Sten sounds most recent oldest shortest duration longest duration any length 2 sec 2 sec 5 sec 5 sec 20 sec 20 sec 1 min 1 min all libraries blastwave fx sfx bible 0. The war ministry designated the gun the carbine, mc sten, 9mm mk2s. They had a simple design and very low production cost, so they were also effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups sten is an acronym, from the names of the weapons chief designers, major. It takes its name from the last names of its designers, major reginald v. Someone came to me with a new semi finished tube for a sten wwii machine gun that has a paper covering that shows areas to be machined out. I am not too familiar with the sten though i believe it is an open bolt design. To recreate the sten submachine gun from wwii we have to use a 16 inch barrel to keep it compliant. British commandos killed quietly with their suppressed sten. Sten gun, 9millimetre submachine gun that became the standard such weapon in the british commonwealth armed forces during world war ii.
A staged photo of a french partisan with a sten gun. The sten gun was the first purpose built submachine gun to be built by canada and issued in large numbers, and was first used by canadian units on the dieppe raid of 19 august 1942. Tens of thousands of stens were parachutedropped to partisans in. Shop available sten parts from numrich gun parts corporation today. The grabcad library offers millions of free cad designs, cad files, and 3d models. The sten or sten gun was a family of british 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by british and commonwealth forces throughout world war ii and the korean war. His most recent book is the samurai warrior operations manual haynes. Download firearms blueprint sten mk iii submachine gun receiver bond from. Join the grabcad community today to gain access and download.
Picked up my sten mkii neal smith tube gun today and couldnt wait to get to the range. The narrative covers the development of the sten, its use in combat, especially in world war ii, and its impact as a gapfiller of a weapon with a long service life. They were notable for having a simple design and very low production cost making it an. Sten 9mm submachine gun long burst, close perspective. This gun manual section is as complete as we can provide currently with what is available to us through various sources, both on and off of the internet. The sten submachine gun officially the carbine, machine, sten was developed to fulfil the pressing british. The sten or sten gun was a family of british 9mm submachine guns used extensively by british and commonwealth forces throughout world war ii and the korean war.
Occasionally it would work properly but it ran fa more than not. You can build it as a pistol and have the 10 inch barrel but then we will have to remove the. The world war ii sten gun was cheap and dirty medium. Gun manufactures and manuals for vintage and modern guns. Im trying to fix a problem with a new sten mkii, the smg is a tim lafrance build. Ii and incorporated an integral suppressor one of the firstever instances of a submachine gun with builtin silencing. The silencer does not seem to be a factor, it did the same way with or with out it. The gun was so ubiquitous that its name became all but a generic term for submachine gun. Revolvers, shotguns, rifles, light machine guns, machine guns manuals, videos and specs. Jul 28, 2014 to recreate the sten submachine gun from wwii we have to use a 16 inch barrel to keep it compliant.
This is a section 5 firearm, illegal in the uk, so. Sten gun mp3 song by romeo from the punjabi album sten gun. Machinist drawings and alternative construction techniques included. Weve been supplying customers with hard to find parts since 1950. The world war ii sten gun was cheap and dirty war is. Cutting the slots and holes look pretty stright forward but in a piece of the old tube there is an insert that holds the barrel. Maschinenpistole 5, meaning submachine gun 5 is a 9mm submachine gun of german design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers. A little poking around and i can see the sear lever just barely touches the bolt when in the fa position. May 30, 2010 the british sten gun, a child of its straitened times.
A series of submachine guns developed by great britain during wwii. In the semi position it rarly works as needed, ususal result is a uncontrolled mag dump as in the video below. Blowbackoperated, the 32round british sten fires from an open bolt which remains to the rear on being cocked, and has a fixed firing pin on its face. Tens of thousands of stens were parachutedropped to partisans in europe and asia for use against the germans and japanese. The sten gun remained in service until the late 1950s. Heat gun hg202d heat gun hg202t heat gun hg302t heat gun hg302d heat gun hg502t heat gun hg502d. They were notable for having a simple design and very low production cost making it an effective insurgency weapon with resistance groups. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games jump to. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Parts kits will contain parts from mixed british and.
Free sten gun templates, free sten template welcome to. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of sten guns were provided to underground movements everywhere in europe during that war. The sten or sten gun was a family of british submachine guns chambered in 9. In the summer of 1940 the british government began to look seriously at the sub machine gun question, and in august a decision was taken to put into production a copy of the german mp28 from ww1, an order for 50,000 weapons being contemplated. Oct 14, 2014 a staged photo of a french partisan with a sten gun.
Sten gun, in full sten submachine gun, 9millimetre submachine gun that became the standard such weapon in the british commonwealth armed forces during world war ii. It would officially be known as the sten gun, though some soldiers would. They had a simple design and very low production cost, so they were also effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups. Sten submachine gun, 9millimetre submachine gun that became the standard such weapon in the british. Machine carbine, 9mm sten, mark i shown above mark ii. This item is free to download but you must have a a10 minimum spend to be able to download it after payment. If you like my model please hit the button before you go. The royal small arms factory built the first suppressed sten submachine gun following a request from the special operations executive britains world war ii commando headquarters for a weapon for clandestine missions demanding lots of firepower early experiments with suppressing the thompson submachine gun the weapon british commandos preferred earlier in the war proved to. It fired at a rate of 550 rounds per minute, and it had a 32round box magazine that, however, tended to jam if more than 30 rounds were loaded.
Intended to be simple to build, the sten was employed across all theaters of the conflict and was retained by many. All in one site where you can view or download for free. High to low most popular title manufacturer newest oldest availability 30 per page 60 per page 120 per page 180 per page 300 per page page of 1. One version of many, this is my interpretation of a mk2 sten machine gun, brand new, straight out of the box. The sten gun is an osprey weapon series book by leroy thompson, with illustrations by mark stacey and alan gilliland. The british sten submachine gun is one of those rare firearms in history that was born of desperation and turned into a warwinning endeavor.
Among the more favored british weapons used by the chinese communists was the sten submachine gun, the first example of a new breed of cheap and simple fullauto infantry. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this template also does not apply to. In full auto position it fires only semi, and in semi it wont fire at all. Sten mk iis in german possession were designated mp 749e, the e. The most common version of the sten gun was 30 inches 76. These surplus, used original 9mm sten parts kits are complete minus barrel and receiver tube. This video was created using the program world of guns. The dimension for the location of the sear from the rear of the. Sten internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv.
The sten submachine gun was a weapon developed for use by british and commonwealth forces during world war ii, while the leeenfield rifle was the standard issue. Free sten gun templates, free sten template welcome to odds. British commandos killed quietly with their suppressed. The british sten gun, a child of its straitened times. May 22, 2018 the british sten submachine gun is one of those rare firearms in history that was born of desperation and turned into a warwinning endeavor. It eventually came to be issued to all units going into northwest europe from dday onwards. Blueprints for the sten mkii complete machine plans. The main differences however include the number of components having been greatly reduced and its overall construction made even cruder. Parts identification list for the sten smg mk1, mk2 and mk3. The most indepth and easy to understand plans on the construction of the famous british sten gun available. The sten was a widelyproduced personal weapon system noted as a machine carbine but generally categorized as a submachine gun of british origin serving during world war 2. Sten mkii problems in the semi position it rarly works as needed, ususal result is a uncontrolled mag dump as in the video below. Sten mk ii construction manual paperback june 1, 1985 by gary hill author 4. Even if you do semi auto and do not modify the bolt from striker fired open bolt you have made a machingun according to the atf.
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