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The Sten had initial defects which were ironed out quickly to the point it was very reliable. It was made in Resistance workshops in Denmark, Norway, France, Poland etc. And by Israel where the Arabs had them too. Quite a remarkable weapon that lacked recognition, despite a rush design. The later models were more simpler, and reliable, with less parts.



The US evaluated the Sten to copy it. The British Sten gun was trialled along with several other US designs. The Sten gun was the winner of the evaluation, with the US evaluation finding it more reliable than the M1. However the US strangely did not copy it mainly due to internal differences.



This is superb video overall, worth watching from end to end. The Sten Gun design is at 14 mins. Amazing.



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The best hand machine gun of gun of WW2 must go to the British Sten gun. Simple, light, cheap to make and stamped out by the millions. Even the Germans and French copied the gun. Crude but effective. It could be made in garden sheds with minimum machine tools. Plans on how to make them were sent to resistance movements.The Sten had initial defects which were ironed out quickly to the point it was very reliable. It was made in Resistance workshops in Denmark, Norway, France, Poland etc. And by Israel where the Arabs had them too. Quite a remarkable weapon that lacked recognition, despite a rush design. The later models were more simpler, and reliable, with less parts.The US evaluated the Sten to copy it. The British Sten gun was trialled along with several other US designs. The Sten gun was the winner of the evaluation, with the US evaluation finding it more reliable than the M1. However the US strangely did not copy it mainly due to internal differences.This is superb video overall, worth watching from end to end. The Sten Gun design is at 14 mins. Amazing.