[@stevethomas5849]

The Sten Gun was an emergency Sub Machine. As the UK was getting Thompson's from the US up until December 1941 and we know what happened that month. The US needed the Thompson's from then on in. So back in Blighty (UK) a replacement was needed very quickly and the Sten was born courtesy of a toy company. It was used as Churchill said " To Set Europe Ablaze " by the Resistance. 9mm the calibre used in the Sten also in the German MP40, so more common in Occupied Europe than 45 cal.

[@zedzedtop]

Dragon man just living the damn dream, keep up all the great work you two

[@BartyCrease98]

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN Much love from a brit

[@kitjunky133]

when I was in the British army back in the 80's, the Stirling was my personnel weapon. Not the best SMG but then again not the worst either.

[@j_f_kyoushallnotbeforgotte2191]

British army

[@technicalguruinwonderlandh5999]

I guess you killed many innocent civilians....

[@j_f_kyoushallnotbeforgotte2191]

@@technicalguruinwonderlandh5999 he's a limey

[@technicalguruinwonderlandh5999]

@@j_f_kyoushallnotbeforgotte2191 I know. I hate white people especially brits....

[@j_f_kyoushallnotbeforgotte2191]

@John Msx at least this limey knows it, how the take over of limeyvill going

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

I have binge-watched these videos all day today. FANTASTIC!

[@michaeltucker4278]

Great Dragon Man Video,, Keep up the great videos coming!!

[@maartenmeester4502]

Wish this guy was my grandpa he is an awesome man

[@harveyjones4305]

that picture is of a British soldier in El Alamein capturing the crew of a mark 3 afrika corps panzer

[@wilko330]

As a lad I was an apprentice in Sterling Eng co. In Dagenham Essex Eng where these were manufactured amongst other things. Now that's a long time ago back in the late 60s, damn I'm getting old.

[@samhunt9380]

In the early 60's I was using them in the New Zealand Army as a scout. Now you mention it, I'm getting old too.....

[@goldfishlls9623]

Think you so much dragon man I have never seen a man with so much history of war and battle. We have 1 sten machine gun in our bunker. Me and my wife are both military brats we love your videos think you so much for your service and the history that you share with the world. If your ever in Annapolis Maryland please look me up..

[@dennisbaker5984]

Please show a British SLR rifle 7.62mm, my personal weapon in N.I 1973-1982. Loved my rifle.

[@E7.54]

I feel like this is the start to a great friendship 💓

[@teamgo9980]

I have a full auto sten and I absolutely love it. It looks like something somebody made in the garage

[@lawrencerogers576]

'Guns like oil like women love money.' Priceless!

[@wasp6594]

I used a Sterling quite a few times. For one thing, you do not empty the mag in one go. You fire in four to five rounds at a time. Reason is all Sterlings pull up to the right. Firing four to five rounds stitches a 45 degree pattern on the target.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

"Can you believe going into battle with a 9mm"? Hello, the mp38/40 was 9mm. The Brits don't use .303 anymore.

[@Callofdutymaster22]

it would of been 100 years ago that the vickers was made and it was the main machine gun for ww1 british troops throughout the war and defended our trenches well.

[@baikal627]

Your collection is amazing

[@Geordun]

On both the Sten and the Sterling you should *clear* the weapon first and make sure the bolt is *forward* before you insert a mag!! In fact the same rule applies to the Bren gun as well.

[@paganphil100]

Ahchi Cappleman: Correct (and the SLR).

[@Geordun]

@Jim Man Yes , I was sometime issued one when serving in the Royal Engineers.There are two points you may have overlooked, 1/ While it is possible to put 32 rounds in the mag the recommend load was 30 to avoid damaging the spring. 2/The "safety slot" is there so you may "Cock, *Hook*, Look." while clearing any jams/misfires. Unless you have instant need to fire the weapon, the weapon should be in the "Made Safe" mode.(This rule applies to all "blowback" (open bolt) weapons in the British Army.

