Did I say Bahnemenn was a wild man!

He entered the Australian Territory of New Guinea in his boat the "Sea Flirt" illegally to visit a mate and try to get him to come along to poach in Dutch New Guinea. Also to pick up a swamp sledge, a craft made from two seaplane floats with a platform and a aerial propeller to drive the craft through very shallow waters and wetlands.

Then evaded Dutch patrol boats guarding Dutch waters and coastlands against Indonesian infiltrators spreading rebellion in the Dutch colony. He writes if caught they might end up disappearing forever as the Dutch ruthlessly dealt with suspected troublemakers. As the book progresses he reveals what extent he would go to if caught. He would not go quietly! An armoury of about a dozen rifles, for crocodile hunting, scoped .303's, a scoped Mannlicher Schoenauer carbine, more than a handful of SMLE .303's. A pump action shotgun which would prove useful against attacking headhunters. A Luger and Colt .45 handgun. Even more dramatic, a box of dynamite and a home made bazooka. If the Dutch tried to take his boat, the bazooka would be used. He was not going to give in without a serious fight and not give in at all!

All of these firearms came into use during the story.