Owen Mk 2/3 Submachine Gun Magazine

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL/02950.002
Collection type Technology
Object type Firearm component
Physical description Metal
Place made Australia, Australia: New South Wales, Port Kembla
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Owen submachine gun magazine. Rectangular box construction that takes 33 rounds of 9 mm ammunition staggered vertically. Parkerised black finish to the metal.

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History / Summary

The Owen submachine gun was widely used by Australian Infantry batallions that served in South Korea from 1950-1953.