The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Browning M1921A1 water cooled heavy machine gun. This weapon is very rusted and is without a lock. The water jacket has been punctured in several places and parts of the recoiling mechanism are missing.
This gun was captured by Private Kenna at Wirui Mission, New Guinea in the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Arisaka Type 38 Rifle. This weapon is without a bolt and has received shrapnel damage. The breech top is stamped with three Japanese characters and the chrysanthemum mark. The stock is cracked through
Vickers Mk 1 Medium Machine Gun. Rectangular box section construction receiver with a fusee spring cover on the left and cocking lever on the right. Twin wooden spade grips with oil bottles and brushe
Japanese Browning Type I Aircraft Machine Gun. Rivetted steel rectangular box section receiver with an air cooled barrel that is covered with a drilled jacket. The top plate is marked with the Nagoya
M2 Browning aircraft machine gun. The weapon has been extensively damaged by impact. The barrel is bent. All metal parts including the receiver, barrel, breech block and mounting brackets show extensi
Browning M2 Aircraft Machine Gun. Rectangular rivetted box section construction receiver with an air cooled barrel that has a perforated cover jacket. On the right side of the receiver is M2,BROWNING
German Maxim MG08 Heavy Machine Gun. Rectangular box section receiver with a water cooled jacket covering the barrel and has an armoured shield plate behind the cone muzzle. The top cover is marked wi
The MG 08/15 Maxim machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, full automatic, belt fed weapon. The operating system uses a two part toggle lock connected by a hinge which is located between