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.

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