USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 104477: Weapons Demonstration. (Q-16-32-67; R-1-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1664

Marine Corps Library Number
2904-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-32-67; R-1-10

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104477

Decade
1960

Date
1967

Description
Marine fires a light machine gun, Stoner 63. Marine continues weapons demonstration before fellow military personnel. Tanks (M48A1 and M67A2), M-50 ONTOS, LVTP5s, and self-propelled Howitzers roll past observing marines. A CH46A sits grounded. Marines run onto the field to test/fire several mortars. A heavy mortar (107mm Howtar) is loaded with 4.2 rounds and fired multiple times. The rounds land just beyond the tree-line. A 106RR mounted on a Mechanical Mule is fired. M50 ONTOS is fired followed by an M67A2 flame tank. A 155mm self-propelled Howitzer and 150mm Howitzer are fired.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Probably filmed in early March, 1967 (related to USMC 104478).

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
393

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
04/17/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:00

Digital file type
video/H264