The correct way to hold the Sten MK II is by holding the barrel shroud and NOT the magazine which is represented in the first clip. WW2 British soldiers were trained to hold it by the barrel shroud. It even states in the manual for the Sten to not grip the magazine when firing. Holding the magazine will cause serious malfunctions. If you look at vintage photos of soldiers with the Sten gun, they are holding it by the barrel shroud. Even the famous photo of Winston Churchill holding and firing the Sten MK II is holding it the correct way by the barrel shroud. Don't believe what you see in video games and movies. Holding the magazine is the WORST place to hold it when firing. Thank you guys for watching this video. I hope this information helps. Link to Part 2: ruclips.net/video/qjxXw2peO7s/видео.html
@ScopeDog it would actually be vice versa. The British made these guns in the early stages of the war as Thompsons were too expensive plus they weren't always available. The Americans realized this as well so the M3 was created. Edit: Fuck me I misread your comment.
XtreeM FaiL so did resistance fighters as it could be taken apart and assembled underneath a jacket I would say the only flaw with this weapon is it had a tendency to jam.
Stupidly simple and rectangular design is my weak point on guns. Like MPK or Swedish K. But MAC10 with their signature thicc suppressor is the sexiest gun.
at the end of ww2 german guns were very crude, with all guns lacking any finish on the metal or wood. the g41 semi auto rifle was so overgassed it would destroy itself if shot enough, but it was not a problem because the lifespan of a soldier was still less than the gun would last. almost every country made their cheap pipe SMGs during the war, i mean look at the m3 grease gun
the fact is in germany today weapons are not allowed in anyway theres only one exception:if you have a weapon licence so its dumb how germany has that many guns and has no use and stuff lol
@@ThomasFarquhar2 Lend-lease was also buying them. We paid off the Lend-Lease in 1994 I believe. The Russians paid fuck all back if I recall correctly. Personally, I think we should have told America to fuck off too. Not that I have anything against Americans and certainly not their fighting men, but everyone should have put in their fair share to protect democracy. America made it a business. Something which is still happening today. That is getting many and many more people killed.
Can I just say, this video is FANTASTIC. No talking, no music, just beautiful shots of the gun being handled and fired at different angles. Pure essence.
MP40: Light-recoiling and smooth, moderate build quality; otherwise infamous MAB-38: Good build quality, low recoil and traditional ergonomics; A good gun that comes from a country known for bad WWII guns. Thompson: Moderate recoil, well made and hard-hitting; An excellent gun hampered by its unnecessarily heavy weight. STEN: Terribly built, questionably safe and questionably accurate; A gun made purely out of desperation, with a twist; the gun worked, and it worked reliably.
The Sten has two advantages you can make a shit load of them with very little time/money and they are so simple that they can easily be maintained and disassembled by soldiers and resistance fighters. Just don’t drop it or it will probably break.
@@icecoldpolitics8890 The drum is unreliable af, but the PPSH-41 ain't inaccurate by any means. For an smg it's pretty damn good actually. Solid wood stock, compensator, low recoil, select fire, 7.62x25 tokarev ammo, that thing had a lot going for it in terms of accuracy. That's why they were able to fire single shot, after all. Was supposed to be used as a high ammo capacity light rifle up to 100 yards and then switched to full auto if the unit needs more fire support, to get around the lmg shortage.
I used a Sten when I was in Army Cadets in Scotland 1968-1971, we were issued LE #4, Sten, BREN, 9mm Hi-Power pistol. When we went to summer camps we used the Regular Force weapons for training and on the ranges.💂♂️🏴🇨🇦
Hard to believe something that came out of a English’s man’s shed is worth nearly $10000, even though it costs about $10 to make its still high on the market
In some situation they just delivered schematics, shopping lists and ammo, a basic machine tool shop can spit these out with very little problems, they could be made out of plumbing parts, exhaust pibes and madras springs. Our local museum has Steens from 5 or 6 local manufactorers.
The Sten gun has to be an iconic symbol of resistance in as much as it placed a very cheap to produce weapon in the hands of otherwise unarmed patriots of the nazi-occupied countries.
How to legally own a sten or any machine gun for that matter. Step 1. Be an America Step 2. Have alot of money Step 3. Find a transferrable machine gun and fill out the proper paper work and background checks. Step 4. Buy your tax stamp Step 5. Congratulations you are now a proud machine gun owner.
Now I know these are pretty straightforward and all including the to become one of the world’s superpower itself, but can you explain what do you mean by transferrable machine gun?
@@quangduongang6230 a transferrable machine gun refers to any NFA item. That was built before a certain date in 1986 I believe. Anything else built after this date is considered a post sample ot dealer sample and is not for sale to the public. This was enacted by the Reagan administration. There are loopholes to get a post sample legally but that is incredibly difficult and lengthy you are more likely to win the Powerball. The thing with post samples are they alot cheaper then pre 1986 "transferrable machine guns" I do believe the import of machine guns from foreign countries was banned in 1962 however I'm not entirely sure how accurate that is.
Legally there is no differentiation between a sub machine gun or full sized machine gun in civilian law , yes it's British but you can't own them in the UK. And there isn't loopholes in owning post dealer samples , you just have to be an NFA dealer or manufacturer to obtain one.
@@zerjager4340 yeah sure, but I'm imagining a single drunk German soldier mistakenly entering in a bar which is a coverup for a rebellion hideout full of angry frenchies. * music stops *
Just found this gun in my (passed away) grandfather's cellar, with no ammo, in original condition. Just thinking that some of my cousins were about to sell it makes me sick. Glad I took it back to find even more of his history. Rest in peace, grandpa. I will give your name to this last souvenir from you...
