The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A party of Boer marksmen posing for a photograph during the siege in the Orange Free State. The soldier standing in the foreground is holding a British Lee-Metford/Lee-Enfield .303 rifle. Most other rifles visible are the standard issue German Mauser Model 1895 7 x 57 mm calibre weapon. Occupying high ground, many of these bandolier draped soldiers have their sights set for long range firing.
Three Australian bushmen pose in front of a wooden-sided railway freight wagon. They are holding either Lee-Enfield or Lee-Metford .303 calibre rifles ("long toms"). These rifles were standard issue
An armed guard from the Northumberland Fusiliers escorts a handcuffed Boer sympathiser from the field. The renegade Englishman, Frank Pearson, was captured at Wolmaransstad. Several soldiers are sho
Experimental Owen sub-machine gun fourth model. There are no markings on this weapon. The action and barrel are similar to the third model with the cocking handle and magazine slot on the top of the a
Korea. 28 March 1954. A patrol advances through a paddy field in "enemy" territory during full scale manoeuvres conducted by the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in Korea. All the
Experimental Owen sub-machine gun fourth model. The trigger assembly is stamped OWEN .38 LYSAGHT P.K. PATENT PENDING 4. The action and barrel are similar to the third model with the cocking handle and
Model 1896 Mauser Rifle. The action is stamped DEUSCHE WAFFEN-UND MUNITIONS FABRIKEN BERLIN and the serial number. The butt is carved with the name of the Boer owner G J Nagel. The weapon is complete
