F1 submachine gun
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The F1 is a 9×19mm Australian submachine gun manufactured by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. First issued to Australian troops in July 1963, it replaced the Owen machine carbine.
An Australian soldier with an F1 submachine gun during a training exercise in 1967
Owen gun
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The Owen gun, known officially as the Owen machine carbine, was an Australian submachine gun that was designed by Evelyn Owen in 1938. The Owen was the only entirely Australian-designed and constructe
F1 submachine gun
…is a 9×19mm Australian submachine gun manufactured by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. First issued to Australian troops in July 1963, it replaced the Owen machine carbine. Like the Owen, the F1 had a distinctive top mounted magazine. It had a robust and simple design, but "never gained popularity with those using it" and…
Photograph of Evelyn Owen
Owen guns on a truck during a Christmas parade in Sydney, 1942
Australian soldiers armed with Owen guns in New Britain, April 1945
A field stripped Owen.