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... The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, ...tary; they have also been used in subsequent conflicts by French, British, Australian, and New Zealand forces, as well as many guerrillas and insurgents througho

...[[1 April]] [[1949]]) was the Australian who developed the [[Owen Gun|Owen Submachine Gun]] which was used in [[World War II]], the Korean War and the Vietnam Wa ...teer him towards less dangerous pursuits, the young Owen was obsessed with guns; with making, modifying, and firing them. At the age of eight he began his

...que British L1A1 cuts. The Australian L1A1 FAL rifle was in service with Australian forces until it was supplanted by the [[F88 Austeyr]] in 1988. ...ed version of the L1A1 as an Automatic Rifle variant, designated L2A1. The Australian heavy-barrelled L2A1 was also known as the Automatic Rifle (AR). The L2A1 w

...ler2001">Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns''. London: Salamander Books Ltd.. ISBN 9781840652451.</ref> The P90's name ...mm]] cartridge. FN's goal was to replace the [[pistol]]-caliber submachine guns which were in use at the time by military and law enforcement personnel, as

|type= [[Submachine gun]] }}The '''MP5''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[submachine gun]] of [[Germany|German]] design, developed in the 1960s by a team of eng

...un]]s, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and [[submachine gun]]s, which fire a handgun cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge. Assau ...er to manufacture alternative to the existing [[FN FAL]], although the two guns are not directly related. The CAL never met with any significant interest

*[[AAA Leader Dynamics SAC]] (Australia - Semi-Auto Carbine - 5.56 mm NATO: Australian Automatic Arms) *[[AAA Leader Dynamics SAP]] (Australia - Pistol - 5.56 mm NATO: Australian Automatic Arms)

...& Koch G3|H&K G3]] and other rifles, and even the [[Heckler & Koch MP5|MP5 submachine gun]]. Most of these other companies have since devised 40 mm grenade laun [[Image:Austeyr F88 M203.JPEG|right|thumb|An Australian F88 Austeyr rifle with a [[M203]] grenade launcher.]]

....S. Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs. M4's have also been fielded by the Australian Special Air Service Regiment. Malaysia purchased M4 Carbine service rifles ...with the M16A2 rifle and was intended to replace the .45 ACP M3 submachine guns and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifle series with most Army units (this pla

...'service weapons' in the truest sense, certain specialist [[rifle]]s and [[submachine gun]]s are categorized as such if issued as per standard operating procedur |[[Austeyr | Austeyr (Australian version of the Steyr AUG)]]

...[Cowboy action shooting]] are concerned with shooting replica (or antique) guns. == Submachine gun ==

|type= [[Submachine gun]] ...') was a family of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[submachine gun]]s used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout [[Wor

...rgentina, [[Australia]] (accepted into service in 1985 and manufactured by Australian Defence Industries in [[Lithgow Small Arms Factory|Lithgow]], this '''Auste [[Image:Austeyr F88 M203.JPEG|right|thumb|An Australian infantryman on exercise with the F88 Austeyr variant equipped with an [[M20

[[Image:Hkmp5count-terr-wiki.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Heckler & Koch]] [[MP5]] submachine gun is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces.]] A '''submachine gun''' (SMG) is a [[firearm]] that combines the [[automatic firearm|automat

|name= Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1 |type= [[submachine gun]]