The STEN (or Sten gun) is a British submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm which was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and during the Korean War. The Sten paired a simple design with a low production cost, facilitating mass production to meet the demand for submachine guns.

斯登衝鋒槍 （Sten，有時寫作STEN或Sten gun）是 英國 在 二戰 時期大量製造的 9×19毫米 口徑 衝鋒槍，至停產前一共制造了超過4百萬把。 該槍是英軍在二戰期間的主力衝鋒槍，並一直採用至1960年代才被 史特林衝鋒槍 所取代。 斯登是一种低成本和易於生產的武器，而STEN一詞是一個 首字母縮略字，分別指設計師Reginald S hepherd、Harold T urpin及生產商 En field（恩菲爾德）。 其官方英文正式名稱 Carbine, Machine, Sten 中的 Carbine 並非指一般的 卡賓槍，而是 …

2021年6月16日 · Perhaps no other weapon signifies the role of resistance fighters throughout World War II better than the unmistakable Sten gun. Its crude metal appearance gives it a made in someone’s garage vibe…and with good reason. It very well might have been.

司登冲锋枪（英文：STEN Submachine Gun [4]），是英国第二次世界大战中研制的一型冲锋枪。 司登冲锋枪全长760毫米，空枪重3.2千克，使用9×19毫米帕拉贝鲁姆口径弹药，理论射速每分500发，采用32发横向弹匣供弹。 [5] 司登冲锋枪由英国设计师谢波德和杜赛宾在恩菲尔德兵工厂研发完成，1940年研发成功后，命名时取设计者和姓氏的首字母和工厂名称前两个字母组成，即Sten。 [1] 司登MK.Ⅱ冲锋枪的产量高，使用面也极其广泛。 英国 不但自己装备还不断地向欧 …

2023年9月1日 · The MK III was the second most produced model of the Sten series, just behind the MK II. Lines Brothers Merton Works facility reached a production rate of 70,000 guns a month and produced a total of 876,886 of them. The Sten series would be officially replaced by the Sterling submachine gun in 1953, but would soldier on into the 1960s.

2013年12月9日 · The Sten gun was Britain’s principal sub-machine gun of World War Two. What’s In a Name? “Sten” is actually an acronym for its inventors: Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin of the Royal Small Arms Factory of Enfield (Shepherd, Turpin and Enfield = “Sten”).

Front view of the iconic Sten Mk II sub machine gun. The Sten is a World War 2 era sub machine gun of UK origin. It was developed during the early stages of World War 2 in order to supply British forces with an effective sub machine gun at low cost.

A French resistance fighter using a Mark 2 Sten gun. The Sten was a highly successful weapon; its introduction was greeted with some reserve by soldiers who were accustomed to more elegant products, but its performance in battle showed that looks count for little, and the initial misgivings soon died away. It was not without its defects ...

The Sten Mk.V was considered the best Sten variant. It was designed in 1944 and incorporated a wooden butt and pistol grip, and redesigned sights taken from a Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle. Internally it was much the same as the previous models.

Sten MkIIS. The Sten MkIIS was the suppressed model of the Sten, the letter “S” suffix representing “Special Purpose.” The requirement for a “quiet” Sten originated for use by resistance fighters. The suppressor’s barrel was designed to bleed off pressure from a fired cartridge to reduce the bullet’s velocity to a subsonic level.