The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) was the main battle rifle of the Australian Army for the First and Second World War and also the Korean War. The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force also used the rifle. Australian forces used both Australian made SMLE and British manufactured rifles.
In WWII, Australian soldiers found themselves fighting a different kind of war against the Japanese in the Jungles of New Guinea. The main weapon of the Australian Infanteer was the . 303 Mk III* with each section commander carrying a Thompson Sub-Machine Gun.
Soldiers in the Infantry and Light Horse brigades were issued with a short magazine Lee-Enfield Mark III rifle. This rifle had been used across the British Army since 1910. (Many Commonwealth forces continued to use it in different variations up until the late 1950s.)
The M16A1 assault rifle was introduced into Australian Army service in 1967 as a section weapon for use by scouts and section commanders. It was used during the Vietnam War by Australian and American forces.
During the First World War the principle long arms issued to Australian Forces were the Short Magazine Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III (SMLE No 1 Mk III) and the Short magazine Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III* (SMLE No 1 Mk III*).
A 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifle (SLR) which was the standard infantry weapon used by the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. It is gas operated with an internal piston and has a 20 round staggered box magazine.
The Owen submachine gun [SMG]that bears its designer's name was the only weapon of World War 2 used by Australian troops that was wholly designed and manufactured in Australia.
The Australian Army sniper is issued the SR98, with Folding Butt, which provides snipers with the capability to engage targets beyond 800 metres.
In production since 1977, it is the standard small arm of the Bundesheer and various Austrian federal police units, and its variants have also been adopted by the armed forces of dozens of countries, with some using it as a standard-issue service rifle.
The Australian Defense Forces use the Steyr AUG rifle instead of the M4 because Australia has obtained a license from Steyr to manufacture the AUG to their specifications (known as the F88 Austeyr and now the F90).
Drip (or "pop off") rifles were self-firing rifles used at Gallipoli to deceive the Turks during the evacuation of December 1915. Fire was maintained from the trenches after the withdrawal of the last men, by rifles arranged to fire automatically. This was done by a weight being released which pulled the trigger.
M1911 Pistol
The M1911 was the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was widely used in World War I and World War II, and there were around 2,700,000 of the M1911 and M1911A1 in military contracts during its service life.
These include the M4A1 carbine (designated as the M4A5 in Australia), which is used as their primary weapon. The shortened version of the M4, known as the Mk 18 CQBR, is also used.
The U.S. produced vast quantities of military equipment into late 1945, including nuclear weapons, and became the strongest, most technologically advanced military force in the world.
F88SA2 is the latest model of the F88 Austeyr series. This is the Australian Army's standard combat weapon.
The MP5 (from the German Maschinenpistole 5) is a 9mm submachine gun, developed in 1966 by the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch.
A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one that is often lighter, more compact, concealable and more maneuverable than a conventionally configured firearm.
August originates from Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The month of August, earlier known as Sextilis, was also named so in his honour.
Mk III Sicut knife : Special Air Service Regiment | Australian War Memorial.
This means if you have a QLD A&B Firearms licence, you can now own and shoot your own 338 LAP with no PTA approval issues. The only point to note is that there is just one range (near Gympie) that is approved for shooting 338 LAP, so they must be shot on private property.
Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), also called Special Air Service (SAS), Australian special forces unit that exists within Australia's Special Operations Command.
The first prototype of the Owen gun was developed by Evelyn Owen in 1931, who finalised the design in 1938, when he was around 23. Owen submitted the design to the Australian military, but was rejected, as they were waiting for the British Sten to finish development.
Top Gun is Australia's premier adventure flight company. They offer adventure flights in high speed military jets and classic warbirds and have been thrilling passengers though the skies of Tasmania and mainland Australia for over 6 years.