Book: “100 Years of Australian Service Machine Guns” by Australian Vietnam War Veteran Ian Skennerton - Hard Cover

Original Book: Limited Quantity Available. “100 Years of Australian Service Machine Guns” was written by Australian Vietnam War veteran, Ian D. Skennerton and was published in 1989 in Margate Australia. “A companion to "Australian Military Rifles & Bayonets", the release of this study coincides with the introduction of a new gun, the Minimi. Another oddity is that one of the first Colonial machine-guns was the .450 Gatling; today, a modern electric-driven 7.62mm variant is in service in helicopters, about one hundred years after the Gatling guns were introduced here, Australia's history of issues and manufacture is unique, with such renowned foreign guns as the U.S. Thompson or the German Maxim in service alongside Australian legends such as the Owen and the Bren. While Australia generally followed the British lead, there has been a trend over the past decade to adopt U.S., and more recently, European guns, breaking with a long tradition. This book is intended for serious study or