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Australian Practice Rifle : Captain L C Seton, 29 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
Technology
Australian practice rifle made with bush timber and has an iron butt. The butt is stamped 25. It is complete with bayonet, stamped XXV, and scabbard, capable of being unfixed and was made from part of...RELAWM24506
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Dummy Lewis Machine Gun : 17 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps, Yerong Creek, NSW
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Dummy light machine gun manufactured from local materials by members of the Victorian Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC). The handle and breech of the gun are carved from wood to which has been nailed a fo...RELAWM20293.001
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Improvised Bipod for 81 mm Mortar Barrel
Technology
Japanese improvised mortar bipod consisting of two tubular steel legs which are held to barrel by means of two bolts. A folding stretcher bar keeps the legs the correct distance apart. The bipod is pa...RELAWM29667
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Improvised 81 mm Mortar Barrel
Technology
Improvised smoothbore mortar barrel of 81mm calibre. The bracket has been welded on the barrel to accommodate a bipod. A ball and socket joint are located at the bottom of the barrel to be located in...RELAWM29666
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Improvised 81 mm Mortar Baseplate
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised 81 mm mortar baseplate. The baseplate is made from wood and has steel braces for strengthening. A central metal spike is used to anchor the baseplate. A ball joint coupling in the center of...RELAWM27253
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Mechanical Robot, Land Torpedo or Explosive Tankette 'Jeffrey the robot': Corporal Harold Edward Jeffery, RAAF
Technology
Maker: Jeffery, Harold Edward
Electrically driven, fully tracked, mechanical robot. The vehicle is painted overall in dark olive drab. The interior of the front section contains two electric starter motors which provide power, via...RELAWM20459
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105 mm Improvised artillery mortar
Technology
Maker: Japanese Armed Forces
Japanese improvised mortar. The weapon consists of a base, a spigot mounting and a ground peg (missing). The spigot is a 17 inch long, 4 inch external diameter tube, welded to a 4" x 4" angle iron, wh...RELAWM36878
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50 mm Type 98 wooden spigot and base of main charge container.
Technology
Wooden spigot and metal spigot housing for the main explosive charge which fitted into the barrel of a Type 98 (1938) 50 mm Mortar. This is the bottom part of the projectile. This element attached t...RELAWM27191
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Murray Mk 1 Booby Trap Switch
Technology
Maker: Murray, C S
Switch, booby trap, combination Murray Mk 1 (Aust.) as used by the Australian Army during the Second World War. The switch consists of a hollow cylindrical body made from die-cast metal with a screw ...REL/02069
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VDC 3 inch Mortar
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised 3 inch mortar with bipod. The mortar consists of galvanized piping and was used for the purpose of discharging No. 63 smoke grenades approximately 190 meters. The propellant was an Alder...RELAWM20445
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VDC 90 mm Mortar Projectile (Australia)
Technology
Maker: Riggs, Eldred Henry Verco
Home made cast mortar bomb which is essentially a round topped cylinder that has been painted black, with what appears to be a sump plug screwed into the nose, serving as a striker. The central part o...RELAWM20428.002