Carbine, Machine, Sten

Carbine, Machine, Sten
Sten Mk. II (trigger mechanism cover is missing)
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1941–1960s
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Malayan Emergency Korean War Mau Mau Uprising Suez Crisis 1948 Arab-Israeli War Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Warsaw Uprising Rhodesian Bush War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Indo-Pakistan Wars IRA Border Campaign The Troubles
Production history
Designer	Major Reginald V. Shepherd Harold J. Turpin
Designed	1940
Manufacturer	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Canada (plus numerous sub-contractors making individual parts). Various Underground Resistance Group Factories.
Produced	1941– (version dependent)
Number built	3.7–4.6 million (all variants, depending on source)
Variants	Mk. I, II, IIS, III, IV, V, VI
Specifications
Weight	3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Mk. II)
Length	760 mm (30 in)
Barrel length	196 mm (7.7 in)
Cartridge	9x19mm Parabellum
Action	Blowback-operated, Open bolt
Rate of fire	version dependent; ~500 round/min
Muzzle velocity	365 m/s (1,198 ft/s) 305 m/s (1,001 ft/s) (suppressed models)
Effective range	100 m
Feed system	32-round detachable box magazine
Sights	fixed peep rear, post front