Sterling 7.62 NATO Lee-Enfield No.4 Conversion (.308 Winchester)
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12m
A commercial endeavour by the Sterling Armaments Company to make a cheap second-line rifle for 7.62mm NATO by converting existing .303 Lee-Enfield No.4's, this particular example is an all-singing-all-dancing conversion with all the bells and whistles.
Link to the Sterling patent: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DGB897079A
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