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The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
So they decided after much procrastination to adopt the Owen Gun, but even then
they were not sure in what calibre. Consequently the first trials batches were
produced in four calibres before the universal 9-mm was adopted. The Owen
Gun ...
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Australia's Greatest Inventions (Large Print 16pt)
Military authorities roundly rejected the idea—British colonies in those days
never developed their own guns, and Owen's gun was said to look like a
gangster's weapon! Owen abandoned the idea with the outbreak of the war and
enlisted in ...
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The
Gun-Founders of England: With a List of English and ...
0., John and Robert Owen, gun-founders for a brass fauconett ^8. 0. 0. (p. 308.)
1530. Payment of 10 angels to Sir Laurence Starber for a bombard for the King. (
Exchr. Accts. 420, 11.) 1531. Delivery of metal by Henry Johnson, Master gunner,
...
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Backroom Briefings: John Curtin's War
The Owen gun is being used widely by the Volunteer Defence Corps and it was
also in use in New Guinea but Forde declined to give the numbers. The fact was
that the Austen gun was a mass production job which had most of the Owen ...
Clement John Lloyd, Richard Hall, 1997
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Voyage from Shame: The Cowra Breakout and Afterwards
Roberts later told the court of inquiry that he had fired one magazine of his Owen
gun, then backed down the catwalk towards Keegan. He said: "I loaded the gun,
putting the magazines into it, and he fired them. When the ammunition was gone
...
Ronald Haycock, in his detailed study of the Australian Owen gun, demonstrates
that, at the micro level of the subject, there is much to be learned of general
application. Haycock illustrates that weapons procurement is not just the search
for ...
Ronald Haycock, Keith Neilson, 1988
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Kajirri, the Bush Missus
Magnussen told us he had an Owen gun he wanted to try and on the way out we
four in the back seat could each have a turn with our own guns, shooting out
ofthe back passenger side window. Then on the return run he would use the
Owen ...
Lexie Simmons, Darrel Lewis, 2005
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Those Ragged Bloody Heroes: From the Kokoda Trail to Gona ...
They did not slow him down; he changed his Owen gun to his left hand in full
career and, blazing away with it, charged the enemy gun, killing the three men
manning it. This enabled the section to establish itself far enough ahead to allow
the ...
A section had one or two submachine- guns, and these were normally carried by
the forward scouts. Thompson submachine-guns were used in the early part of
the campaign but were replaced by the Australian-designed Owen gun as they ...
MeggsieDennis nearlywiped out a tentful of guyswhen he decided to empty his
Owen gun by slidingthe firing mechanism back andforth, ratherthan takingthe
magazine off and emptying it by hand. "We were bludging –we were supposed ...
Sandy MacGregor, Jimmy Thomson, 2014
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Australians return to Borneo for 70th anniversary of World War II …
Mr Hearne was fishing his Owen gun out of the airbag he had floated in on when Sergeant Weir fell at his feet. He had been shot dead by a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Июн 15»
Ravenshoe police sergeant resigns after discovery of surrendered …
... Australian-designed Owen gun and a German-issued submachine gun were among a cache of military weapons handed in in Queensland. «Courier Mail, Авг 13»
Rocket launcher, flamethrower turn up in weapons amnesty
An Australian-designed Owen gun, a German-issued submachine gun and a paratrooper's M1 carbine were among 19,000 firearms handed in ... «The Australian, Май 13»
Did we invent all these?
The poor handling of the Owen gun by the Army led to the creation of a civilian Army Inventions Directorate. Over 45000 were made (Evelyn E. «Herald Sun, Янв 13»
Bob Katter: maverick writ large
... the Holden car, the Owen gun, the so-called gentrification of Labor under Gough Whitlam, the treachery and betrayal of the National Party, ... «The Australian, Май 12»
Embracing A Fictionalized Memoir, 30 Years Later
Uncle Vic was an infantry corporal stationed in New Guinea. Sometimes when he got leave he would bring his Owen gun home, minus the bolt. «NPR, Май 09»
Submachine-guns found in weapons factory
The Owen gun was a simple, lightweight and effective firearm invented in Australia and mass-produced during World War II. Australian troops ... «The Age, Июл 04»
