Sten Gun Production - 1942 (1942)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Various shots of the arms factory showing all stages of a sten gun production. Mainly women work on benches and in assembling. They load the guns onto truck in front of the factory. Various shots of women welding using protective glasses. Various shots of the men on the firing range testing sten guns. More shots of the workers, mostly women, making sten guns. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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