Patchett Mk 1

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The Patchett Mk1 is a submachine gun design in Britain in 1944. It was adopted by the British Army in 1953 and continued in service until 1988. More than 400,000 units were manufactured over the years and the weapon saw service in a number of conflicts such as the Suez Crisis, Aden Emergency, Cold War, Falklands War, Northern Ireland Conflicts and the Gulf Wars.

The Patchett submachine gun resembles the earlier Sten gun in many respects. In fact the Patchett can be fed using the Sten gun’s magazine. However, the design of the weapon has many enhancements and more notable it is also more aesthetic when compared with the badly finished Sten gun.

The Patchett Mk1 was chambered for 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition and feeds from a 34-round box magazine. It is capable of firing 550 rounds per minute and is fairly effective in the field.

In the later years, other versions of the Patchett were also developed. Soon the Patchett Mk1 was replaced with the Mk2 which was a much better weapon.