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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.
L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun (Royal Navy L7 variant fitted with L1A1 Safety Unit and No. 1 Mk 1 Electrical Firing Unit, normally pintle-mounted or set in remote gun pods) [24] L45 L45A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7) L46 L46A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7) L47 L47A1 7.65mm Automatic Pistol [109] [173]
The No. 7 Bayonet was a bayonet primarily used with the Sten Mk V submachine gun. [2] However, it could be used on the No. 4 Lee-Enfield , but only for ceremonial purposes as the bayonet obstructed the path of the .303 round fired from the gun.
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.
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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 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 ]