Why the Owen Gun was the best submachine gun of WW2 (and beyond).

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The Owen Gun was the BEST SMG built. Enough said.
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Intro 0:00
Performance 1:13
Engineering 2:27
Wrap up 6:01
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@mirimar69 Ай бұрын

The stump jump plough and the owen SMG...great Aussie inventions

@allancarey2604 5 ай бұрын

Often overlooked…the rounded edges were a design choice as it reduced cuts from sharpe edges. Very important given that risk of infection from even minor wounds in the tropics

@Colt3854 4 ай бұрын

Owen received 10,000 pounds for his design. After failed business ventures in a sawmill after the war he died from alcoholism in 1949. The gun that Owen designed and made was a rather crude home made firearm. A next door neighbour of Owen's, Vincent Wardell who was a supervisor at Lysaght in Newcastle NSW and a engineer Freddie Kunzler who also worked at Lysaght developed the gun to it's final design. Lysaght was allowed a 4% profit margin for manufacture. They were not payed by the Government until 1949 with inflation they made a 1.5% profit margin on the manufacture. The Thompson ran out at 300% profit. Major difference.

@danielcurtis1434 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the context I was only aware of about half of that. 😮

@EPMO_ONLINE 9 ай бұрын

100% Agree. The Owen should have been the allied SMG in WW2. Or at least copied.

@SimonsMilitaryStuff 9 ай бұрын

The Thompson had over a 100% profit margin.

@Colt3854 4 ай бұрын

300% actually.

@user-gm5bv2ez2r 5 ай бұрын

outstanding report, technical & very interesting history!

@SimonsMilitaryStuff 5 ай бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed it.

@MrRugbylane 3 ай бұрын

what a great video. Liked

@SimonsMilitaryStuff 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@LuccaReakt 4 ай бұрын

I can bet when Australia decide to adopt the Steyr Aug as their Main Rifle a few of those folks who decided maybe bear the Owen SMG, 'cause nearly the same ergonomics.

@bold810 23 күн бұрын

Oh, dang skippy, maing! 👍

@mdee8784 3 ай бұрын

Phenomenal engineering

@MrOlgrumpy 6 ай бұрын

The F1 was not an improvement,just a political decision to be seen to do something, follow the money !

@davidharris1249 7 ай бұрын

who cares what it looked like

@harveybirdman74 Ай бұрын

FW is of the opinion that the Finish Suomi 31 was the best SMG of WW2. From a technical standpoint this is probably true. However, I would argue that the Owen was definitely the best SMG of the Pacific theatre, due to to its reliability.

@SimonsMilitaryStuff Ай бұрын

Well the Owen only saw combat in the pacific. Given the opportunity.who knows?

@MTB_Pathfinder 7 ай бұрын

is this ugly SMG the best?? ???

@SimonsMilitaryStuff 7 ай бұрын

Australian Diggers would visit the factory in Newcastle NSW to thank them. It was very highly regarded.

@shanemossmoss 4 ай бұрын

The F1 was ok to me no where as good as the Owen if I had a stoppage it was with the F1 I don't remember one with the Owen Oh only when the mag was empty

@richardeast5660 4 ай бұрын

The diggers darling there is no substitute 🇦🇺

@luispalacios2525 2 ай бұрын

Pps41 was the best nothing more to say

@SimonsMilitaryStuff 2 ай бұрын

Well it's always going to be a subjective call, and the Pps41 is an iconic weapon for a reason. The idea of the Tu-2Sh is mind bending too. But I stand by the Owen.