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The STEN (or Sten gun) is a British submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm which was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and during the Korean War. The Sten paired a simple design with a low production cost, facilitating mass production to meet the demand for submachine guns.
The British Sten submachine gun was taken as the basis for the Austen. [8] The barrel, body ( receiver ) and trigger mechanism of the Mark II Sten were copied, while the folding stock and bolt, with separate firing pin and telescopic cover over the return spring, were copied from the German MP40 . [ 8 ]
Sten: 9×19mm Parabellum: Submachine Gun United Kingdom [65] M3.45 ACP: Submachine Gun United States: Regular and suppressed versions. [26] MP-40: 9×19mm Parabellum: Submachine Gun Nazi Germany [66] Carl Gustaf m/45: 9×19mm Parabellum: Submachine Gun Sweden: Some examples stolen from the Irish Army. [14] United Defense M42: 9×19mm Parabellum ...
Thompson submachine gun (France ordered 3000 Thompsons due to shortages of SMGs during invasion. Used by French Liberation Army) [180] [177] [176] [181] MP 18 (Some were in inventory in 1939. Limited use) [46] Suomi K/P-31 (150 SMGs seized from surrendering Republicans after the Spanish civil war) [182] Sten submachine gun (British aid)
The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG). It was tested by the British Army in 1944–1945, but did not start to replace the Sten until 1953. A successful and reliable design, it remained standard issue in the British Army until 1994, [18] when it began to be replaced by the L85A1, a bullpup assault rifle.
Sten bayonet mk I; Sterling submachine gun; Suomi KP/-31; T. Thompson submachine gun; Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927; Type 100 submachine gun; TZ-45; U. United Defense M42 ...
Also known as the Volksmaschinenpistole ("people's machine pistol"), the weapon was based on the Sten Mk II submachine gun, except for its vertical magazine; some had additional pistol grips. The MP 3008 was an emergency measure, designed at a time when Germany was at the point of collapse.
The overall weapon is largely made up from Sten Mk II submachine gun components (which the Germans copied as Gerät Potsdam), most notably the receiver and buttstock.The magazine and magazine release are from the StG-44, and so were the barrel blanks.