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The Austen Mk II SMG, an extremely rare Australian submachine gun, heavily utilized die-casting for its construction, particularly in the front grip and rear housing. It featured an improved two-position aperture sight and an integral firing pin for greater reliability. Despite these upgrades, only 200 were produced before being declared obsolete shortly after its 1946 introduction.

The Austen Mk I, an Australian submachine gun developed during WWII, was an attempt to 'improve' the British Sten design by incorporating features from the German MP-38. Despite its die-cast construction and integrated tools, it proved less reliable, more complex, and more expensive than the Sten or the superior Owen gun. Approximately 19,914 Mk I units were produced before its withdrawal from combat.