Royal Australian Regiment M60

[browningautorifle]

I have a very few now in the cartridge collection from those days.

[BushyFromOz]

WHAT! No OWEN GUN!

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Somewhere in one of his books, Skennerton says that the M60 was selected over the FN-MAG because the Yanks successfully 'wined and dined' the Brigadier who was sent to assess both for the selection committee. As I recall, from Skennerton, the bugger went to the US first and that was that.

And they replaced it with the FN MAG didn't they?

[Peter Laidler]

I think that all of our Owens had gone by then! The last I saw were in Malaya in 68 or so!

[mrclark303]

I think that all of our Owens had gone by then! The last I saw were in Malaya in 68 or so!

The only Owen I have ever seen and handled is the example at Warminster Peter, very surprised at the remarkably compact nature of the piece.

[BushyFromOz]

The only Owen I have ever seen and handled is the example at Warminster Peter, very surprised at the remarkably compact nature of the piece.

At the small arms museum in Lithgow, there are a couple of deactivated pieces you can handle. There's a picture of my wife holdinbg an owen in one hand and an F88 in the other around here somewhere =D

[Paul S.]

And they replaced it with the FN MAG didn't they?

But of course.