At the manufacturing plant: Albert: "Ey Bobby! Do you think we should put the magazine under the gun? Like all the other manufacturers right now?" Bobby, eating lead paint that was meant to coat the bomb shelter: "Nah.. stick it on the fukkin side, si when the nazis get it, they will never want yo recreate it and copy us!" Albert: "*G E N I U S.*"
Putting the mag on the underside was an issue for soldiers lying prone, putting the magazine on the topside meant your vision would be obscured, putting it on the side made the gun unbalanced but you could lie prone no problem, less of a chance of getting hit
It ran properly because it was HELD properly. A common source of jams was people who held onto the mag which caused mis feeds, especially examples that were battle worn.
Nicely done. "The Sten emerged while Great Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, Isolated & facing invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding their arsenal at the same time. After the start of the war and to 1941 (and even later), the British purchased all the Thompson submachine guns they could from the United States, but these did not meet demand, and Thompsons were expensive, the M1928 costing $200 in 1939 (and still $70 in 1942), whereas a Sten would turn out to cost only $11.[13] American entry into the war at the end of 1941 ( 2 years into the war) placed an even bigger demand on the facilities making Thompsons. In order to rapidly equip a sufficient fighting force to counter the Axis threat, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, was commissioned to produce an alternative."
I love how you record these videos, show us the gun, then get into the shooting, you don't spend six and a half hours talking about the gun before getting to the shooting, which is what we all want to see. To top it all off, you give us plenty of different angles, including POVs, and we all know POVs are the best tags 😏
This is what we wanted it to be, no commentary, no lengthy technical explanation, no annoying sponsorship, no bullsht. Just a quick check and guns blazing, just pure gun fun.
My dad told me about the Sten, this was his weapon as a Royal Marine in WW2, a devastating weapon at close range, it was amazing watching the slo-mo, the bolt did not recoil the same distance all the time.
@@hobomike6935 battle plans and strategies were usually either bigger than our resources so didn’t work out too well (note el alemain build up by contrast) or were commensurate with our resources (small commando raids) which pissed off hitler and led to captured troops being murdered (hitlers commando orders)
My Dad was in 2Co Welsh Guards deployed to Port Said during the Suez Crisis in 1956. They were issued Sten Guns for patrol duties... he was telling me that one evening they observed a number of 'insurgents' cutting the wire to gain access to their base... permission was given for the team to open fire, and my Dad let rip..... he said all you could see were the sparks as the bullets hit the perimeter fence, and then his magazine fell out! He never much talked about his experiences in the 6 years he served overseas, but I think it left a huge mark on him.....
@@Pump-mw5ln I heard it's even a pain to get black powder guns their. In the us I can just buy one as long as it's from before a certain date. Sorry for your gun struggles
What a legendary bit of kit ... my Great Uncle was a Chindit in Wingates 3rd Column in Burma during WW2 ... he was issued a Sten and kept it hung up in the truck cab he told me - they were sent allover the World and dropped to French Resistance from aircraft - designed to be made in a garage!
True, I'm a child and I do know that sten is not meant to be held by the mag, Want your sten to get jammed in 2 seconds? Hold it by the mag and get jammed!
Shaunak's Education! Are you stupid? Did you see the cases coming out the side? I think using duck duck go to sound smart in a thread didn’t work out for you bud
@@georgewashington2321 Britain is the same now. It's been democratic for longer than most countries have existed lol the constitution is written from the English bill of rights 1689,the Magna carta 1215. Has had a monarchy for well over a thousand years, even when England was separate kingdoms fighting with the vikings lol
@@georgewashington2321 you don’t understand what a constitutional monarchy is do you? Power is held by elected representatives, the monarch’s power is simply ceremonial. Pretty democratic eh? :)
This gun reminds me of Léo Major, the Canadian soldier who liberated the town of Zwolle by himself in the evening of April 14, 1945. RIP Mr. Léo and thank you for your service. 👊🏼❤️
Stens were used a lot in the tropics, especially by Australian soldiers in New Guinea because of their simple design and few moving parts that didn't foul in the humid conditions.
Stens were never used by Aussies in New Guinea, they carried Thompson's initially then the Owen SMG. Z Force Commandos were issued Silenced AusStens later in the War (AusSten was an Australian modified and upgraded Sten SMG.)
I love this community, absolutely everything that is happening in the videos, not to mention that you have a question and they make it very clear to you
This is the Mk2 sten with a Canadian stock. The British Mk2 had a more basic stock like a wonky letter T. A wonderful weapon indeed. Born out of necessity to utilise massive stocks of captured German 9mm ammunition. Great video
@Orszag it is actually documented that the British Army had large stocks of German 9mm ammunition. 9 mm was not a calibre previously used by British Armed forces as it was a metric calibre and in Britain we always used imperial measurements.
@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart they didn't get it from Europe before the campaign in Europe but the whole reason for the sten being 9mm was because the Germans and other European armies used it and the sten was able to utilise captured ammunition. Not much point making Sten in 38 cal. Obviously 9mm was not really an English calibre but it was in limited use before the war.
