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Sten Gun, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Weapon - Assorted

MSRP old price: $23.00


Product Info

Title
Sten Gun, The
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Leroy Thompson
Publish Year
2012
Pages
80
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147481563
MFG. Part #
OSPWEAP022
Type
Softcover
Series
WEAP22

Description

The Sten submachine gun officially the Carbine, Machine, Sten' was developed to fulfill the pressing British need for large quantities of cheaply produced weapons after Dunkirk, when German invasion was a very real possibility. Over four million were built during World War II, and the Sten was widely used by airborne troops, tankers, and others who needed a compact weapon with substantial firepower. It proved especially popular with Resistance fighters as it was easy to conceal, deadly at close range, and could fire captured German ammunition with a design so simple that Resistance fighters were able to produce them in bicycle shops. Featuring vivid first-hand accounts, specially commissioned full-color artwork and close-up photographs, this is the fascinating story of the mass-produced submachine gun that provided Allied soldiers and Resistance fighters with devastating close-range firepower.