Sten, Owen, or M3 Grease Gun? | alternatehistory.com
Jul 3, 2014 · To take a riff from the Sten vs Owen discussion, what are the pro's vs con's for adding the M3 "Grease Gun" to the discussion. I hold no predjudice here - this is a straight …
Owen gun - Wikipedia
The Owen gun, known officially as the Owen machine carbine, was an Australian submachine gun that was designed by Evelyn Owen in 1938. The Owen was the only entirely Australian …
Sten or Owen? | alternatehistory.com
Jul 3, 2014 · There are a few threads around here about the British Army replacing the Sten gun with the Australian Owen gun. Usually it's pointed out that the Owen is more reliable and …
The Owen Gun Was Favored By Australian Troops for Its …
Feb 28, 2023 · The Owen gun underwent testing in September 1941, with the Australian military pitting it against the US Thompson and British STEN submachine guns. It immediately showed …
The Owen Was One Weird Submachine Gun | by War Is Boring
Sep 19, 2015 · In 1942, the John Lysaght metalworks factory made three versions of the Owen gun in nine-millimeter Luger, .38–200 caliber and .45 ACP. The factory subjected each version …
Australia’s Owen Gun - Warfare History Network
The military leaders were anticipating a large shipment of the British Sten gun that used a 9mm cartridge to arrive from Britain. Australia’s senior Army staff was anticipating adoption of the …
Owen Gun: Down Under’s Upside Down SMG - The Armory Life
Feb 21, 2023 · Back during WWII when gun designers were crafting such conventional weapons as the German MP-40, America’s M-3 Grease Gun, the Russian PPSh, and the British Sten, …
The Owen Gun - Field Ethos
Dec 26, 2023 · Additionally, these guns used pistol caliber ammunition, making production and distribution of ammunition much easier. The British also found both the Sten and the …
Made In Australia: The Owen Submachine Gun
Feb 3, 2013 · The Owen Gun was designed and produced wholly in Australia. Designed by Evelyn Owen, the gun was initially rejected in favor of the British Sten (as the bureaucrats …
WW2: Owen Machine Carbine vs MP 40 and STEN Submachine Gun …
Mar 4, 2015 · Interesting original film of torture testing the Owen with the MP40 and Sten.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BnSk8m6dtQ