USMC 106935: ""M16 Evaluation""

Item Description
Title
USMC 106935: ""M16 Evaluation""

Citation information
USMC 106935: ""M16 Evaluation"". (Q-16-138-67; R-16-19; 4-2068.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2934

Marine Corps Library Number
7349-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-138-67; R-16-19; 4-2068

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106935

Decade
1960

Date
1968-01-12

Description
Documentation of the M16 evaluation. Marines participate in M16 evaluation tests through various combat exercises and simulations. Marines crawl up a beach armed with M16 and M14 rifles. An injured Marine is tended to by a USN corpsman. Marines fire, clean, and maintain their rifles. UH1E Army helicopter flies over beach.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
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
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
12:40

Digital file type
video/H264