The Australian Sten - AUSTEN Submachine Gun
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In this video Matt looks at the history of Australia's attempt to improve the British STEN gun - the AUSTEN. Despite efforts to improve on the austere STEN, the Australian Army quickly discovered their other indigenous design, the Owen Machine Carbine, was superior. Production Note: This video is a little rough around the edges, it was the first video I filmed and incidentally the first time I had been in front of a camera! Thanks to Vic's patient efforts in editing we were able to put together this video. TAB has been a brilliant learning experience in many respects and we're improving all the time. Stick with us as we will have a look at the Owen Gun in the future and will also revisit the AUSTEN in more detail too! Thanks for watching. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com/2017/10/10/austen-submachine-gun/ for an in-depth article looking at the context, origins, history and development of the Austen! If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/thearmourersbench
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