USMC 104928: Weapons Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 104928: Weapons Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 104928: Weapons Demonstration. (Q-16-606; R-7-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1318

Marine Corps Library Number
3049-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-606; R-7-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104928

Decade
1950

Date
1957-10-22

Description
Marines drink coffee and observe weapons on display. Men in historical uniform demonstrate use of a 18th century rifle's flintlock, firing position, and later a cannon. A .30 carbine rifle is shown before a crowd during lecture. A lecture is given to a crowd of Marines in front of an M50 Ontos. Various firearms are fired including a Vickers medium machine gun, a Lewis light machine gun, and an M1918 Browning.

Location(s)
MCAS Quantico (VA)

Camera crew
Poff (Cpl); Nelson

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
285

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
06/16/2022

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

Digital runtime
7:53

Digital file type
video/H264