A Somali man wearing parts of a uniform holds up for display an Italian BM 59 rifle. Beside him ...

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Accession Number P01735.194
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Gittoes, George Noel
Place made Somalia: Mogadishu
Date made 1 March 1993
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Somalia, 1992-1995
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

A Somali man wearing parts of a uniform holds up for display an Italian BM 59 rifle. Beside him propped against a tree are, left to right, an American M16 A1 rifle and four Russian or Chinese SKS rifles. (Original negative housed in AWM Archive Store)