The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Owen Mk 1/43 Sub-machine Gun. The cut away trigger box is stamped OWEN 9MM. MK I - 43 on the top and LYSAGHT PK. AUSTRALIA PAT. PENDING on the lower arm. The serial number is stamped on the top of the action. This gun was originally painted green as traces are still in the trigger area but the paint has been stripped off leaving a parkerised finish. The butt is the skeleton frame type with a clip for an oil bottle. This weapon is fitted with a khaki webbing sling and is complete with a magazine.
This gun is in Second World War configuration and has not been refurbished with a safety catch. This is a late 1943 production model of the Owen gun, with lightening holes in the frame, and a simplified barrel, with foregrip attached directly to the barrel.
Owen Mk 2/3 Sub-machine Gun. The trigger box has two lightening cuts to each side. The Right side is stamped MK 2/3 OWEN 9MM. MKII(crossed out) 43 on the top rail and LYSAGHT PK. AUSTRALIA PAT. PENDIN
Owen Mk 2/3 Sub-machine Gun. The trigger box has two lightening cuts to each side. The Right side is stamped MK 2/3 OWEN 9MM. MKII(crossed out) 43 on the top rail and LYSAGHT PK. AUSTRALIA PAT. PENDIN
Owen MK2/3 sub-machine gun. The solid trigger box frame is marked on the right side MK2/3 OWEN 9MM MK I 42 (crossed out) LYSAGHT. PK. AUSTRALIA PAT PENDING and the serial number. The top rear of the r
Owen Mk 2/3 Sub-machine Gun. Cut away trigger box top frame marked MK 2/3 OWEN MKI.43 (crossed out) LYSAGHT AUSTRALIA and PATENTED 22.7.4 - and the serial number on the lower arm. The action top is st
Owen Mk 2/3 Sub-machine Gun. The open frame is marked Owen 9mm Mk 2/3 43 and FTR MA 52. It is complete with a magazine and sling. The metal parts are parkerised and the butt is wood. This weapon was
Owen Mk 2/3 Sub-machine Gun. The Right side is stamped MK 2/3 OWEN 9MM. MKII(crossed out) 43 LYSAGHT AUSTRALIA on the top rail and PATENTED 22.7.41 - and the serial number on the bottom rail. The seri
