Guns & Militaria

Engineering Masterpiece: The MP40

Engineering Masterpiece: The MP40

This combination of form and function made the MP40 not just a tool of war, but a symbol of the technological edge that Germany sought to maintain throughout the conflict....

Engineering Masterpiece: The MP40

This combination of form and function made the MP40 not just a tool of war, but a symbol of the technological edge that Germany sought to maintain throughout the conflict....

War Innovation: Birth of the Mk.2 Sten Gun

War Innovation: Birth of the Mk.2 Sten Gun

This context of desperation and resource scarcity set the stage for the Sten Gun's development, a weapon that would become synonymous with the British resistance and the broader Allied war...

War Innovation: Birth of the Mk.2 Sten Gun

This context of desperation and resource scarcity set the stage for the Sten Gun's development, a weapon that would become synonymous with the British resistance and the broader Allied war...

Up Close with the Iconic Mk.2 Sten Submachine Gun

Up Close with the Iconic Mk.2 Sten Submachine Gun

The Sten's presence in occupied territories was a constant thorn in the side of the Axis powers, with its very existence symbolizing defiance and the unyielding spirit of those who...

Up Close with the Iconic Mk.2 Sten Submachine Gun

The Sten's presence in occupied territories was a constant thorn in the side of the Axis powers, with its very existence symbolizing defiance and the unyielding spirit of those who...

The Rise of the Mk.2 Sten in World War II Combat

The Rise of the Mk.2 Sten in World War II Combat

Conceived in 1941 by Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold Turpin, the Sten gun was a response to the British Army's dire need for a cost-effective, rapid-fire weapon. In the...

The Rise of the Mk.2 Sten in World War II Combat

Conceived in 1941 by Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold Turpin, the Sten gun was a response to the British Army's dire need for a cost-effective, rapid-fire weapon. In the...

The Mk.2 Sten: Economics of Warfare Engineering

The Mk.2 Sten: Economics of Warfare Engineering

Conceived in the dire straits of early 1941, when the British Army faced severe shortages of firearms, the Sten was designed to be both cost-effective and quickly manufacturable. The result...

The Mk.2 Sten: Economics of Warfare Engineering

Conceived in the dire straits of early 1941, when the British Army faced severe shortages of firearms, the Sten was designed to be both cost-effective and quickly manufacturable. The result...

Sten Mk.2: The Iconic Wartime Weapon's Legacy

Sten Mk.2: The Iconic Wartime Weapon's Legacy

One of the most compelling aspects of the Sten Mk.2's legacy is its role in the hands of resistance fighters across occupied Europe. Stories of resistance fighters using the Sten...

Sten Mk.2: The Iconic Wartime Weapon's Legacy

One of the most compelling aspects of the Sten Mk.2's legacy is its role in the hands of resistance fighters across occupied Europe. Stories of resistance fighters using the Sten...