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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.
He also developed numerous occupant protection systems for passenger cars. [ 3 ] He also designed the Wimmersperg Maschinengewehr in 1937, a double-barreled, combined gas/recoil operated firearm fed from either magazines or a belt feed with 7.92×57mm cartridges — which was unusual for that the top barrel acted as a gas piston.
It used the same 9mm Parabellum cartridge as the Sten. Since this round was also used by the Axis, resistance fighters could obtain ammunition from enemy sources. The Welgun used the same 32-round single-feed magazine as the Sten, a potential source of trouble as this design was unreliable in service.
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 ]
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]
Submachine guns. HROPI GP10 submachine gun [26] (Greek made) M3 submachine gun (American made, also known as grease gun) Sten submachine gun (British made) Thompson submachine gun (American made) Automatic rifles. HROPI automatic rifle [26] (Greek made) FN FAL (Belgian origin and Greek modification) Heckler & Koch G3 (German origin and Greek ...
In 1983, the ATF became aware that, William M. York, doing business as York Arms Co., was offering for sale a version of a Mk.II Sten that was capable of fully automatic fire that did not meet the Federal definition as a machine gun. York advertised the “Sputter Gun” (so named by his attorney friend Ron Boutwell) as a firearm for those "who ...
During 2001 the Tactical Weapons Company of Arizona was engaged to manufacture the parts and receivers for a weapon that would be marketed as the Omega 760 carbine, a semiautomatic-only copy of the Smith & Wesson Model 76 that accepted Sten gun magazines. Initial sales of the Omega 760 were brisk but quickly dropped off.