The Sten used by one of the two Czech agents trying assassinate Heydrich jammed. The other agent threw a grenade which exploded near Heydrich's car. Heydrich caught a small piece of shrapnel that lodged in a lung. He died a week later of sepsis. His driver was unharmed but both he and Heydrich were able to return fire. Many Czech agents and innocent Czech civilians were murdered in retaliation. Some historians believe the price was too high to pay for his assassination. It must be remembered that Heydrich was the archetype of the Nazi superman and an architect of the "Final Solution" that murdered thousands of Jews and other Czech citizens. His death was a great psychological blow to the myth of the master race.
Not my countries proudest design! Or greatest. But it certainly worked! Times were desperate. As great as American weapons were, They were bloody expensive. The STEN kinda got the job done. Not bad for what is essentially a pipe with the means to fire bullets inside it. Also huge praise for your gun control and safety checks brother! I do love good clean gun safety and weapon control.
Thompsons also had to run the gauntlet of Atlantic U-boat packs. I heard that 100,000 expensive (half the price of a family car for a single gun) Thompsons were lost when a single cargo ship was torpedoed.
I guess the British armaments industry continued to produce the older STEN Mark II through 1944 because factories were tooled up for it. It then made sense to continue producing the Mark II. The reason is that in 1944 the British started producing the STEN Mark V. This was a serious attempt to 'upgrade' the STEN by improving its ergonomics and appearance, hopefully enhancing user confidence. Reputedly this worked. British soldiers using the Mark V were reportedly happy with the improved Mark V. The Mark V replaced the frame stock with a wood one. The STEN V design included a wood pistol grip and a wood grip fixed under the barrel shroud for better handling. This proved popular. The biggest improvement was improved quality control. The British armaments industry felt confident by Britain's improved strategic posture in 1944 to increase quality inspection process time. As a result STEN defects and jams noticeably decreased. On the other hand the STEN retained its troublesome, double stack, single-feed magazine, which was a main cause of stoppages. The STEN magazine feed lips had to be in near-perfect condition for reliable function. After WW2, new Mark V STENs omitted the forward front grip. One given reason was that the front grip tended to loosen with continued firing. The user in this video claims his STEN Mark II is of 1944 manufacture. I can't confirm it yet I can believe it. The British armaments authorities were not going to stop STEN Mk II manufacture while retooling for the new Mark V version proceeded underway in early 1944. But once the STEN Mk V proceeded at full pace, manufacture of the Mark II ceased.
I used to fire one of these in the 1970s as an officer cadet. They are surprisingly accurate , considering how basic they are. We were instructed not to fire them on auto, but to use 2 or 3 rounds bursts, mainly to conserve ammo . Very light weight and easy to use.
Fun fact: The manuals included in these when they were dropped specifically told the user that grabbing the mag well not only would _not_ induce a malfunction/break the mag, but it was actually encouraged. The myth where it's taboo came from boomers. legit.
Can I see that specific manual? Cause a quick google search gave me a manual for sa Sten MKII, in page 6 - Handling and Sighting, it is said that the magazine should not be held when shooting. Perhaps you are right with a certain manual on a certain iteration and source, its not impossible. I just want to know that manual so I can agree its a fact in "fun fact". link : www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.indaginibalistiche.it/utlities/manuali/sten_mk2_us_EN.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjO4PzeysDsAhULBKYKHXkmCyAQFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw1qvvtg6nzZ1RMePwa9F30w
I did training on this while in the British army in the late 80s, it was a slack week so we were playing with old stock. We were specifically told to NOT hold the mag while firing as that would cause a mis-feed.
It was getting a bend in the magazine ITSELF from holding it during recoil that caused all the feed problems. Over 80% of the issues with this gun JUST CAME DOWN TO magazines not feeding properly often due to damage.
Crappy accuracy, ergonomics, safety, and reliability aside, that is a beautifully simple and functional gun. Especially enjoyed hearing the slide being pulled back, and watching the weapon cycle in slow motion.
As per British Army small arms instructors you should never bang the end of the magazine when inserting as this could cause a stoppage (Jam) because a round has been misaligned. A light tug once you've hear the click engaged. Though later version of the Sten were less prone to Jam. Just one point if there's a round up the spout and its cocked, for f**** sake don't drop the weapon because of the fixed firing pin it may go off on whatever the setting is (single or AUTO).
Well yeah, but they took of the butt stock, so they could carry it concealed under the coat. Problem was, the stengun wasn't made for this. Taking off the butt stock comprimesed the gun
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1:55 I love watching open bolt blowback SMG slow motion to watch the difference in how far the bolt recoils from each round. The inconsistency is what entertains me so much. Handloaders probably go crazy there
A very big advantage that no one mentions the sten has over many other sub-machine guns is that it is much easier to fire from a low profile lying position due to its side-loading magazine.
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The correct way to hold the Sten MK II is by holding the barrel shroud and NOT the magazine which is represented in the first clip. WW2 British soldiers were trained to hold it by the barrel shroud. It even states in the manual for the Sten to not grip the magazine when firing. Holding the magazine will cause serious malfunctions. If you look at vintage photos of soldiers with the Sten gun, they are holding it by the barrel shroud. Even the famous photo of Winston Churchill holding and firing the Sten MK II is holding it the correct way by the barrel shroud. Don't believe what you see in video games and movies. Holding the magazine is the WORST place to hold it when firing. Thank you guys for watching this video. I hope this information helps.
Link to Part 2: ruclips.net/video/qjxXw2peO7s/видео.html
Wise words
preach man preach
B-but… battlefield V said it was cool
Man, you should pin this comment so it stays at the top. Holding the mag is a one way ticket to stoppage city.
