USMC 108451: Weapons Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 108451: Weapons Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 108451: Weapons Demonstration. (014-16-04-76; R-1-2; 12-2062.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/753

Marine Corps Library Number
8527-16

Additional identifiers
014-16-04-76; R-1-2; 12-2062

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108451

Decade
1970

Date
1976-08-06

Description
Marine recruits of the 3rd Recruit Battalion watch weapons demonstration from bleachers. Marines live fire M16 rifles, M148 grenade launcher, and M60 machine gun from different firing positions. Marines fire smoke rounds, 81mm and 60mm HE rounds, as well as M72 LAAW and 106 recoilless rifle. Impact is seen. A Marine puts on a helmet.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Thacker; Romm

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
6th through the 13th of August, 1976

Battalion
3rd Battalion


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
340

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
01/13/2023

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

Digital runtime
9:39

Digital file type
video/H264