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Photograph 012289 Second World War, 1939-1945THE VARIOUS PARTS OF AN OWEN GUN. THESE FIT TOGETHER BY SIMPLE BAYONET CATCHES. SINCE OWEN GUNS ARE PRECISION MADE, A DAMAGED PART MAY BE REPLACED IN A FEW SECONDS. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A REAMING OPERATION ON A PART FOR AN OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
THE VARIOUS PARTS OF AN OWEN GUN. THESE FIT TOGETHER BY SIMPLE BAYONET CATCHES. SINCE OWEN GUNS ARE PRECISION MADE, A DAMAGED PART MAY BE REPLACED IN A FEW SECONDS. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

SIMPLICITY IS THE KEYNOTE OF THE OWEN GUN. AN ACETYLENE WELDER ATTACHES FIXTURES FOR MAGAZINE. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

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

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

ARMY OFFICIALS SUPERVISE THIS OWEN GUN INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

ASSEMBLING THE TRIGGER MECHANISM OF THE OWEN GUN. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