Well , it help me to know this ,
Basically a water pipe with a mag sticking out of its side
The beauty hides in simplicity.
French gun style
@ScopeDog it would actually be vice versa. The British made these guns in the early stages of the war as Thompsons were too expensive plus they weren't always available. The Americans realized this as well so the M3 was created.
Edit: Fuck me I misread your comment.
@@dp-2835 haha DP-28 I see your posts in alot of places on RUclips.
Commandos liked Sten a lot.
It did not rattle like the Thompson and it was lighter.
XtreeM FaiL so did resistance fighters as it could be taken apart and assembled underneath a jacket I would say the only flaw with this weapon is it had a tendency to jam.
She might not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she always puts out.
Amen
@Nick Gagliano Nazi?
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Ah yes, I remember my grandpa telling me the story about how he got lucky and snagged one of these out of a supply drop
I'm prolly gonna get mercilessly wooooshed and roasted for this but, in real life or in a game?
@NO_biceps SpAArKy ohh I see, thanks man
@@equinyaa Of course in real life dipshit do you think his grandpa was playing fucking fortnite in the 40s?
@@cattledog901 who shat in your breakfast
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis it wasn’t a free gun exactly, it was supplied to polish freedom fighters
Love how simple these guns are.
Yea the Sten is a copy of the german MP28 both are beatiful guns
They had to be simple for fast and cheap production. There was a war happening.
gangstalishis Therein is the beauty.
@@lvpo8866 balkan?
Stupidly simple and rectangular design is my weak point on guns. Like MPK or Swedish K.
But MAC10 with their signature thicc suppressor is the sexiest gun.
I think this presentation is excellent. You've covered everything really, and without the need for any narration. Thanks. Great work.
Glad you enjoyed it man! I appreciate the kind words!
I've seen a TV stand more complex than this thing.
LOL. But a sten sounds better 😎
My fridge door hinge has more moving parts than this
My penis has more recoil than this thing
@@half.blight Is that what the farting noise is when you use it?
@@half.blight the biological piston
Germans: Top quality guns, need to be cleaned regularly
British: Oi mate gimme my homemade pipe
Got you fam!
at the end of ww2 german guns were very crude, with all guns lacking any finish on the metal or wood. the g41 semi auto rifle was so overgassed it would destroy itself if shot enough, but it was not a problem because the lifespan of a soldier was still less than the gun would last. almost every country made their cheap pipe SMGs during the war, i mean look at the m3 grease gun
Cheap pipe SMG can be built in some guy's garage, and can be repaired in the same place. Good gun for an uncivilized conflict, like WWII.
@@Mishkola that's true though. Very complicated weapon may be pretty unreliable
the fact is in germany today weapons are not allowed in anyway theres only one exception:if you have a weapon licence so its dumb how germany has that many guns and has no use and stuff lol
The stg although not used much was known for its problems
Fun fact: we made these because the Thompson was 50x the cost of a sten
Dident you brits also got m1928s in the land lease?
@@lil__boi3027 no we were buying them, I'd we weren't we wouldn't have made the sten
@@ThomasFarquhar2 Lend-lease was also buying them. We paid off the Lend-Lease in 1994 I believe. The Russians paid fuck all back if I recall correctly. Personally, I think we should have told America to fuck off too. Not that I have anything against Americans and certainly not their fighting men, but everyone should have put in their fair share to protect democracy. America made it a business. Something which is still happening today. That is getting many and many more people killed.
@@Zooumberg pRoTeCt DeMoCrAcY
@@Zooumberg We were the only country to pay back lend - lease in full . France and I'm told other countries in Europe not a red cent !
Can I just say, this video is FANTASTIC.
No talking, no music, just beautiful shots of the gun being handled and fired at different angles.
Pure essence.
If your not already subscribed to him, I would recommend it
Agreed, nicely worded
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@@hobbytymona4448 Stop.
MP40: Light-recoiling and smooth, moderate build quality; otherwise infamous
MAB-38: Good build quality, low recoil and traditional ergonomics; A good gun that comes from a country known for bad WWII guns.
Thompson: Moderate recoil, well made and hard-hitting; An excellent gun hampered by its unnecessarily heavy weight.
STEN: Terribly built, questionably safe and questionably accurate; A gun made purely out of desperation, with a twist; the gun worked, and it worked reliably.
The Sten has two advantages you can make a shit load of them with very little time/money and they are so simple that they can easily be maintained and disassembled by soldiers and resistance fighters.
Just don’t drop it or it will probably break.
Angry tube
PPSh-41: "what if we made tiny MG-42 and gave it to every soldier on the front?"
@@JoaoOstroski420 except it jams because of drum magezine and is super inaccurate.
@@icecoldpolitics8890 The drum is unreliable af, but the PPSH-41 ain't inaccurate by any means. For an smg it's pretty damn good actually.
Solid wood stock, compensator, low recoil, select fire, 7.62x25 tokarev ammo, that thing had a lot going for it in terms of accuracy. That's why they were able to fire single shot, after all. Was supposed to be used as a high ammo capacity light rifle up to 100 yards and then switched to full auto if the unit needs more fire support, to get around the lmg shortage.
Such a deliciously mechanical sound.
Creep
I know, love the sound..
michael wood *_intense moaning_*
Aditya 2407 haha wow
It's so simple to make as well
I am from Bangladesh and this gun helped our fighters a lot back in 1971.
