Sten submachine gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action blowback
gptkbp:barrelLength 196 mm (Sten Mk II)
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:9×19mm_Parabellum
gptkbp:category 9mm Parabellum submachine guns
Firearms of the United Kingdom
World War II infantry weapons of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Reginald_Shepherd
gptkb:Harold_Turpin
gptkbp:feedSystem 32-round detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sten submachine gun
gptkbp:length 760 mm (Sten Mk II)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:BSA
gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkb:Lines_Brothers
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 365 m/s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Enfield
gptkb:Turpin
Shepherd
gptkbp:notableFeature simple design
low production cost
ease of manufacture
side-mounted magazine
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkb:Indian_National_Army
gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Polish_Home_Army
gptkb:Israeli_Haganah
gptkb:Norwegian_resistance
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Sten_Mk_II
gptkb:Sten_Mk_III
gptkb:Sten_Mk_V
gptkb:Sten_Mk_I
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 4 million
gptkbp:productionEndYear 1945
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1941
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Sterling_submachine_gun
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indonesian_National_Revolution
gptkbp:weight 3.2 kg (Sten Mk II)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Small_Arms_Factory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6