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The Sten Sub Machine Gun Lapel Pin is currently waiting to go into production.

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Wear this Sten Pin with pride at any time of the year.

Made with High quality metals

2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.

Size: 45mm 

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The STEN (or Sten gun) is a family of British submachine guns chambered in 9×19mm and was used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They had a simple design and very low production cost, making them effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups, and they continue to see usage to this day by irregular military forces. The STEN served as the basis for the Sterling submachine gun, which replaced the STEN in British service until the 1980s, when it, and all other submachine guns, were replaced by the SA80.

The STEN is a select fireblowback-operated weapon and loads its magazine on the left, rather than the bottom, as is the usual configuration. STEN is an acronym, from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for the Enfield factory. Over four million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s, making it the second most produced submachine gun of the Second World War, after the Soviet PPSh-41.


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No money is required to place a Pre Order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear this Sten Pin with pride at any time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 45mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree UK Postage \u0026amp; Packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. 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They had a simple design and very low production cost, making them effective \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insurgency_weapon\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Insurgency weapon\"\u003einsurgency weapons\u003c\/a\u003e for resistance groups, and they continue to see usage to this day by \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irregular_military\" title=\"Irregular military\"\u003eirregular military\u003c\/a\u003e forces. The STEN served as the basis for the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sterling_submachine_gun\" title=\"Sterling submachine gun\"\u003eSterling submachine gun\u003c\/a\u003e, which replaced the STEN in British service until the 1980s, when it, and all other submachine guns, were replaced by the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SA80\" title=\"SA80\"\u003eSA80\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThe STEN is a \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Select_fire\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Select fire\"\u003eselect fire\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blowback-operated\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Blowback-operated\"\u003eblowback-operated\u003c\/a\u003e weapon and loads its magazine on the left, rather than the bottom, as is the usual configuration. STEN is an \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acronym\" title=\"Acronym\"\u003eacronym\u003c\/a\u003e, from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. \u003cb\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003ehepherd and Harold \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003eurpin, and \u003cb\u003eEN\u003c\/b\u003e for the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Small_Arms_Factory\" title=\"Royal Small Arms Factory\"\u003eEnfield factory.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOver four million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s, making it the second most produced \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Submachine_gun\" title=\"Submachine gun\"\u003esubmachine gun\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Second World War\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e, after the Soviet \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PPSh-41\" title=\"PPSh-41\"\u003ePPSh-41\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-01T17:24:06+01:00","created_at":"2021-04-01T17:18:08+01:00","vendor":"Military Remembrance Pins","type":"Military Weapons","tags":["5.56mm","7.62mm","Automatic","Bren","Combat Infantry","Force Support","Infantry","Korean","L86A1","Light","Light Gun","LMG","LSW","Machine","Marines","Para","Parachute","Paras","Paratrooper","Royal Marines","SA80","Sten","Sub Machine","Submachine","Support","Weapon","Weapons","WW2","WWII"],"price":600,"price_min":600,"price_max":600,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39275601854551,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"W16","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Sten Gun Sub Machine Gun Lapel Pin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":600,"weight":15,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294049","\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearStenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294079","\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGun.jpg?v=1617294079"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294049","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20323934240855,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.203,"height":587,"width":1293,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294049"},"aspect_ratio":2.203,"height":587,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294049","width":1293},{"alt":null,"id":20323935617111,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.801,"height":627,"width":1129,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearStenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294079"},"aspect_ratio":1.801,"height":627,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/RearStenGunArtwork.jpg?v=1617294079","width":1129},{"alt":null,"id":20323934273623,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":3.398,"height":513,"width":1743,"src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGun.jpg?v=1617294079"},"aspect_ratio":3.398,"height":513,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/StenGun.jpg?v=1617294079","width":1743}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eThe Sten Sub Machine Gun Lapel Pin is currently waiting to go into production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eLike what you see? Then just register your Pre Order using the \u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTIFY ME\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebutton. No money is required to place a Pre Order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear this Sten Pin with pride at any time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with High quality metals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 45mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree UK Postage \u0026amp; Packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. 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They had a simple design and very low production cost, making them effective \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Insurgency_weapon\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Insurgency weapon\"\u003einsurgency weapons\u003c\/a\u003e for resistance groups, and they continue to see usage to this day by \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irregular_military\" title=\"Irregular military\"\u003eirregular military\u003c\/a\u003e forces. The STEN served as the basis for the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sterling_submachine_gun\" title=\"Sterling submachine gun\"\u003eSterling submachine gun\u003c\/a\u003e, which replaced the STEN in British service until the 1980s, when it, and all other submachine guns, were replaced by the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SA80\" title=\"SA80\"\u003eSA80\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThe STEN is a \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Select_fire\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Select fire\"\u003eselect fire\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blowback-operated\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Blowback-operated\"\u003eblowback-operated\u003c\/a\u003e weapon and loads its magazine on the left, rather than the bottom, as is the usual configuration. STEN is an \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acronym\" title=\"Acronym\"\u003eacronym\u003c\/a\u003e, from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. \u003cb\u003eS\u003c\/b\u003ehepherd and Harold \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003eurpin, and \u003cb\u003eEN\u003c\/b\u003e for the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Small_Arms_Factory\" title=\"Royal Small Arms Factory\"\u003eEnfield factory.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOver four million Stens in various versions were made in the 1940s, making it the second most produced \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Submachine_gun\" title=\"Submachine gun\"\u003esubmachine gun\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Second World War\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e, after the Soviet \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PPSh-41\" title=\"PPSh-41\"\u003ePPSh-41\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}