USMC 106929: ""M16 Evaluation""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 106929: ""M16 Evaluation"" Citation information USMC 106929: ""M16 Evaluation"". (Q-16-138-67; R-13-19; 4-1914.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2930 Marine Corps Library Number 7346-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-138-67; R-13-19; 4-1914 MIRC inventory no. USMC 106929 Decade 1960 Date 1968-01-11 Description Documentation of the M16 evaluation. Marines participate in M16 evaluation tests through various combat exercises and simulations. Marines disembark LCM and crawl up a beach and through a swampy jungle armed with M16 and M14 rifles. Marines clean and maintain their firearms. Location(s) Fort Sherman (Panama Canal); Panama Camera crew Huff 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 450 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 12:54 Digital file type video/H264