[@mrjockt]

I’ve rarely seen a video about weapons with so many obvious mistakes in the information given, and as far as the picture of the British soldier in the desert, he was carrying an SMLE not a No 4.

[@globallandrovers]

I noticed that too

[@williamsuleyman3018]

You are the luckyest man in the world ,,everything a real man dreams of and a shooting range to boot..MAGIC,,MAKES US LIMEYS CRY

[@jackvandergriff]

Going to your museum while my mom and sister are San Diego for college tours

[@pinzgauernorcal]

the most armed man in America is also the most FREE. people never give up your guns.

[@Djjimmyshrs]

The woman should do the Video again with no Jeans or knickers on

[@leonstrongbow2410]

Yeah love me a bit of that grandma butt!

[@leonstrongbow2410]

I already am !

[@stepheneatch2793]

A comment about the Vickers..after WW2 the British Government had something in the order of 5 million .303 rounds left over and were in the process of changing to 7.62mm rounds so rather than strip them down a single Vickers was set up and the whole stock of .303 ammunition was fired through that one gun without and failure or problem ..amazing ..I trained on the SMG (Sterling) in 1971-74 and was made to shoot it right handed (the cases would hit you in the face if you shot left handed)which was for me a nightmare but when told to shoot full auto from the hip I was allowed to shoot it left handed with a far better success.

[@doughesson]

I'm sure that if you'd had to use it for real, you'd have been shooting it in a way that worked for you, irregardless of the training & chain of command.

[@grimjim666]

Thanks for being kind to our trash Sub machine Guns XD Those things as i understand it were rushed out, jammed all the time and our answer to the ever increasing development of German weaponry. I hear our Bren guns are pretty good though perhaps Dragon man has one of those to try. Looks like some fun though!

[@doughesson]

Do you really doubt that he doesn't have one? He's got most everything else in those buildings. It would probably be easier to list what equipment that he doesn't have.

[@grimjim666]

@@doughesson lol Truuuuee. Id watch it.

[@Matt_Ch3w]

Does he have a civil war room if not tell him he needs one

[@muskett4108]

Looks like you had some fun. Some people don't realise having a blast is fun. If you think of the Sten and Sterling as personal weapons over say a pistol then they are a lot better than any handgun. With minimum training anyone can hit something with one. Thats what was needed in 1939/40. The Sterling is quite a refined gun, and get to know one not much you can't hit with one out to 200m. Easy to single tap and walk onto the target. As reliable and soldier proof as any AK; just a 9mm which is at best adequate. Big reliable magazine which was a plus. I loved shooting them when I was serving. I'd have one over a Grease Gun.

[@LFH02]

Great vid, we were using the Sterling in the mid 80's into the 90's as a vehicle wpn or as an auxiliary wpn in conjunction with an 84mm anti tank wpn cheers

[@recceeboy1237]

Oh you were a Gustav boy, was the barrel shot out of your SMG ours looked like sewer pipes.

[@jerharr9908]

Dragon man is amazing and his collection is incredible! You are sofa king hot! Thanks for the video!

[@GriffinArmamentOfficial]

Get the sten to someone who understands them. They can be fixed and when they are put together right they work good, as long as the magazines are not junk.

[@HotBrassandBullets]

Griffin Armament we literally pulled it out of the museum, it probably hasn’t had a bullet through it in 15 years. I’m shocked it worked at all.

[@charliewebb9173]

Not quite a grease gun. The Stern is more like a calking gun.. 😀

[@streetkombativesystem4704]

Love these videos!

[@stephenesler1125]

Nice you guys have way too much fun

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

That would be a dream come true to go out there and shoot some old guns with that guy lol

[@Bucko-sj9tq]

no shit ay

[@harryb8945]

It's not a MK4. We use the designation No4 which the has additional MKs within itself. Also the pitcher of the bloke charging has an SMLE/No1 rifle. Unfortunately some time between the war the British military changed its designation for it service rifles so it can be confusing.

