USMC 100873: Stoner 63A trials in Vietnam

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100873: Stoner 63A trials in Vietnam Citation information USMC 100873: Stoner 63A trials in Vietnam. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/428/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100873 Decade 1960 Description Lima Company, 1st Marines, assess and field test the Stoner 63A. A Lima company officer with improvised carbine sling gives instruction. A platoon-sized element advances into an open area. Others mounted on an LVTP-5 move forward. A second scene shows three marines firing the Stoner on an improvised range. Several short sequences of Marines in combat conditions follow. Location(s) Marble Mountain (Vietnam) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in late February and March 1967. Division 1st Division Regiment 1st Marines Battalion 3rd Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 95 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 10/24/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 2:58 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War