USMC 100651: M-14 rifle firing defective rounds

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100651: M-14 rifle firing defective rounds Citation information USMC 100651: M-14 rifle firing defective rounds . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3096/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100651 Decade 1960 Description Two servicemen test the effects of firing defective rounds with a M-14 rifle by setting up a string pull system to trigger the rifle from a distance. The defective rounds explode within the rifle, splintering the rifle in half. The pull system, explosion and effect on the rifle are shown from multiple angles. Location(s) Unknown Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Most likely filmed between 1959 and 1964. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 150 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 08/06/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:39 Digital file type video/H264