THE OWEN GUN
Australian Invention Mass Produced The Owen gun, invented by an Australian, and being mass-produced in Australia from Australian materials, has proved, under thorough tests, to be the best light sub-machinegun of the war. With a lower trajectory over 300 yards, it is far more deadly than other sub-machineguns, and fires- with greater velocity, deeper penetration and less recoil. It is mud-proof and sand-proof. In tests, it maintained a hail of fire when choked with sand and smothered with mud. Under parallel tests a Thompson gun stopped working and a Sten gun blew up. " • The Owen gun can fire 30 rounds in three seconds. A flick of the finger gives, either automatic or trigger control. Ingenious but extremely simple catches allow spent magazines and hot barrels to be replaced in an instant. . The Owen gun weighs 104 pounds and costs less than £6, a fraction of- the price of the Thompson sub-machinegun. * The gun’s inventor, 27-year-old Evelyn'Owen, a mortar-mixer before the war, was on the point of sailing with an A.I.F. contingent when the value of his remarkable invention .was recognized.
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Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 105, 16 January 1942, Page 3
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183THE OWEN GUN Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 105, 16 January 1942, Page 3
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