The Australian Owen Gun

The Australian Owen Gun made by Evelyn Owen in 1939, was Australia's main Sub Machine gun in WWII. The Owen gun was a 9mm Sub machine gun that was made from different gun parts. It was in service during WWII through The Vietnam War.

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[HellsingHellsingBR]

how do you aim? there is a magazine in front of me

[WWIIAustrailianTroop]

@HellsingHellsingBR The sight is on the side of the weapon

[1stmdcap17]

I like the owen, but still, I love the Thompson M1928A1 more.

[WWIIAustrailianTroop]

@1stmdcap17 The Thompson does have a little bit cooler design, i agree there.

[imagifyer]

my grandfather has a very funny story about the owen. seeing as it was so effective in jungle fighting (it didnt clog with mud and the mag didnt catch on bushes as much) it became very popular amongst both Australian and American troops in the paccific(more so than the tompson) it became so popular that the Aussies had to post guards at their armourys and ammo dumps to stop the yanks from 'souveniering' our owen guns during the night, didn't stop em trying though

[WWIIAustrailianTroop]

@imagifyer  Thats an interesting story! Thanks

-Matt

[otdoud]

My name is Owen.

[XxANZMFxSTUDIOSxX]

the Owen Gun is the Australian AK if i move to america i plan on getting a smith to make one.

[18tangles]

@harryfaber They sold thousands of rounds to the Indians it may have been millions Australian ammo was pretty good in those days.

[harryfaber]

@18tangles I was pretty crap with the SLR too! But we still had No.4 Lee Enfields, being rather 3rd echelon. I was pretty damn good with that, but being some of the last people to use them, we were encouraged to shoot off ammunition just to try and get rid of it. Some ammunition we used was WW2 stuff, most was from the 1950s.

[18tangles]

@dafranx I know I had one in 66 in Nam.  even with 23 yr old ammo.

[dafranx]

@18tangles The Owens gun never jam, because the magazine is on the top, instead of the bottom like conventional assault guns.

[18tangles]

@dafranx mine never jammed and I had 43 ammo in 66. When I received 64 ammo you could notice the difference.

[jmantime]

should have chosen the 1st prototype

[18tangles]

I was crap with the SLR have only just learnt recently that I am left eye dominate.Not good for a rightarm shooter. The M16 I was ok but not the SLR. The army did not test for eye dominance in 65, thats why I missed a lot to the right. Ihave been told that with a telescopic sight it makes no difference. I am not a shooter now anyway

[KG84C]

@18tangles Yes, my bad F1, think before posting, Think they were more a development of the Sterling. I vaguely recall the L1A1 bayonet was interchangeable, but that's many years back now. Us techs did not get to use them a real lot, just the SLR.