British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock 20th Century M1860s were carried not only

M1860s were carried not only by cavalry but also by many infantry and staff officers as the regulation Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword had to be privately purchased

It is most often a part of a military or police uniform

that could be fitted on conventional tripods and be used against light armour

was spin-stabilized to increase accuracy

In 1861 these mounted regiments were renamed cavalry and given yellow piping

British Sten Early Experimental Butt Stock 20th Century M1860s were carried not onlyOriginal Item: Something of a mystery surrounds these butt stocks. Of the many thousands of Stens that have been examined at IMA, only three of these stocks have surfaced. All are marked with the Broad Arrow but have no further marking. Peter Laidler, in The Sten Machine Carbine, pages 254 255, identifies these as very early designs because of the internal strut provided for attachment of the Enfield rifle sling; in other words, they were made before