[@tamlandipper29]

Just a perspective, but coming off those landing craft (mentioned in the intro) was an assault action. Submachinegun or carbine makes perfectly good sense. It's not like they were going to stay on the beach engaging the defenders at range. Only two kinds of people stayed on the beach during the assault...

[@jamesclarke8726]

I would love to see this mans museam it looks superb must be worth millions

[@davidlucas442]

If i remember correctly the sten was a close quarter weapon used by commandos along with the dagger ... garrot and cheese wire.

[@rainieleighla1720]

If i was in WW2 I would've just strapped reams of printer paper to my torso and I would've been INVINCIBLE!! Until they pulled out the BOYS AT RIFLE! Lol

[@firefightergoggie]

Goodness me I hope Dragon man has solid fire protection. That collection is priceless.

[@L_U-K_E]

Lovely museum

[@bw.history1776]

Did anyone else notice how she said stern gun instead of sten gun

[@HotBrassandBullets]

Yeah... I still screw up that one.

[@johnsabini3351]

Hey, bad practice to bang end of mag when fitting to a Sterling - instance bollocking if you did this on the range! Celer et Audax

[@100tkk]

in denmark they also find them today hidden in our house and they are from ww2 . we got lot of stengun(danish) and explosives drop from aircraft, and that come from london, becouse danish resistance get theirs weapon from england and later they make themselves. becouse is very easy to Produce

[@ludo9234]

I wouldn't trust her with a can of beer .never mind a firearm.

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

I ended up looking down the wrong end of a sterling many years ago when i went through an unmanned check point in chatham dockyard in the uk. I only wanted to go fishing.

[@orange12v]

It's main use is to burst in to a confined enemy space like a HQ or bunker or personnel weapon for a tanker etc

[@williamdegener]

Dragon man has got to be one of the coolest and luckiest guys in the world.

[@wallyhaskett6737]

That was amazing!! Thanks so much for this video. Dang if I only knew her name.She is one beautiful gal. I wish she could go with me around the in tire Museum. Then do some shooting how fun that would be.

[@nofortunatesonII]

FWIW: M1 carbine was a 15 round magazine.

[@objekt2686]

is there a norway room?

[@kylemcmillan2480]

He probably has the best collection in the world all in one place.

[@seasonedgore7231]

More history please. I like books but guns and history make it more entertaining

[@MountainRangerOne]

If the Sterling looked familiar it was used in the original trilogy (Star Wars for non fans) as the Stormtroopers blaster Lucas was on a tight budget and was able to get the guns for dirt cheap

[@johnjenkins2209]

The Sterling she is firing last was not around in WW2, it was post WW2 and when used by a trained soldier it was deadly. The Sten she first used was a rush job WW2 weapon. If she fired them correctly maybe she would put more rounds on target instead of looking like she has just understood what a firearm is?

[@joedaman8436]

This video is awesome, the sten gun was a popular weapon for the French Resistance during WW2 as it was easy to break down into small parts, therefore easy to conceal, also cheap to produce due to it's basic parts.. the lovely lady was cute too! Lol 😁👍

[@robertphillips6296]

Sten Machine Gun, “I think I have 3 or 4 of them”, wow!

[@skylongskylong1982]

Talking about the British, and weapons,I read the following. In 1942 a new Nazi FW190 fighter aircraft landed due the pilots poor navigation skills at a Royal Air Force Airfield. The pilot tried to destroy the aircraft ,but was stopped by a RAF Traffic Controller by threatening the Nazi pilot with the only weapon available a Flare Pistol ! Surprisingly even the British Police were not regularly armed in WW2.

[@tamlandipper29]

They were not regularly armed, but they were sometimes issued firearms. I spoke to one old boy who said when he was given a revolver he unloaded and stashed it because he hadn't even been told how to shoot let alone received any practice. He figured he was a danger to himself and others.

