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Owen Machine Carbine

Discussion in 'Small Arms and Edged Weapons' started by RSSbot, Oct 1, 2008.

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    In July 1939, a few months before war broke out in Europe, 24 year old Evelyn Owen presented, at Victoria Barracks in Sydney, his design for a .22 caliber submachine gun that could be manufactured out of parts from a .22 caliber rifle. Despite war on the horizon, upon closer inspection Ordinance Off...

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