Introduction: K'NEX Sten MKII

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The Sten guns are a large family of firearms developed in the United Kingdom. The gun is recognizable for its horizontal fed magazines. It was cheap to manufacture and known for being plagued with functionality problems. Fragile internals, constant bullet jams were all common issues that were addressed in the second generation of Sten- the MKII. Firing in only full auto and coming without a safety switch, the Sten is the best example of a firearm being developed with a cost effective mindset.

Supplies

Below is an approximation for the parts needed to build 1 gun, 1 clip, and 28 bullets:


Yellow connector: 77

Green connector: 20

Red connector: 22

Gray connector: 77

Orange connector: 46

Blue clip: 18

Male ball joint: 6

Small little black Y clip: 21

Small little orange 3d connector: 5

White connector: 5

Gray spacer: 31

Gray endless X rod: 1

Blue rod: 12

White rod: 136

Little green rod: 143

Blue 3d connector: 5

Double connector: 10

Blue spacer: 24

Long black rod: 4

Yellow rod: 2

Red rod: 1

Female ball socket: 9

Female hinge connector: 10

Male hinge connector: 1

Blue flexi rod: 2

Black rod end cap: 12

Tan clip: 3

Black rod connector lock out clip: 1

Small black wheel: 14

Small black thin rubber tire: 1

Micro (2 way) purple con: 1

Size 16 or 19 rubber band: 4

Step 1: Instructional Video

Follow the tutorial to build a functioning replica of the Sten Mk2 sub machine gun with your K'NEX pieces! Featuring a semi auto firing mechanism, true trigger, 27 round removable clips, this gun can achieve ranges of 10 feet when using the correct rubber-band on the clip pusher.