| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 306804 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 6x8", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 6x8", Black & white, Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
Mackenzie, H A |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GEORGIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1943-03. PART OF THE COASTWATCHERS ARSENAL OF UNITED STATES AND ...
Description
NEW GEORGIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1943-03. PART OF THE COASTWATCHERS ARSENAL OF UNITED STATES AND CAPTURED JAPANESE WEAPONS HELD BY CAPTAIN D.G. KENNEDY, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS PROTECTORATE DEFENCE FORCE AT HIS SEGI (ZGJ5) STATION. THE WEAPONS INCLUDE A QUANTITY OF SPRINGFIELD M1903 RIFLES, LEANING AGAINST THE WALL, TWO JAPANESE TYPE 92 HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (WOODPECKERS) ON STANDS, A BROWNING M1919A4 30 CALIBRE AIR COOLED MEDIUM MACHINE GUN ON ITS TRIPOD AND TWO BROWNING M1917A1 30 CALIBRE WATER COOLED MEDIUM MACHINE GUNS LEANING AGAINST THE WALL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION) (FORMERLY Y082)