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I recently interviewed a 92 yr old veteran of the Kokoda Track (Papua New Guinea WWII). His mind was sharp, as was his memory. He was emphatic that his battalion, the 3rd Bn, was issued with six old...

Can anyone coomment on this observation from an old Aussie sniper from Korean War:

"As the rifle bolt on the .303 is locked at the rear, there would be a crossover of shots at between 900 and 1200...

Thanx to everyone for your contibutions to my questions. I've now learnt that Aust Army snipers did not use Mk8 or Mk8z ammo in their No.1 HTs. One old sniper said that he wouldn't have trusted using...

1. Does anyone know if Australia produced, or had access to, Mk.VIII or Mk.VIIIz ammo for WWII or Korean war?
2. I understand that the Mk.VIIIz was designed for use in MMG (Vickers), but Brit...

Just had a chance to read through all the recent posts on this thread and noticed that I owe some replies. Sorry for delay - been overseas.

Ned / Lithy - Ned, my apologies for not introducing...

You're right Son. Sniping was a lost art in Malaya. No evidence of it being performed in any of the war diaries nor is there any photographic (or other) evidence in the AWM. I have also spoken 'at...

Thanx Son. I hadn't picked up on that. Yes, this Forum is great. These guys have helped me out on a number of queries & some continue to feed me info via private messages. Cheers, Glenn

Thanx Ned, Muffet & Peter for your help. This is a great site, especially for a weapons layman like me trying to make sense out of sniping.
Glenn

Thanx Ned. Yes, aware of Robbie. I have the extracts from a few interviews he did, including with Andrew Denton. I also managed to interview Kevin Tupper, who was a sniper with 2 RAR in Korea. He...

I have heard that at least the Bersaglieri employed snipers, but I've found no evidence of this. Did the Italians even have a sniper rifle early in the war?
Glenn

Yep. Uniform appears typical of Brit Army in Aden, circa 1960s. There's no question that we (Aussies) have used sniper rifles successfully in the desert (meaning not just sand, but terrain devoid of...

Hi Guys,

In writing a book on Aust Army sniping I've hit a bit of a hurdle. Going through all the Aust War Memorial records (eg war diaries, Establishment & Equipment Tables, photo's. etc) I have...

That's brilliant. Thanx guys. What a great website.

Glenn

Hi All,
I want to use this image in a book on sniping, but am not an expert on German scope mounts. Can anyone help me identify these mounts?

Cheers

Glenn

Hi All,
This image shows the armourer Sgt of the Australian 2/5th Commando Coy at Balikpapan in 1945. I'm trying to identify the sniper rifle / scope he is holding.
The scope appears to be a WWI...

Yep. I take the story from Australian's in the Boer War through to recent ops in Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. Have received good support from our sniper teams in the battalions, and from our Inf...

Thanks for your replies. I'm writing a book for Aust Army on the history of our snipers / sniping and always like to check oral history, especially going back as far as WWII. It does appear that the...

I know that in WWII we (Australian Army) used the SMLE Mk.III* HT, old MkIII T, the P14 and even the US / Dutch Johnson rifle, but I have an record of interview with an old 9th Aust Div sniper who,...