August 17th, 2008, 11:17 AM
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Re: Sixteen Nations
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Originally Posted by Leatchy
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Originally Posted by Geek44
Thanks Paul...great post.
We had an old family friend who was wounded in Korea. His rifle was hit by an enemy bullet shattering the wooden stock. He returned home with fragments of the stock embedded in his upper body, face and shoulder.
Amazed to hear they were still using the Owen in Korea. The Owen is reputed to be almost a home-made weapon having been developed by its originator in his back shed. The magazine pointing straight up 'Bren style' seems pretty silly to me. I've heard that if dropped (highly unprofessional) it was prone to emptying itself but don't quote me on it.
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Mate they were still using the Owen in Vietnam. The Australians who were caring them were forced to give them up for M16s, they were not happy. The Owen was devised in the designers back yard, but it was very solid and reliable when used in less than ideal conditions (think Kokoda). It was certainly far superior to the British Sten. The magazine on top was, to my understanding, in order to reduce the incidence of jamming. |
Thanks mate...I learn a lot on this forum.
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