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Bolt action sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm: An Australian variant of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare, it is the standard-issue sniper rifle in the Australian Army and is chambered for 7.62×51mm. It replaced the Parker Hale Model 82 rifle in the late 1990s. Manufactured under licence in Australia by Thales Australia. AW50F United Kingdom
32-round detachable magazine. Sights. Iron sights. 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-designed and constructed service submachine gun of World War II. It was used by the Australian Army from 1942 until 1971.
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic) Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Webley Mk VI revolver. Webley Mk IV revolver. Browning Hi-Power P35. Smith & Wesson Victory. Beaumont-Adams revolver (Volunteer Defence Corps) Webley M1872 Bull Dog (Volunteer Defence Corps) Colt Model 1851 Navy (Volunteer Defence Corps)
A broad variety of weapons complemented the factory's military production, but also civilian products such as aircraft parts, golf heads, and tractor components, amongst other things. [9] Discontinued firearms: Lithgow Model 1 .22 single-shot rifle produced from 1945; Lithgow Model 1A .22 single-shot rifle; Lithgow Model 1B .22 single-shot rifle
Design details. [edit] The Steyr AUG is a selective-fire, bullpup assault rifle with a conventional gas-piston-operated action that fires from a closed bolt. [ 9 ] It is designed as a Modular Weapon System that could be quickly configured as an assault rifle, a carbine, a submachine gun and even an open-bolt light machine gun.
List of military weapons of Australia. This is a list of all weapons ever used by the Australian Army. It will be organised by era.
Colt 1911A1 (.45 calibre) L9A1 Browning Hi-Power (9×19mm Parabellum) Long-arms. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (licensed FN FAL derivative) (7.62 calibre) M14 rifle (used by the Special Air Service Regiment) M21 Sniper Weapon System (used on a small scale by Australian troops in the later years of the Vietnam War) Grenades.
Victorian Mounted Rifles. The Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR) was a regiment composed of Australian forces that served in the Second Boer War. It was first raised by Colonel Tom Price in the mid-1880s, composed of voluntary forces. It was composed of several contingents, the most notable being the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.