ferndog1
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I looked up an old article for a friend that I wrote for SAR about John Foote who worked at MAC. I visited him down in GA while researching my MAC Man book. I then remembered all the down-sized Sterlings he made.
In the article ...
https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=279
"Foote-Sterling
The Foote/Sterling was first produced in 1982 as a .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol. The weapon was an accurate 3/4 scale copy of the British Sterling submachine gun. There were two variations offered. One was the standard model and the other had a slightly shorter barrel and receiver. There were approximately one hundred standard models, and only ten of the short version produced. The Foote pistols are treasured collector's items today. A third select-fire model was planned but never went into production."
There is a picture of a completed one and a drawer full of partially finished ones. Both pictures are in the article. I don't think he ever sold many, the ones in the drawer are rusty, so I assume he gave up on the idea. I have never seen any except those in his shop.
In the article ...
https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=279
"Foote-Sterling
The Foote/Sterling was first produced in 1982 as a .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol. The weapon was an accurate 3/4 scale copy of the British Sterling submachine gun. There were two variations offered. One was the standard model and the other had a slightly shorter barrel and receiver. There were approximately one hundred standard models, and only ten of the short version produced. The Foote pistols are treasured collector's items today. A third select-fire model was planned but never went into production."
There is a picture of a completed one and a drawer full of partially finished ones. Both pictures are in the article. I don't think he ever sold many, the ones in the drawer are rusty, so I assume he gave up on the idea. I have never seen any except those in his shop.
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