The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
CANBERRA, ACT. 1955-11-28. THE FIRST SUB-MACHINE GUN (.22 CALIBRE) MADE BY MR EVELYN OWEN, AN AUSTRALIAN, WHO WAS LATER TO IMPROVE ON THIS MODEL AND PRODUCE THE FAMOUS OWEN GUN (.32 CALIBRE) WHICH WAS EXTENSIVELY USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGNS WITH OUTSTANDING SUCCESS. THIS GUN AND OTHER MODELS WHICH LED UP TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OWEN GUN ARE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. PRIVATE EVELYN ERNEST OWEN, 2/17TH INFANTRY BATTALION, OF WOLLONGONG, NEW SOUTH WALES, INVENTOR OF THE OWEN SUB MACHINE GUN, HOLDING THE FIRST EXPERIMENTAL MODEL, DEVELOPED
Owen Sub-machine Gun .22 Prototype. This weapon has been home made from mainly .22 (short) calibre rifle parts but has a 'wheel' drum magazine operated by a coil spring, that takes 44 cartridges and h
Experimental Owen Sub-machine Gun third model. This weapon has no markings. The action has the cocking handle and the magazine feed on the top necessitating offset sights to the right. The barrel is i
Prototype .22 Owen Sub-machine Gun. There are no markings on this weapon which appears to have been made from a semi-automatic .22 calibre rifle. The wooden stock has been cut down to behind the magaz
Experimental 9mm MkI Owen Sub-machine Gun fifth model. Trigger box stamped 9mm. OWEN LYSAGHT P.K. PATENT PENDING 1. The action is similar to the .38 calibre fourth model with the long body and barrel.
Experimental Owen Sub-machine Gun. This weapon has no markings. The action has the cocking handle and the magazine feed on the top necessitating offset sights to the right. The barrel is in .45 inch c
