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Sterling, n.2|ˈstɜːlɪŋ|
The proprietary name of a sub-machine gun made by the Sterling Armament Company Limited.
1958J. Boland League of Gentlemen v. 100 Orderly piles of automatic weapons of all types—Stens, Brens, and Sterlings—were on the racks. 1969M. Pugh Last Place Left vii. 46 One of them ran his torch up and down me, while a second man held the tip of his Sterling into the light. 1971J. Wainwright Last Buccaneer ii. 237 He hefted the Sterling sub-machine gun. 1974S. Gulliver Vulcan Bulletins 18 Automatic weapons like Stens and Sterlings. 1975Trade Marks Jrnl. 21 May 1034/2 Sterling 976,708. Sub-machine guns; and parts and fittings included in Class 13, sold in kits for modifying the calibre of rifles. Sterling Armament Company Limited, 9 Berkeley St., London. Manufacturers and Merchants.—22nd June 1971. |