Owen gun
noun
A sub-machine gun widely used by Australian soldiers during the Second World War: a posse went out, armed to the teeth with Owen guns...
- He was able to move to a nearby peasant's hut where he cleared his Owen gun, which had become jammed with mud during the crash.
- The actual pick-up was virtually in the dark with the helicopter crewman nailing one determined enemy soldier with a burst of Owen-gun fire from the doorway!
- I carried a 303 rifle or Owen gun and a couple of packs of Army biscuits.
Origin
1940s: named after Evelyn Owen (1915–49), its Australian inventor.