Owen Gun - Revision history

Skizmophonic at 06:19, 3 March 2026

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	~~DESCRIPTION GOES HERE~~		The Owen gun (officially the Owen machine carbine) is an Australian 9×19mm submachine gun designed by Evelyn Owen and adopted for service in 1942. It is an open-bolt, blowback-operated weapon, recognizable by its top-mounted magazine and offset sights. The Owen is best known for exceptional reliability in muddy, wet jungle conditions, where its layout helped keep grit and debris from stopping the action.
	=HISTORY=		==HISTORY==
	~~TEXT GOES HERE~~		The Owen’s design was taken up and refined for production by Lysaght’s Works at Port Kembla, with further development work associated with Gerard Wardell. Trials in 1941 found the weapon highly reliable compared with other contemporary submachine guns, and it was adopted by the Australian Army with production beginning in late 1941/early 1942.
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			In service, the Owen developed a strong reputation in the South-West Pacific, particularly in New Guinea’s harsh jungle environment, where resistance to mud and sand was a major advantage. It remained in Australian use beyond World War II and continued to appear through later conflicts including Korea and Vietnam before eventual replacement by newer 9mm submachine guns and 5.56mm rifles.
			===Sources===
			* [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C242456 Australian War Memorial — Owen Mk1 Sub-machine Gun : Australian Army]
			* [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30029419 Imperial War Museums — Owen Mark 2/3]
			* [https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/240267 Powerhouse Collection — Owen Machine Carbine, 1941-1944]
			* [https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/HRP.Owen%20Gun.Nomination.V1.pdf Engineers Australia — Owen submachine gun (Engineering Heritage nomination PDF)]
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Skizmophonic at 02:00, 1 October 2025

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Skizmophonic at 21:36, 11 April 2025

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Skizmophonic at 08:02, 5 November 2024

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Skizmophonic at 04:55, 4 October 2024

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Skizmophonic at 18:01, 26 September 2024

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Skizmophonic at 17:17, 26 September 2024

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Skizmophonic at 17:08, 26 September 2024

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