Specifications
Weapon type:
Submachine gun
Weight:
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
9x19mm Parabellum
Effective range:
100 m
Rate of fire:
500-600 round/min
Designed:
1940
Designer:
Major Reginald V. Shepherd, Harold J. Turpin
Number produced:
4.500.000
Action:
Blowback-operated, open bolt
In service:
1941-1960s
Muzzle velocity:
365 m/s
Capacity:
32-round detachable box magazine
Sten is notable for having a simple design. Very low production cost makes this gun effective insurgency weapon for resistance groups. Sten was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War.