Respect sten gun
I used a Sten when I was in Army Cadets in Scotland 1968-1971, we were issued LE #4, Sten, BREN, 9mm Hi-Power pistol. When we went to summer camps we used the Regular Force weapons for training and on the ranges.💂♂️🏴🇨🇦
Lets be real here. This weapon is clean af
@@cape206 clean is slang for, sleek. Nice looking or sexy.
Yeah. Sublime weapon
the sten gun is the worst weapon even moms can make
@@Indomierendang123 mmmh, no
@@Indomierendang123 that's the whole fun of it. 🤪
Hard to believe something that came out of a English’s man’s shed is worth nearly $10000, even though it costs about $10 to make its still high on the market
Sometimes the story is worth more than the thing it's attached to.
Its really just a copy of an MP18, without the wood stock and a better mag.
Yay capitalism
Pros&Cons it’s what a lot of countries were doing back then. A
10$ with the inflation of age right?
I’ve always admired the sten and how it was dropped to resistance fighters.
One of the reasons for this was that it could be broken down into 3 pieces (body, barrel and stock) for easy concealment when not being used.
In some situation they just delivered schematics, shopping lists and ammo, a basic machine tool shop can spit these out with very little problems, they could be made out of plumbing parts, exhaust pibes and madras springs. Our local museum has Steens from 5 or 6 local manufactorers.
The Sten gun has to be an iconic symbol of resistance in as much as it placed a very cheap to produce weapon in the hands of otherwise unarmed patriots of the nazi-occupied countries.
only the FP-45 liberator can top this thing as the ugliest available gun from the era.
Wasn't it so simple the Resistance fighters actually made it themselves
cnn: *its almost as powerful as a ar15*
full semi auto general purpose medium machine pistol intermediate rifle cartridge sten gun
Oğuzhan Yılmaz hes joking
Terrance Chan damn ur right maybe he should have made a joke about that
@@siko9799 now ı see ""CNN"" 😅
Not as powerful as an AR-15 but would kill just as well
How to legally own a sten or any machine gun for that matter.
Step 1. Be an America
Step 2. Have alot of money
Step 3. Find a transferrable machine gun and fill out the proper paper work and background checks.
Step 4. Buy your tax stamp
Step 5. Congratulations you are now a proud machine gun owner.
Now I know these are pretty straightforward and all including the to become one of the world’s superpower itself, but can you explain what do you mean by transferrable machine gun?
@@quangduongang6230 a transferrable machine gun refers to any NFA item. That was built before a certain date in 1986 I believe. Anything else built after this date is considered a post sample ot dealer sample and is not for sale to the public. This was enacted by the Reagan administration. There are loopholes to get a post sample legally but that is incredibly difficult and lengthy you are more likely to win the Powerball. The thing with post samples are they alot cheaper then pre 1986 "transferrable machine guns" I do believe the import of machine guns from foreign countries was banned in 1962 however I'm not entirely sure how accurate that is.
@@cctproductions6976 By legal definition he's correct for calling it a machine gun
Legally there is no differentiation between a sub machine gun or full sized machine gun in civilian law , yes it's British but you can't own them in the UK. And there isn't loopholes in owning post dealer samples , you just have to be an NFA dealer or manufacturer to obtain one.
1. Be an American
2. Have a lot (not *alot* -common mistake, but wrong)
The designer who did this would be a really smart person .
Haha i dont think so
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@@jamsya8 that's actually 0:43
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_When a german soldier enters the wrong bar in nazi-occupied Calais_
La Résistance: 0:43
Damn laughed, but I think that the resistance is the one who'll get rekt? We're talking about their number and their weaponry, dude
@@zerjager4340 yeah sure, but I'm imagining a single drunk German soldier mistakenly entering in a bar which is a coverup for a rebellion hideout full of angry frenchies.
* music stops *
@@HerrXenon_ damn, he got rekt
REALLY REKT
It would be a great joke for a Bar m1918a2 but still good 😂
@Primera Espada you don't even have 10% of their (french résistant) balls
Just found this gun in my (passed away) grandfather's cellar, with no ammo, in original condition. Just thinking that some of my cousins were about to sell it makes me sick. Glad I took it back to find even more of his history. Rest in peace, grandpa. I will give your name to this last souvenir from you...
That can't be a Sten gun.
It didn't jam.
Gun oil: *laughs smoothly*
I just knew that was going to be the punch line lol.
There was something along the lines of 45% jammed and were thrown away.
Guess they can’t cock the gun eh mate
We british make high quality everything, even on a budget
At the manufacturing plant:
Albert: "Ey Bobby! Do you think we should put the magazine under the gun? Like all the other manufacturers right now?"
Bobby, eating lead paint that was meant to coat the bomb shelter: "Nah.. stick it on the fukkin side, si when the nazis get it, they will never want yo recreate it and copy us!"
Albert: "*G E N I U S.*"
Putting the mag on the underside was an issue for soldiers lying prone, putting the magazine on the topside meant your vision would be obscured, putting it on the side made the gun unbalanced but you could lie prone no problem, less of a chance of getting hit
The Germans copied the copy ha
Well said
Mark Jackson AHAHA I should have made a joke about that, Haha!
MP 3008 was a Sten copy
It ran properly because it was HELD properly. A common source of jams was people who held onto the mag which caused mis feeds, especially examples that were battle worn.
Generals: We need a gun that can be cheaply made to help the war effort.
Developer: Ahem... How about a water pipe... That shoots bullets?
Make it as simple and effective as possible.
Me in 2020 watching this guy mag dump 9mm: *Immense jealousy*
Might as well use shotgun slugs made of solid gold.
