Editing Lanchester submachine gun (section)

==Service==
[[File:Militair in stelling met een Lanchester machinepistool, Bestanddeelnr 10816.jpg|thumb|right|Dutch soldier deployed to Indonesia with Lanchester SMG, 1947.]]
The Lanchester was in service with the Royal Navy, [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and other Empire navies throughout the war and for some decades after. The last examples left Royal Naval service in the 1970s and are now collectors' items.

A large number of Lanchesters were subsequently sold off to foreign nations. These are often marked with two [[broad arrow]]s, point-to-point (appearing as a six-pointed star), stamped just before the serial number. This symbol is sometimes accompanied by the letter "S" and denotes "Sold out of Service".

A number were acquired by Chile, Egypt and Argentina after purchasing former Royal Navy warships; those were often sold as “complete package” with everything aboard including the weapons locker.<ref name="wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com" />

[[File:Gaza envelope after coordinated surprise offensive on Israel, October 2023 (KBG GPO01).jpg|thumb|Lanchester SMG caught after the Be'eri massacre]]
During the [[Gaza war]], a Lanchester was spotted in a weapons cache seized from slain Hamas fighters by the Israel Defense Forces.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MhtPqv-iw | title=Large Hamas weapons cache seized by IDF showcases firepower | website=[[YouTube]] | date=15 October 2023 }}</ref> It was used during the [[Be'eri massacre]] as well.