Picture No | 10652998 |
Date | 1942 |
Description | New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis |
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The Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail. It is a simplified Tommy-gun that fires almost any type of 9mm ammunition at 550 rounds per minute, and needs no oil.
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Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 8 August 1942, p159 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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