F1 submachine gun
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f1-submachine-gun-314-15482146
title:
F1 submachine gun
text:
The F1 is a 9x19mm Australian submachine gun manufactured by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. First issued to Australian troops in July 1963, it replaced the Owen machine carbine. Like the Owen, the F1 had a distinctive top mounted magazine. It had a robust and simple design, but "never gained popularity with those using it" and in Vietnam it was later largely replaced by the American 5.56mm M16A1 rifle. The F1 was retired in the early 1990s and replaced by the F88C Austeyr, an Australian-built v
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Submachine gun
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F1_submachine_gun
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2023-11-19T21:54:53Z
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