...Sten Gun Smile...
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mckenney99
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Beautiful smile on a beautiful young lady but hard to imagine this was not a staged photo op. I imagine the pressures that the folks producing war goods back at home was tremendous and not much to smile about. Folks today would have a heart attack if they even thought about working under the conditions that were normal during WWII. "The Greatest Generation" title doesn't describe only an American generation.
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I like to read about WWII espionage, and after reading about the use of the Sten by SOE I was intrgued. I even tried seeing if maybe someone was currently making a civilian version for sale. Alas, no. I did see one original WWII Sten for sale. Asking price was around $6000.
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Whoa! This never came up during my searches. *bookmarked*
Thanks. Now I have one more item to add to my "if I win the lottery" wishlist.
See how much you smile when you loose some finger meat in the stock apparatus on some models.
DeathGrip
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They can be built from parts kits and someone used to make a semi auto conversion for them. I don't know about currently.
There's lots of videos on youtube. Search STEN gun build, That aughta get you some ideas.
Just don't do any thing illegal.
There's lots of videos on youtube. Search STEN gun build, That aughta get you some ideas.
Just don't do any thing illegal.
Staged or not, if you look at the dirt and oil/grease on her clothes I think it’s a real shot in time on the assembly line.
Thanks to her and the others for assembling those weapons of war for our allies.
Thanks to her and the others for assembling those weapons of war for our allies.
HOUSTON RICK
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A neat firearm, but too rich for my blood and semi-auto versions of submachine guns don't make much sense when you think about it.
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Not every gun purchase has to have a practical reason. Some people actually buy guns to collect and/or have fun at the range. My interest in the Sten has nothing to do with practicality.
But yeah, unless I win the lottery I probably won't be getting one.
Texas Star
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If you want to see real Stens in use, go to The Lounge and locate that topic I posted about a 1956 movie, "Safari."
The white hunter uses both MK II and MK III examples. I guess they didn't feel the audience would notice the difference.
The white hunter uses both MK II and MK III examples. I guess they didn't feel the audience would notice the difference.
Valmet
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Stens are awesome old subguns. Great pic Paradise!
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IIRC (?) the magazines were not interchangable
IIRC (?) the magazines were not interchangable
My first class III gun was a Sten. Back then they were about $400 plus the $200 tax stamp. I foolishly sold it when I was raising money for my next class III, an AK 47. I still have that one, but the Sten was a real sweetheart to shoot. Open bolt, really simple mechanism, and I had about 10 extra magazines.
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
HOUSTON RICK
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I agree completely, but sometimes I need a logical reason to avoid being illogical. Would I like a Sten Gun all else being equal - yes. Would I like to pay $6,000 for a semi-auto version? No.
I new a guy back then that flew C 47 over the hump , he said if the natives wave we dumped a big case of Stens out if they shot we banked and and got out of there . He brought cases of them back home some how, the ones I saw were real deal marked Long Branch 1943 I think , with the loop stock . That was a few years ago .
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The STEN was the gun that jammed at the Reinhardt Heydrich assassination back in WW2 in in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1942, I believe, Fortunately, the other member of the team (who were CZs, trained in GB) threw a grenade that killed him a week later, maybe because refused to let anyone but a German doctor treat him.
I would like to see the Stens tested against other sub guns of that time. I think they were the cheapest guns. They were small, concealable, apparently accurate and most of them reliable. Just not one. The assassins were killed in a church where they went for shelter.
His death was followed by the total destruction of the village of Lidice in retrobution. All the males over 15 years were shot, the women put in concentration camps where most died. All buildings were razed and the landscape was leveled.
I would like to see the Stens tested against other sub guns of that time. I think they were the cheapest guns. They were small, concealable, apparently accurate and most of them reliable. Just not one. The assassins were killed in a church where they went for shelter.
His death was followed by the total destruction of the village of Lidice in retrobution. All the males over 15 years were shot, the women put in concentration camps where most died. All buildings were razed and the landscape was leveled.
