Polish Sten copy?

Photo is captioned, on eBay, WWII photo female soldier of the Armia Krajowa.

Polish home made copy of a Sten or? Note the magazine location, like the German mp3008. Post-war copy?

David

Yep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Błyskawica_submachine_gun

Thanks, never heard of these, looks like it is pretty good quality.

David

Franchi said:

Thanks, never heard of these, looks like it is pretty good quality.

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Yes great catch Ryan. Never saw one either. Pretty cool actually.

These were made during Warsaw Uprising. I think 2 or 3 survived in Polish museums.
During occupation Polish Underground also made copies of Sten SMG. They were exact copies and I think one example in relic condition is in one of Polish museums. Interestingly it was marked with Polish eagle and letters WP (Polish Army) on magazine housing.

Jack

Well planned as a clandestinely produced weapon. Like other SMGs, it fired from an open bolt and was blowback operated, but unlike others, it had a free-floating firing pin. Very cool, and more advanced than most would expect from something made under those conditions. It used captured/stolen MP38/40 magazines.

This is usually the photo shown of these in action (from the Warsaw Uprising):