USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953 Citation information USMC 103258: New rifle range at Quantico, 1953. (Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/72 Marine Corps Library Number 2020-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-288; R-1-1; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103258 Decade 1950 Date 1953-03-11 Description First shot on a new rifle range (a part of the new Calvin A. Lloyd Range Complex) at Quantico on March 11th, 1953. Unidentified officers dressed in sheepskin jackets, field jackets, and shooter's jackets, walk up steps with M-1 carbines. An unidentified Brigadier General and an unidentified officer walk up steps. An unidentified Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine, fires one round, and hits target 41. Target 41 is lowered and replaced with a new target. Marines in prone position fire rounds using M-1 carbines. An unidentified Marine at post 41 fires rounds using an M-1 carbine, while in prone position. The aforementioned Lieutenant Colonel adjusts the sling of an M-1 carbine. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew C. R. Newman Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on March 11, 1953. 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 106 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 10/15/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 2:57 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War