News Briefs: New Army Weapons

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1239
Date Released
2 Mar 1953
Date submitted
27 Feb 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Dutch Royal One Day Visit
  2. 2News Briefs: Duke at Gyro Factory
  3. 3News Briefs: Berlin - Russian Angle
  4. 4News Briefs: Shearing Record
  5. 5News Briefs: New Army Weapons
  6. 6Winter Sports on Snow and Surf

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Army Weapons. DESCRIPTION: The Patchett Machine Carbine, the 3.5-inch Rocket Launcher and the Anti-tank rifle grenade are some of the British Army’s latest weapons which have been demonstrated at Hythe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS shooting range. Various shots of the Patchett Machine Gun being demonstrated. Also the 3.5 Rocket Launcher & the Anti-tank Rifle Grenade, being loaded & fired. Fired into camera.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Military
Locations
Kent; Hythe
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
58645
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
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