A message from 2021: *TYRANY WILL INTENSIFY*
Nicely done.
"The Sten emerged while Great Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, Isolated & facing invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding their arsenal at the same time. After the start of the war and to 1941 (and even later), the British purchased all the Thompson submachine guns they could from the United States, but these did not meet demand, and Thompsons were expensive, the M1928 costing $200 in 1939 (and still $70 in 1942), whereas a Sten would turn out to cost only $11.[13] American entry into the war at the end of 1941 ( 2 years into the war) placed an even bigger demand on the facilities making Thompsons. In order to rapidly equip a sufficient fighting force to counter the Axis threat, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, was commissioned to produce an alternative."
They actually had a poor reputation among allied soldiers for jamming up.
.......they must be cleaned up constantly . The ones shown did well though !
Probably due to the double stack, single feed magazines
@@xXSpartan029Xx .......yes , that too ! Maranatha !
Also, people sometimes had the tendency to hold it by the magazine, leading to a bent / worn magazine catch.
@@NellWatson .....you are totally correct ! Maranatha !
I love how you record these videos, show us the gun, then get into the shooting, you don't spend six and a half hours talking about the gun before getting to the shooting, which is what we all want to see. To top it all off, you give us plenty of different angles, including POVs, and we all know POVs are the best tags 😏
This is what we wanted it to be, no commentary, no lengthy technical explanation, no annoying sponsorship, no bullsht. Just a quick check and guns blazing, just pure gun fun.
They produced these in a fishing factory in my city during WW2
My dad told me about the Sten, this was his weapon as a Royal Marine in WW2, a devastating weapon at close range, it was amazing watching the slo-mo, the bolt did not recoil the same distance all the time.
Really good to see the sten held properly and people not tugging on the mag and thus causing feeding problems.
My Dad was trained with a sten in the Royal Navy, as well as cutlass.drill and boarding and fighting.
Echoes of Nelson.
A STEN is just an MP40 in italics.
i cant argue with that ok
_MP40_
mmh no
MP40 but with sideways hat
LMAOOOO
Love that sound we Brits are geniuses when it comes to doing things on the cheap that turn out to be very good
Yeah but when we actually try to put effort and money into something it fucks up
British during war: fantastic soldiers and reliable equipment, terrible battle plans/strategies.
@@hobomike6935 battle plans and strategies were usually either bigger than our resources so didn’t work out too well (note el alemain build up by contrast) or were commensurate with our resources (small commando raids) which pissed off hitler and led to captured troops being murdered (hitlers commando orders)
@@realPromotememedia the battle of crete
@@drakevevo3710 * *SA80 flashbacks* *
I find the slow-motion clip of the sten firing at 1:49 to be really satisfying to watch imo.
Me: Studying....
RUclips: HeY, HoW AbOuT WaTcHiNg a FuLL-auto StEn???
@Vidserver come on! Does everyone have to say that to me? I already did 😂
@@leon.s.kennedy8295 leon help
Not enough cash stranger
*full semi-auto. Know you're terms. Smh
@@Reiss044 😂😂
My Dad was in 2Co Welsh Guards deployed to Port Said during the Suez Crisis in 1956. They were issued Sten Guns for patrol duties... he was telling me that one evening they observed a number of 'insurgents' cutting the wire to gain access to their base... permission was given for the team to open fire, and my Dad let rip..... he said all you could see were the sparks as the bullets hit the perimeter fence, and then his magazine fell out!
He never much talked about his experiences in the 6 years he served overseas, but I think it left a huge mark on him.....
It's so weird for me to see a modern video of one of these. Most of the time I see them in weapons encyclopedias or ww2 films. Thanks for the video.
Hell yes! Love it when you upload. I hope one day I can get my hands on a full auto. Gotta move state for that sadly.
If you're in the US, and live in a free state, a lot of shooting ranges have guns like this available for rent
@@tenacious645 I live in MA so it would probably still be difficult to find one of those ranges if they are even a thing here. Sucks
Luis Santiago I live in France and here we can't shoot full auto :(
@@Pump-mw5ln I heard it's even a pain to get black powder guns their. In the us I can just buy one as long as it's from before a certain date. Sorry for your gun struggles
Luis Santiago You can buy black powder guns if you are 18+, this is only guns we can buy wihout license :)
What a legendary bit of kit ... my Great Uncle was a Chindit in Wingates 3rd Column in Burma during WW2 ... he was issued a Sten and kept it hung up in the truck cab he told me - they were sent allover the World and dropped to French Resistance from aircraft - designed to be made in a garage!
The amount of kids telling him to hold it by the mag is pathetic.
I guess playing COD makes them a weapons expert...........
True, I'm a child and I do know that sten is not meant to be held by the mag, Want your sten to get jammed in 2 seconds? Hold it by the mag and get jammed!
And since it fires 9mm, it will have a bit of recoil
@@Itsshaunbewarned I hope you're joking cause the sten fires 9mm
Shaunak's Education! Are you stupid? Did you see the cases coming out the side? I think using duck duck go to sound smart in a thread didn’t work out for you bud
You can literally see the glorious Freedom coming out of the barrel!
Of jamming ?
brits weren't democratic atm? they where a constitutional monarchy
@@georgewashington2321 Britain is the same now. It's been democratic for longer than most countries have existed lol the constitution is written from the English bill of rights 1689,the Magna carta 1215. Has had a monarchy for well over a thousand years, even when England was separate kingdoms fighting with the vikings lol
@@tesstickle7267 monarchy isn't a democracy bro simple as that what don't you understand?
