Owen Gun

[Archilochus]

Archi:

Your kit appears to be the remains of a post WW2 Mk2/3 upgraded gun.

These had the "supplementary" safety catch that rotated around the body tube to block forward travel of the bolt assembly

Thanks for the ID! Wish the kit had come with that extra safety catch. It's always difficult to replicate a part without having one in hand.

I've been trying to figure out what might have been soldered into the rear section of the stock. All around the rim of the rear section are remains of a solder bead. So far I've found no info on what might have been there. Any ideas?

Can't you move the bayonet lug forward like the Johnson automatic rifle? Transverse pin on the barrel and all should work right...you likely won't need it for CQB...

I might end up doing that. I'll have to mock it up and see how it looks.