There were also questions regarding the reliability of the Sten Gun. You couldn’t blame the Tommies for calling the gun names. Some of the more printable epithets include “The Woolworth Special,” “The Plumbers Delight” and “The Stench Gun.” The Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield produced a prototype, the name of which came from the “S” from Shepherd, the “T” from Turpin and the “EN” from Enfield.įrom the beginning, soldiers’ descriptions of the Sten were downright insulting. Turpin, worked together to create a simple, blowback-operated submachine gun that could be quickly and cheaply made from machined steel. It was at this point that two British weapons designers, Maj. entered the war, demand soon outpaced supply. The British Army purchased every Thompson submachine gun it could acquire from the United States, but once the U.S. The British lost thousands of small arms that were destroyed or simply abandoned after the devastating rout at Dunkirk.īolt-action rifles from The Great War, or hunting guns were often the only firearms available for some units. In 1941, terrified Britons knew they didn’t have enough weapons to repel a German invasion force. Looks were no matter though, as the Sten Gun soon earned its reputation for being deadly effective. In the early days of World War II, the British developed a weapon that looked like it was bashed together by a plumber rather than a gunsmith.
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