New Weapons Shown to Army Chief
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Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall visits Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland to assess a variety of new military weapons in May 1948.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker); Kenneth Royall (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall visits Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland to assess a variety of new military weapons, which include the Army Carbine, the Improved Bazooka, a shoulder gun that fires artillery shells, automatic rocket launchers, a sniper gun that shoots around corners, the 155 mm gun, the 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18, and the 10- inch rifle.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Government officials; Militaries; Weapons
Places: North America > United States > Maryland
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/34459
Notes: Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall visits Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland to assess a variety of new military weapons, which include the Army Carbine, the Improved Bazooka, a shoulder gun that fires artillery shells, automatic rocket launchers, a sniper gun that shoots around corners, the 155 mm gun, the 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18, and the 10- inch rifle.
Distributed by: Telenews (Firm)
Subjects: Government officials; Militaries; Weapons
Places: North America > United States > Maryland
Cfa elements: Print, 50 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/34459
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15