[@skylongskylong1982]

@@tamlandipper29 That is interesting. My family came to Britain in 1900, and even though to join the Police you had to be British, there were exceptions. Our family came from Netherlands, and due to the family trade most of them could speak several languages, including yedish, and mandarin. The Police had just set up Special Branch to keep an eye on foreign Revolutionaries , who settled here due to free speech values( Marx as an example) Due to the Seige of Sidney Street , the Metropolitan, and City Of London Police were allowed to buy there own personal pistol for concealed carry. This was discontinued in1928.

[@kennethsmith2758]

In the siege of Sydney street the police obtained shotguns from the London gun trade.

[@MauriceTarantulas]

As a Brit I approve! Very cool place n jeep etc

[@Pro2AGuy]

Always have been fascinated by the PCC Guns of WWII. These two as well as the American 'Grease' and 'Tommy Gun' were all vital in the Allied effort in Europe and Japan. Still today you can find them in use which is great testimony to their practical genius...BTW, Dragon Man is *THE MAN!*

[@rappers5719]

Sten gun and Sterling sub machine gun are SMG's.

[@meekgreek9922]

What's wrong with going into battle with a 9mm smg? CQC with a 9mm SMG especially in WW2 was effective up to 50 yards of accuracy. 9mm is used by NATO forces and the Russians have developed very powerful 9 x 19mm rounds that penetrate armor.

[@jerrytheraccoon266]

nice video

[@tonieveritt7045]

dragon do you stock the SLRs

[@gwine9087]

What I always remember about the Sten, from my training, was "don't drop the thing or it might kill you".

[@infectedvector]

My uncle was in the Dutch army during WW2 and hated the Sten. He had it loaded, butt down on the floor of a Jeep going down the road. There jeep hit a bump and the damn thing almost killed him. The round put a hole in the brim of his hat which scared the bejeezus out of him. Every time he heard the word "Sten gun" or told the story, he'd start cursing and my aunt would remind him we kids weren't supposed to hear that language by saying, "Denk aan de kinderen, schatje."

[@rudithedog7534]

Just subbed seems like a good channel, but a bit more historical research is needed, I realise the sten and the stirling have the same basic shape but you keep mixing them up, it was the sten that was widely used in WW2, it used the same ammo as the MP40 and could use the same magazines which made it ideal for resistance fighters, it was light, easily broken down to hide and was easy and cheap to make, bicycle shops could make them, so all in all a good weapon

[@jimir68]

The Sterling sub machine gun never had a “Groove” at the back to lock the cocking handle into or to use as a safety. There was a safety lever situated on the left hand side of the the pistol grip. The weapon they use in the video is not an original Sterling and also never spray oil down the barrel of a gun before firing it.

[@SvenTviking]

Andrew Curtis It will “diesel” and possibly burst the barrel.

[@jimir68]

To confirm what Sven said, oil in the barrel will increase barrel pressure which could lead to a bulged barrel. On a more light hearted side the smoke from the oil when you fire the gun will give your position away to snipers in the woods(-:

[@bartram33]

When I did training on the Sterling in the 60s, the weapon instructor said, theoretical if a man was wearing a heavy overcoat 100 yards away then the bullets wouldn't penetrate, then he added, personally I wouldn't like to be the guy wearing the overcoat!

[@hlund73]

6:30 It's a.303 No4 - There were 5 marks of it alone. More than 5 varients of the .303 Lee Enfield

[@doughesson]

Ok that was a bit contrived, asking IF he has a Sten or Sterling machine gun in his inventory. I've never met the guy & I would imagine that it's easier to ask what he DOESN'T have in stock.

[@tent7014]

The lady is dangerous with handling weapons !!!

[@rodgeyd6728]

Any lady is dangerous " without " a gun 🤔

[@MeanGreene87]

I think from now on whenever I’m having a bad day I’m just gonna watch Dragon man and I’ll feel better.

[@aunesericnavarro871]

Thank you for this video,sterling submachine gun is my dream weapon. I hope someday l can have a picture together with your gun..good luck and more power..AEN