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Australian Practice Rifle : Captain L C Seton, 29 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
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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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3 inch Mortar Barrel
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Maker: Illingsworth, John Henry Francis
3 inch mortar barrel is made from ordnance steel and is painted olive drab. Markings on barrel - Sgt J. Illingsworth.RELAWM24501.001
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3 inch Mortar Barrel Clamp & Traversing Mechanism
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Maker: Illingsworth, John Henry Francis
The mortar barrel clamp and traversing mechanism is made from steel and is painted olive drab. No markings.RELAWM24501.004
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3 inch Mortar Baseplate
Technology
Maker: Illingsworth, John Henry Francis
The mortar baseplate is made from steel and is painted olive drab. It has been reinforced with welded steel bars. Steel anchor spikes are welded to the bottom of the plate. No markings.RELAWM24501.003
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3 inch Mortar Bipod
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Maker: Illingsworth, John Henry Francis
The mortar bipod is made from ordnance steel and is painted olive drab. It can be folded for transportation. It has provisions for windage and elevation. The mortar barrel clamp is attached to the bip...RELAWM24501.002
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Lee-Enfield Mk I Rifle : Volunteer Defence Corps
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Lee-Enfield Mk I Rifle. Receiver stamped L.S.A.Co.Ld LE I with Lee-Speed Patent 7154 under the serial number on the breech. Butt marked VDC 7154. The barrel is stamped 4'26 Lithgow 7154 on the knox fo...REL22624
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Lee-Enfield Mk I* Rifle : Volunteer Defence Corps
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Lee-Enfield No I Mk I* Rifle. Receiver marked B.S.A. Co 1902 LE I* and knox form stamped 4 MD with 3044 over 8397 crossed out. Butt marked NSW 6397 2/04, S between two arrows, I/28 2 arrows CMF/4MD an...REL22623
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Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun .303 Conversion
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German Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun converted to use .303 inch British ammunition. The MG 08/15 Maxim light machine gun is a short recoil operated, water cooled, full automatic, belt fed weapon. Th...REL/08394
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Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun converted to .303 calibre
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German Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine Gun converted in Australia to use .303 inch ammunition. The fusee cover, pistol grip and butt have been remade. The feed block has been modified and is stamped 9399....RELAWM30192.001
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Maxim MG08/15 Machine Gun Pivot Mounting Bracket
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German Maxim MG08/15 Machine Gun mounting bracket attached to a brass cone shape pivot post. The steel top mount has a button lock clip and is designed to fit a German MG08/15 machine gun onto a Vicke...RELAWM30192.002
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Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No 1 Mk III Rifle : Volunteer Defence Corps
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SMLE No I Mk III Rifle. Receiver marked with Lithgow SHT LE III within a shield and 1915. Barrel has the date 4'33 and the rifle serial number on the knox form. The wood fore-end has been modified to ...REL22625
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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 3 inch Mortar Barrel
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Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
Volunteer Defence Corps 3 inch mortar barrel made from industrial steel. The barrel is based on a three inch mortar pattern barrel and is designed for practice and instructional training. The barrel h...RELAWM20432.001
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VDC 3 inch Mortar Baseplate
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Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
3 inch mortar baseplate made from steel plate. The baseplate has been reinforced with steel bars which have been welded across the surface. Anchor spikes have been welded to the bottom of the plate. T...RELAWM20432.002
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VDC 90 mm Mortar Projectile (Australia)
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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
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VDC Mortar Bipod
Technology
Maker: Williams, Rayburn Keith
3 inch mortar bipod made from steel tubing. The bipod has provisions for windage and elevation adjustments. A clamp is attached to accommodate the barrel. The bipod is foldable for logistics. The bip...RELAWM20432.003