A removable barrel was now provided which projected 3 inches (76 mm) beyond the barrel sleeve. The flash eliminator and the folding handle (the grip) of the Mk I was eliminated. It was a much rougher weapon than the Mk I. The Mark IIР’В was the most common variant, with two million units produced. The Sten was small and could easily concealable divided into several parts, and, therefore, was appreciated for operations of the partisans in Europe. The Sten submachine gun used cartridge pistol 9 x 19, which was a bonus if captured German ammunition, as they could use. Some four million Sten of several versions were produced during the 1940s. The name STEN is an acronym derived from the names of the leading designers of weapon: the Mayor Reginald Shepherd, Harold Turpin, and Enfield, the place where is located the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) of London. Its most notable features were its simple design and low cost of production. It was used by the forces of the Commonwealth during World War II and the Korean War.

Thus was born the Sten submachine gun, a weapon with a debatable design and reliability, but also one of the most easily recognizable of the Second World War would end up being used by both airborne troops and special operations forces as resistance to almost all the countries occupied by the Germans.

The government was in urgent need to equip their soldiers with a weapon of own production. Sten Mark II, 9 mm caliber, United Kingdom 1940 (World War II).Р”Р„uthentic replica of this machine gun that was born in 1940 when England was alone and threatened by an imminent invasion by Germany.

Sten mark 2 9 mm