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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 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.
The Austen (from "Australian Sten") is a 9×19mm Australian submachine gun derived from the British Sten gun developed during the Second World War. In total 19,914 Austens were produced during the war by Diecasters Ltd of Melbourne and W. T. Carmichael Ltd of Sydney .
Lanchester submachine gun – British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28, used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.; Sten – simple design, low-cost British submachine gun in service from late 1941 to the end of the war.
1.6 Machine guns. 1.6.1 United Nations command. 1.6.2 Communist states. ... Sten Mark II; Sten Mark V; Sterling submachine gun; MAT-49 (French only) Communist states.
When an automatic sear is in place, the weapon’s trigger bar is prevented from catching its firing pin, allowing multiple rounds to be fired without additional pulls of the trigger.
Sten: Royal Small Arms Factory BSA and others 9×19mm Parabellum United Kingdom: 1941-present (depending on version) SMG Sterling submachine gun: Sterling Armaments Company Royal Ordnance Factories: 9×19mm Parabellum United Kingdom: 1953-1988 SMG Steyr AUG PARA: Steyr Mannlicher. Thales Australia, Lithgow Facility SME Ordnance. 9×19mm ...
3D printed device to turn pistols into automatic weapons increasingly used in crimes in Oklahoma, police say. Gannett. Josh Dulaney, The Oklahoman. November 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM.