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Details The Sten will fire all 9-m.m. ammunition of the round nose rimless type. The gun is charged by blow-back and return spring. It may be fired automatically or in single shots - always fire dry. Sights are fixed for use up to 200 yards. It can also use 50 round magazines from the Lanchester SMG issued to the Royal Navy.

 

Despite its drawbacks the STEN proved an effective weapon particularly in the close quarter fighting in Arnhem and in house to house fighting in particular where it allowed for rapid fire to clear rooms. The STEN remained in service post war until replaced from 1953 onwards by the Sterling SMG. Weight: 3.2kg (7.1lbs) Length: 760mm (29.9 in)

 

Sten gun 9-millimetre submachine gun that became the standard such weapon in the British Commonwealth armed forces during World War II. Moreover hundreds of thousands of Sten guns were provided to underground movements everywhere in Europe during that war.

 

The STEN was a remarkable weapon it began it?s life as a necessity - a weapon with which to rearm a mauled British Army. But it evolved to fit many roles. It took up much the same roll as the US M1 Carbine did within the regular army giving support troops; tank crews and officers a reliable personal defence weapon.

 

World War 2In 1941 Australian soldiers were dying in the Pacific because Britain couldn't supply enough weapons.The Sten Gun jammed in jungle humidity. The ...

 

Its simple design made it an effective insurgency weapon for resistance groups. The Sten is a select fire blowback-operated weapon with a side-mounted magazine.