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Sten Mk IIS 9 mm silenced sub-machine gun, 1942 (c)
This Sten, of the type issued to British Special Forces 1942-1955, was produced with an integral silencer rather than having a silencer screwed to the end of the barrel. The drawback was that only single shots could be fired except in an emergency, as automatic fire destroyed the silencing system.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1978-02-46-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-02-46-1