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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.
There are several semi-automatic variants and cosmetic replicas of the MP 40 available for civilian ownership in the U.S. Beginning in 2014, American Tactical Imports began importing an MP 40 replica manufactured by German Sporting Guns GmbH chambered in .22LR, [62] and since 2016 has also imported a pistol variant chambered in 9mm.
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 ]
Thompson submachine gun – American submachine gun used in large numbers until the Sten gun was introduced. Sterling/Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1- British submachine gun first produced in 1944 but only trialled and used in small numbers during the war.
The "Experimental Machine Carbine, 1949" (EMC). Chambered in the same 9 mm Parabellum cartridge as the Sten with a side-mounted 32-round box magazine, shared by the Sten and later the Sterling. The EMC used blowback action but cycled, faster than the Sterling and all of the earlier Sten variants, at 600 rounds per minute.
Prime Video’s “Reacher” universe is expanding with the series order of a spinoff starring Maria Sten. “The Untitled Neagley Project,” as the show is referred to in a press release ...
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]
Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten’s Frances Neagley.