The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A belt of Italian Breda Model 37 machine gun 8mm cartridges was used to decorate the hat of SX1417 Sapper Victor John Fuller of the 2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. “To stop it blowing off” he said.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-12. MEN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL SALVAGE UNIT CHECKING OVER ARMS CAPTURED BY AUSTRALIANS AT EL ALAMEIN. INCLUDED IN THIS PILE ARE A GERMAN 2.8 CM SPZB 41 TAPERED
TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. 1942-08-01. GROUP OF MEN OF "A" COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, INSPECTING A CAPTURED ITALIAN MADE BREDA MODEL 37 8MM MACHINE GUN CAPTURED IN THE CUTTING, WHERE THEY
TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. 1942-08-01. SCENE IN THE RAILWAY CUTTING NEAR TEL EL EISA. LIEUTENANT N.E. MCMASTER, ACTING OFFICER COMMANDING "A" COMPANY, 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION (RIGHT) HOLDING A B
An armourer of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion repairing a captured Italian 6.5mm Breda Model 1924 light machine gun which was later used in the front line.
An abandoned gun Italian Breda 13.2mm Model 3113.2mm machine gun on an anti-aircraft mounting among the battered defences on the slopes of the hills.
Revelli Model 35 Medium Machine Gun. Air cooled barrel with a fixed carry handle attached to the top of the perforated jacket. It has twin wooden spade grips (right hand slightly split) and a single l
