The Lanchester submachine gun was a 9mm blowback-actioned weapon used by the British Royal Navy personnel during World War II. It was given the general designation Lanchester, after George Lanchester, who was charged with producing the weapon at the Sterling Armament Company at Dagenham, the same company that later would go on to produce the Sterling submachine gun. Based on the German MP 28, the Lanchester was ideally suited to the rough-and tumble of shipboard life. It had a one-piece wooden stock based on the outline of the Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk 3 rifle and there was a bayonet lug under the muzzle. The magazine for the Lanchester was a 50-round straight box magazine, which was inserted in the left side of the weapon.
Specifications
Type: submachine gun
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Sterling Armament Company
Caliber: 9mm
Barrel length: 203 mm (8.00 in)
Weight: 4.34 kg (9.57 lb)
Rate of fire: 600 rpm (cyclic)
Muzzle velocity: 380 m (1,245 ft) per second
Effective range: 60 m
Magazine: 50-round box magazine
