USMC 104483: Weapons demo, artillery demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 104483: Weapons demo, artillery demonstration

Citation information
USMC 104483: Weapons demo, artillery demonstration. (Q-16-37-32-67; R-4-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1662

Marine Corps Library Number
2907-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-37-32-67; R-4-10

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104483

Decade
1960

Date
1967-03

Description
105mm Howitzer is prepped for firing by marines. Several times, a marine fires the Howitzer and grabs the smoking empty shell casing and tosses it aside. Artillery tests are undertaken on a Mechanical Mule mounted with 106 recoilless rifle and 50 cal. spotting rifle. An M-50 ONTOS is fired. M-110 8" self propelled Howitzer is demonstrated. It is shown from multiple angles, including all of its features. Marines continue demonstration with M-14 rifles as other Marines spectate. Further firearm demonstration with various firearms and lecture.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Miller (GySgt)

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
389

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
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
10:57

Digital file type
video/H264