{"id":48054,"date":"2019-06-01T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48054"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:42:02","slug":"viper-mki-a-simplified-steampunk-sten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/06\/01\/viper-mki-a-simplified-steampunk-sten\/","title":{"rendered":"Viper MkI: A Simplified Steampunk Sten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3thJ9Tm2ecU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 26 Apr 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=yDXG5wVOwOdPuZkStnkq7RZHKox8MTU1NjM2ODg2N0AxNTU2MjgyNDY3&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=3thJ9Tm2ecU&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Viper Mk I was an experimental submachine gun developed in the UK for use by military policemen in post-WW2 occupation West Germany. It was a simplified Sten gun (full-auto only, without the semiauto option normally included in the Sten trigger mechanism) put into a wooden housing. It was intended to be carried slung over one shouldered [and] fired under the arm with just one hand. To this end, it had neither sights nor trigger guard. The whole concept seems pretty questionable, and while multiple different Viper submachine guns were designed to fill this role, none were ever adopted.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the Royal Armouries for allowing me to film and disassemble this very rare weapon! The NFC collection there &#8211; perhaps the best military small arms collection in Western Europe &#8211; is available by appointment to researchers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=yDXG5wVOwOdPuZkStnkq7RZHKox8MTU1NjM2ODg2N0AxNTU2MjgyNDY3&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=3thJ9Tm2ecU&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Froyalarmouries.org%2Fresearch%2Fnational-firearms-centre%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/research\/n&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can browse the various Armouries collections online here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/collection\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/royalarmouries.org\/collection\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Experimental screen capture for social media thumbnailing purposes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten-150x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-48626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-05-31-Viper-MkI-A-Simplified-Steampunk-Sten.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published on 26 Apr 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; The Viper Mk I was an experimental submachine gun developed in the UK for use by military policemen in post-WW2 occupation West Germany. 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