USMC 106925: ""M16 Evaluation""

Item Description
Title
USMC 106925: ""M16 Evaluation""

Citation information
USMC 106925: ""M16 Evaluation"". (Q-16-138-67; R-11-19; 4-1874.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2926

Marine Corps Library Number
7344-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-138-67; R-11-19; 4-1874

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106925

Decade
1960

Date
1967-01-11

Description
Documentation of the M16 evaluation. Marines participate in M16 evaluation tests through various combat exercises and simulations. Marines crawl on the beach, fire the M16 before performing maintenance on their firearms. Marines traverse a swamp. Marines shave and wash up, snack, read comics, and receive letters. M16 rifles are cleaned and maintained, documented.

Location(s)
Fort Sherman (Panama Canal)

Camera crew
McKenna; Padilla

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

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
440

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
09/27/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:32

Digital file type
video/H264