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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 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]
The origin of the name is not entirely clear. Some sources suggest Poland and the "Sten Company" to give Pol-sten, though the Sten gun was not made by a Sten Company. . Official (United Kingdom) sources indicate the name to have been a compound based on Poland and the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield in the same manner as the Bren gun (Brno + Enfield) or Sten (Shephard, Turpin + Enfield); also ...
The Wimmersperg Spz ("Sp" stands for STEN-pistole 'STEN pistol', "z" for zweiteilig 'made of two parts') was a family of German assault rifles that was in the planning stage during the latter days of Nazi Germany. [1]
The Sten bayonet mk I was a socket bayonet just like the No. 4 Bayonet. [2] The blade was copied from the No 4 mk II* bayonet meaning the bayonet is just a metal spike with no milling. [2] The bayonet itself was made of sheet steel and was the most simplistic British bayonet of World War II. [2]
The BSA Experimental Model 1949 was a submachine gun of British origin intended to replace the Sten submachine gun.The weapon was fed from a 32-round box magazine inserted in the side and had an unusual twist-action bakelite-covered handguard.
Some simple submachine gun designs, such as the Sten, can discharge spontaneously when dropped onto a hard surface – even when uncocked – as the collision can jolt the bolt backward far enough that on returning it will pick up a round from the magazine, chamber it and fire it; the risk is intrinsic to hand-held open-bolt guns unless safety ...
Initially, M3 submachine guns returned for repair were not upgraded to the M3A1 standard, but merely inspected to ensure they had the improved M3 housing assembly and magazine release shield. [39] During the Korean War, existing M3 guns in service were converted to the improved M3A1 configuration using additional new production parts. [40]