The Owen Gun, which was known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo) Owen in 1939. The Owen was the only Australian-designed and main service submachine gun of World War II and was used by the Australian Army from 1943 until the mid 1960's.
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| - The Owen Gun, which was known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo) Owen in 1939. The Owen was the only Australian-designed and main service submachine gun of World War II and was used by the Australian Army from 1943 until the mid 1960's.
- The Owen machine carbine was a submachine gun of Australian origin. The Owen submachine gun was rejected at first, because before WW2 the Australian Army like the British didn't see the tactical advantage of an SMG. When WW2 began, the Owen was reconsidered. It went into production about mid 1941, with about 50,000 produced by 1945. The Owen was the most reliable submachine gun of WW2 as it was highly ergonomic/ambidextrous, maintainable, cost effective, simple, rugged in harsh environments and notably outed the Sten/Austen, Thompson, Sterling and MP40 in 1943 trials. Later on it saw use in the Korean war, the Malayan emergency and Vietnam. In 1963, the Owen was officially replaced by the F1 Submachine Gun.
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- Owen Machine Carbine aka "Owen Gun"
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| - Australian soldiers armed with Owen Guns in New Britain in 1945
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| - The Owen Gun, which was known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo) Owen in 1939. The Owen was the only Australian-designed and main service submachine gun of World War II and was used by the Australian Army from 1943 until the mid 1960's.
- The Owen machine carbine was a submachine gun of Australian origin. The Owen submachine gun was rejected at first, because before WW2 the Australian Army like the British didn't see the tactical advantage of an SMG. When WW2 began, the Owen was reconsidered. It went into production about mid 1941, with about 50,000 produced by 1945. The Owen was the most reliable submachine gun of WW2 as it was highly ergonomic/ambidextrous, maintainable, cost effective, simple, rugged in harsh environments and notably outed the Sten/Austen, Thompson, Sterling and MP40 in 1943 trials. Later on it saw use in the Korean war, the Malayan emergency and Vietnam. In 1963, the Owen was officially replaced by the F1 Submachine Gun. In 2004, A raid against illegal weapons was conducted against a underground weapons factory in Melbourne. Many of the Guns seized were newly manufactured Owens, with built in suppressors. It is thought that these guns would be directed to be sold to gangs with connections to the drug trade.
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