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Photograph 012296 Second World War, 1939-1945ASSEMBLING THE TRIGGER MECHANISM OF THE OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MILLING A CUT ALONG THE TOP OF THE TRIGGER BODY OF THE OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
ASSEMBLING THE TRIGGER MECHANISM OF THE OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

TESTING MOVEMENTS OF TRIGGER AND BUTT OF OWEN GUN NEARING COMPLETION. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

MILLING CUTTERS FINISHING THE BUTT OF THE OWEN GUN, WHICH IS MADE OF PRESSED AND WELDED STEEL STRIPS. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

STEEL STRAPS AND SIDE PLATES OF THE TRIGGER BODY, ASSEMBLED IN A JIG, BEING TACK WELDED IN POSITION WITH AN ELECTRIC ARC. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

THE COMPLETED OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

FIRING THE OWEN GUN ON A TEST RANGE. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
