The

STEN MKII

Complete machine plans

STEN SUBMACHIN E GUN, 9-millimetre submachine gun that

became the standard such weapon in the Britis h Commonwea lth

armed forces during World War II. Moreover, hundreds of thousands

of Sten guns were provided to underground movements eve rywhere

in Europe during that war. The gun was so ubiquitous that its name

became all but a generic ter m for subm achine gun. The Sten gun

remained in service until the late 1950s.

The most common version of the Sten gun was 30 inches (76.2 cm)

long with a barrel of 7.5 inches (19 cm). It fired at a rate of 550

rounds per minute, and it had a 32-round box magazine that,

however, tended to jam if more than 30 rounds were loaded. The but t

was a steel frame that, with the barrel, could be removed without

difficulty so that the disassembled weapon could be easily hidden.

Its weight was just over six pounds (2.7 kg) unloaded.