The Sten offered a cheap way to give Home Guard formations submachine guns. Some units also acquired mortars, machine guns and concrete pillboxes. The local example in Cornwall is singled out for the interest of its equipment. Official allocations therefore do not necessarily describe everything a unit managed to obtain. The variation matters when assessing the Home Guard's ability to defend a locality.
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The Home Guard's weapons could exceed official allocations
Cheap small arms and locally acquired heavier equipment complicate a picture based solely on official Home Guard allocations.