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Family of Sten SMG’s showing top to bottom: NZ Contract Sten MkII Sten MkII with early stock Radio Corp New Zealand Contract Sten Mk II & III hybrid Sten MkIII Sten MKV Sten Mk II disassembled In 1940 Britain was in grave danger of invasion and every type of weapon was scarce. The only submachine- […]

The Martini-Henry rifle in .45-inch caliber (actually .443-inch) was adopted for use by the British Army in 1871. At the same time another weapon was available. The importance of this weapon was not in its action but the fact that it “really would shoot straight.”19 This ability was a result of the work of William […]

(Webley Mk I, 1887) Caliber: 0.455 in (11.6 mm) Ammunition: 0.455-in 8M Ball Weight: 0.99 kg (2 lb 3 oz) Length: 260 mm (10.25 in) Barrel length: 102 mm (4 in) Magazine: 6-chamber cylinder Muzzle velocity: 183 m/sec (600 ft/sec) (Webley & Scott self-loading) Caliber: 0.455 in Ammunition: 0.455-in 8M Ball Weight: 1.13 kg (2 […]

The Vickers was used for indirect fire against enemy positions at ranges up to 4,500 yards (4,115 m) with Mark VIIIz ammunition. This plunging fire was used to great effect against road junctions, trench systems, forming up points, and other locations that might be observed by a forward observer, or zeroed in at one time […]