@@georgewashington2321 you don’t understand what a constitutional monarchy is do you? Power is held by elected representatives, the monarch’s power is simply ceremonial. Pretty democratic eh? :)
I just love sten so much, there is just something about it that makes me adore it
Gorgeous weapon and one of my favorite SMGs from COD. Love the sound so much. Just like a grease gun
This gun reminds me of Léo Major, the Canadian soldier who liberated the town of Zwolle by himself in the evening of April 14, 1945. RIP Mr. Léo and thank you for your service. 👊🏼❤️
Absolute legend that Léo, he did the whole thing missing an eye too from what I've read
Stens were used a lot in the tropics, especially by Australian soldiers in New Guinea because of their simple design and few moving parts that didn't foul in the humid conditions.
i believe you are mistaken for the Owen Machine gun, yes we did have Stens here but most SMG's used by us Aussies was the home made Owen.
Stens were never used by Aussies in New Guinea, they carried Thompson's initially then the Owen SMG. Z Force Commandos were issued Silenced AusStens later in the War (AusSten was an Australian modified and upgraded Sten SMG.)
So Beautiful Weapon.
One of My Favorites guns.
Sten 9mm full-auto has the perfect rate-of-fire !
It's amazing how cool the STEN is. It has a magazine on the left and can take out crowds of people really quick!
Amazing piece of history wish I had one
Great video. I really hope the game makers pay attention to videos like these to capture as much realism in their programming as possible.
I love this community, absolutely
everything that is happening in the videos, not to mention that you have a question and they make it very clear to you
I've always admired the STEN and it's history. It's a neat part of firearm history.
This is the Mk2 sten with a Canadian stock. The British Mk2 had a more basic stock like a wonky letter T. A wonderful weapon indeed. Born out of necessity to utilise massive stocks of captured German 9mm ammunition. Great video
It was designed during the German expansion phase, so I doubt that the British were swimming in captured German stocks.
@Orszag it is actually documented that the British Army had large stocks of German 9mm ammunition. 9 mm was not a calibre previously used by British Armed forces as it was a metric calibre and in Britain we always used imperial measurements.
@@twowheelexploration9228How did the British capture stocks of 9mm before they fought on the continent?
@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart they didn't get it from Europe before the campaign in Europe but the whole reason for the sten being 9mm was because the Germans and other European armies used it and the sten was able to utilise captured ammunition. Not much point making Sten in 38 cal. Obviously 9mm was not really an English calibre but it was in limited use before the war.
whoever made that sten, made it with love. Props to owner he likely keeps it clean too
Respect to our British brothers and sisters. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
This is a really well done video. Straight to the point too. I'm subscribing.
The camera man deserves a medal cause he stood right in front of the gun muzzle while it was shooting
What a beautiful firearm. A peace of history. Amazing video
Looks like it's been very well kept over the years.
Kit build
That is one of the *_smoothest_* -sounding bolt pullbacks I've ever heard
One of the dislikes is from Reinhard Heydrich
Why? He was very happy because the gun get stacked before firing.
@@halljamenjeninnen1310 He got fragged instead
The Sten used by one of the two Czech agents trying assassinate Heydrich jammed. The other agent threw a grenade which exploded near Heydrich's car. Heydrich caught a small piece of shrapnel that lodged in a lung. He died a week later of sepsis. His driver was unharmed but both he and Heydrich were able to return fire. Many Czech agents and innocent Czech civilians were murdered in retaliation. Some historians believe the price was too high to pay for his assassination. It must be remembered that Heydrich was the archetype of the Nazi superman and an architect of the "Final Solution" that murdered thousands of Jews and other Czech citizens. His death was a great psychological blow to the myth of the master race.
and his other 1.1k accounts
This comment is so underrated.
Imagine having to reload this gun for hours, for days, for endless hours while fighting in WW2.
they were supplied with a magazine loader device
@@brianthwaites2397 I hardly remember writing that, but thank you.
The operation, while exposed, is so sweet to watch in slow-motion.
Italian and French Resistance fighters after they heard someone say "Ja, Herr kommandant" (1944, colorize): 0:43
Ja * but still very funny
@Scarey Linux I guess so
@@Alex_goat-fn It's not Jä
@@pfw4568 omg did I actually say jä, sorry ja
Not my countries proudest design! Or greatest. But it certainly worked! Times were desperate. As great as American weapons were, They were bloody expensive. The STEN kinda got the job done. Not bad for what is essentially a pipe with the means to fire bullets inside it.
Also huge praise for your gun control and safety checks brother! I do love good clean gun safety and weapon control.
Thompsons also had to run the gauntlet of Atlantic U-boat packs. I heard that 100,000 expensive (half the price of a family car for a single gun) Thompsons were lost when a single cargo ship was torpedoed.
The Chevy Nova of sub machine guns.
Freakin' excellent.
I miss having guns that were essentially a grip, stock, and magazine strapped to a tube.
What a famous Britisher said about the Sten:
Shakespeare "The Pen is mightier than the Sword, but the Sten is mightier than the Pen."
@SesameSeedBar Angry pen with 9mm ink.
I guess the British armaments industry continued to produce the older STEN Mark II through 1944 because factories were tooled up for it. It then made sense to continue producing the Mark II. The reason is that in 1944 the British started producing the STEN Mark V. This was a serious attempt to 'upgrade' the STEN by improving its ergonomics and appearance, hopefully enhancing user confidence. Reputedly this worked. British soldiers using the Mark V were reportedly happy with the improved Mark V.
