The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. THE NEW LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG OTHER MODIFICATIONS THE BARREL HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND THE WEIGHT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUNDS.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. VX85013 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL N.R. FORREST, ASSISTANT GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE (E) HEADQUARTERS, NEW GUINEA FORCE TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE W
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. SX1449 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL L.D. MEILL, COMMANDING OFFICER, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION, TESTING THE MODIFIED BREN GUN. AMONG THE MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE GUN WAS A REDUCTION O
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION TESTING THE NEW LIGHTENED BREN GUN ON THE UNIT RIFLE RANGE. THE GUN HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND LIGHTENED BY SOME 3 1/2 POUND
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-13. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS, 19TH INFANTRY BATTALION CHECKING THE TARGET AFTER TESTING THE STANDARD BREN AND THE NEW GUN WHICH HAS BEEN LIGHTENED AND MODIFIED FOR JUNGLE FIGHTI
Lee-Enfield No I Mk III* experimental shortened and lightened rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. Butt stamped MA 1944. The rifle has been shortened in the fore-end and barrel from t
Lee-Enfield No I Mk III* experimental shortened and lightened rifle. Receiver marked MA LITHGOW S.M.L.E. III* 1944. Butt stamped MA 1944. The rifle has been shortened in the fore-end and barrel from t
