USMC 100692: Test firing M-79

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100692: Test firing M-79 Citation information USMC 100692: Test firing M-79. (3847 .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3198/1 Marine Corps Library Number 3847-16 Additional identifiers 3847 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100692 Decade 1960 Date 1961-9-13 Description Off camera, an M-79 is fired with rounds striking a metal canister in the background. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Motion Picture Unit, Camp Pendleton; Mitchel, M. K. (camera) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 115 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 05/27/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 3:18 Digital file type video/H264