Sten Gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	submachine gun
gptkbp:action	blowback
gptkbp:caliber	9mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:design	simple construction folding stock low production cost silencer compatibility
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Reginald_Shepherd
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	used in various conflicts post-WWII influenced later submachine guns widely used by partisans iconic_weapon_of_WWII symbol_of_British_ingenuity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sten Gun
gptkbp:length	760 mm
gptkbp:notable_player	automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Home_Guard gptkb:Australian_Army Resistance movements
gptkbp:productionCompany	1941-1945
gptkbp:range	200 meters
gptkbp:rateOfFire	550 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	Sterling submachine gun
gptkbp:services	30-round magazine
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:L2A3_Sterling
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II Suez Crisis Malayan Emergency Borneo Confrontation
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Mark_III gptkb:Mark_V gptkb:Mark_I gptkb:Mark_II
gptkbp:weight	2.9 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1941