Equipment previously used by the RegimentBayonet for Owen Machine CarbineX CA 1907 SLAZ44bayonet, owen machine carbine.

A gray coloured cardboard cover with red information on the front. Top left hand corner handwritten in red is 19c. There are three punch holes on the left hand side and the booklet has two metal staples down the spine.booklet, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, machine carbines, owen machine carbine, austen machine carbine

A gray coloured cardboard cover with red information on the front. Top left hand corner handwritten in red is 19c. There are three punch holes on the left hand side and the booklet has two metal staples down the spine.booklet, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, machine carbines, owen machine carbine, austen machine carbine

Type of equipment used by the RegimentBayonet for Owen Machine Carbine, 25 cm blade, w/scabbardX CA SLAZ44 SLAZ Government arrowbayonet, owen

The Owen Machine Carbine was designed and manufactured in Australia in 1942 when Australia was in desperate need of weapons.The OMC proved highly effective and remained in service till 1960s.Rare publication to accompanyweapon designed and manufactured in Australia during WW11Natural covered booklet " Owen gun Instruction Book " published by Lysaght's Port Kembla July 1942 to accompany weapons manufactured at te Company's plant. 42 pages and fold out sheet, stapled.military, owen, machine carbine, wwii, world war two, lithgow

Equipment used by the RegimentBayonet for Owen Machine Carbine, 25 cm blade, w/scabbardSLAZ, SLAZ44, Government arrow, A C V bayonet, owen

Equipment used by the RegimentBayonet and scabbard MK1 for Owen Machine Carbine. 25 cm bladeX6A, 4, 45bayonet, owen

The first prototype of the Owen Gun was first developed by Evelyn Owen in 1931 and finalised the design in 1938. The Owen was the only entirely Australian - designed and constructed service sub-machine gun of World War11 and was used by Australian Army from 1942 until 1971. It was manufactured at Lysaght's works who built 45,000 units. The cartridge was the 9x19 Parabellum - fired 700 rounds per minute and had an effective range of 125 yards.The Owen was of significant advantage to the Australian Army in the jungles of Vietnam.Owen Gun - sub-machine gun also known as the (Owen machine carbine). Steel body and timber grip and butt.WFM 0067 on top of barrel.

Miniature Rifles mounted on display board(1) Short magazine Lee Enfield/No1 MK3 Rifle (2) Owen Machine Carbine/!941-1965 (3) L1A1 SLR/1959-1988 (4) F88 AUSTEYR/1988-Present

Six small arms training pamphlets designed to teach all ranks the most efficient way of handling their weapons in order to suppress the enemy. 1. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 5 Anti-Tank Rifle 1937. 2. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 13 Grenade 1942. 3. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 11 Pistol 1943 4. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 3 Rifle 1943, 5. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 15 Sub-Machine Guns 1943, 6. Volume 1, Pamphlet No. 21 The Machine Carbine 1944.passchendaele barracks trust, pbt 8 9 10 11 12 13, manuals, training pamphlets

Items in the collection re Lt. Col. J.W. Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.This compendium has numerous weapon pamphlets put together like a manual. They are all held within an overall blue buckram cardboard cover. The whole assembly is held with a black shoe lace. The Aust Coat of Arms is top center. 1. Inf PL weapons PAM 1 1948 General. 2. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 2 1948 Fieldcraft. 3. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 3 1948 Rife & Bayonet. 4. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 4 Aust 1949 Machine carbines. 5. Owen Gun Instruction book (includes exploded diagram of parts) 6. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 6 The light machine gun 1948 - Bren. 7. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 7 Grenades 1951 8. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 7* 1951 Australian supplement. 9. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 8 The 2 inch mortar 1949 10. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 11 Exercising Trained soldiers 1949. 11. Inf Trg Vol 1 PAM 12 Fire Centra & Theory small arms Fire 1949. 12. Small arms Trg Vol 1 PAM 2 Aust - Application of Fire 1945. 13. Small arms Trg Vol 1 PAM 7 - Aust - .303 inch M.G. 1943 14. Small Arms Trg Vol 1 PAM 11 Aust - Pistol 1943. On cover of first manual in ink is "Cpl Swatton" On rear cover is a white sticky label printed on it is ; "On loan from the Estate of Colonel J.W. Swatton" Ref No. JWS M3Y.passchendaele barracks trust, military weapons