The Mark V replaced the frame stock with a wood one. The STEN V design included a wood pistol grip and a wood grip fixed under the barrel shroud for better handling. This proved popular. The biggest improvement was improved quality control. The British armaments industry felt confident by Britain's improved strategic posture in 1944 to increase quality inspection process time. As a result STEN defects and jams noticeably decreased. On the other hand the STEN retained its troublesome, double stack, single-feed magazine, which was a main cause of stoppages. The STEN magazine feed lips had to be in near-perfect condition for reliable function.
After WW2, new Mark V STENs omitted the forward front grip. One given reason was that the front grip tended to loosen with continued firing.
The user in this video claims his STEN Mark II is of 1944 manufacture. I can't confirm it yet I can believe it. The British armaments authorities were not going to stop STEN Mk II manufacture while retooling for the new Mark V version proceeded underway in early 1944. But once the STEN Mk V proceeded at full pace, manufacture of the Mark II ceased.
Simple but effective, I love the Sten
Tiene un Retroceso considerable en AUTO.
"Bellísima melodía"!!!
The Sten looks amazing.
the sten supplied to the SOE by the British jammed in prague in the heydrich assasination attempt
Lucky the bomb went off.
Hendrick was actually a crypto Jew...despite the blonde hair.....so the gun MAY have been sabotaged.....but this is speculation.
@@tedcarruthers2677 A Crypto Jew?
I didn’t know every German,Japanese,British,American tank crew and pilots used this gun as a default
Turns out they also used P38s even the Allies
unless you meant captured,no
I used to fire one of these in the 1970s as an officer cadet. They are surprisingly accurate , considering how basic they are. We were instructed not to fire them on auto, but to use 2 or 3 rounds bursts, mainly to conserve ammo . Very light weight and easy to use.
This gun reminds me of Wolfenstein. 😊
Fun fact: The manuals included in these when they were dropped specifically told the user that grabbing the mag well not only would _not_ induce a malfunction/break the mag, but it was actually encouraged.
The myth where it's taboo came from boomers. legit.
Ok, now I want to see one of these in 308 or 762-54r or 6.5creedmore
Fuck it, 338 lapua magnum. AK Daddy get on it
Can I see that specific manual? Cause a quick google search gave me a manual for sa Sten MKII, in page 6 - Handling and Sighting, it is said that the magazine should not be held when shooting.
Perhaps you are right with a certain manual on a certain iteration and source, its not impossible. I just want to know that manual so I can agree its a fact in "fun fact".
link : www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.indaginibalistiche.it/utlities/manuali/sten_mk2_us_EN.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjO4PzeysDsAhULBKYKHXkmCyAQFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw1qvvtg6nzZ1RMePwa9F30w
I did training on this while in the British army in the late 80s, it was a slack week so we were playing with old stock. We were specifically told to NOT hold the mag while firing as that would cause a mis-feed.
It was getting a bend in the magazine ITSELF from holding it during recoil that caused all the feed problems. Over 80% of the issues with this gun JUST CAME DOWN TO magazines not feeding properly often due to damage.
It has been a month, I hope YT notifs OP on these comments. Im still waiting on that manual
Crappy accuracy, ergonomics, safety, and reliability aside, that is a beautifully simple and functional gun. Especially enjoyed hearing the slide being pulled back, and watching the weapon cycle in slow motion.
As per British Army small arms instructors you should never bang the end of the magazine when inserting as this could cause a stoppage (Jam) because a round has been misaligned. A light tug once you've hear the click engaged. Though later version of the Sten were less prone to Jam.
Just one point if there's a round up the spout and its cocked, for f**** sake don't drop the weapon because of the fixed firing pin it may go off on whatever the setting is (single or AUTO).
Known to jam and light strike rounds in the worst times, but it's what they had
Thank you for a video of just shooting the gun instead of talking about it for 20 minutes and then shooting it at the end
Ah, the gun that jammed whilst trying to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich.
Well yeah, but they took of the butt stock, so they could carry it concealed under the coat. Problem was, the stengun wasn't made for this. Taking off the butt stock comprimesed the gun
“Im different than other girls”
A good piece of 'value-engineering'.
Everybody held it the two correct ways, what a happy day this is 😌
That rate of fire is perfect imo. Same with the grease gun.
It's almost more "rifle like" compared to something like an Uzi or a machine pistol.
@USA#1 !! lol both sten and grease gun had rifled barrels
Di usia 68th skr meski bukan tentara tpi aku sangat senang lihat peragaan senpi2 organik .... juga hobby nonton film2 perang demi mmupuk jiwa patriotik
my father was issued with one of these while doing national service in the 50s
"My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all..."
Took me a while to understand ngl
1:55 I love watching open bolt blowback SMG slow motion to watch the difference in how far the bolt recoils from each round. The inconsistency is what entertains me so much. Handloaders probably go crazy there
Hmmmm, I wonder if increasing powder/case volume consistency would have allowed for a lighter bolt.
Some random kid: oh no he's holding it wrong it should be held in the mag.
People who know the angry stick: oh no, any way I started blasting.
You mixed two memes.
Genius!
A very big advantage that no one mentions the sten has over many other sub-machine guns is that it is much easier to fire from a low profile lying position due to its side-loading magazine.
love how simple this gun is
I have always been thinking that the side-mounting magazine looks cool.