Arsenal | The Aussie’s ‘Soldier Proof’ Gun

Australia’s F1 submachine gun is one of the most recognizable and yet least known of the weapons used in the Vietnam War. Selected to replace the popular World War II–era Owen submachine gun after field testing in 1963, the F1 shared some of the Owen’s characteristics: It had a simple blowback design and fired over …

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