Sten Gun
 

During World War Two the allies suddenly needed loads of guns and amongst them – sub machine guns. The Thompson was an excellent weapon, but proved itself to be difficult and expensive to produce. Even though later versions were simpler, the production could not go on in the pace that was needed. While the Americans started to produce their M3 Grease Guns the British had since 1941 produced their own sub machine gun – The Sten sub machine gun.                                      The name of the gun is a collection of the developer’s names and the firm that produced the gun: R. Shepard, H. Turpin and Enfield. The weapons main characteristic attribute is its simple, yet robust feel. It was made to be as simple as possible to get production costs as low as possible. It uses the same type of ammunition as the German MP 40 and because of that it was an excellent weapon for resistance units in German occupied countries, since the resistance could come across ammunition for their weapons easier. Lots of Sten sub machine guns were smuggled into France and used by the French resistance. There are many different versions of the Sten sub machine gun, with the MK II version being the most common with over 2 million units produced.
The French in Indochina used the Sten sub machine gun, especially in the beginning of the conflict.

Caliber: 9x19
 

Sten MK III (was also available with the same barrel as the MK II)

Sten MK V (was also available with a grip in the forth)