Arms Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2470

Date Released

3 Oct 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Loch Ness Monster Report
2. 2Hinckley Point Power Station
3. 3Arms Fair
4. 4Tournament of Knights

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arms Fair. DESCRIPTION: This Autumn Fair, held in the Royal Lancaster Hotel, exhibits a valuable collection of weapons, from a brass-barrelled Blunderbuss to an Armourlite Colt Rifle used in Vietnam. The range of weaponry is fascinating, including a pair of solid silver daggers from Russia and there is a fine display of helmets through the ages. SHOTLIST: MCU shotguns on table. Camera turns. MS men looking down barrels of shotguns. CU man looking at work on shotgun. CU barrel of brass barreled Blunderbuss. Pull focus to see man aiming it. At 369’ he flips up spring loaded bayonet, built by McDermot, value £500. CU Blunderbuss. CU breach loading device on top of Ferguson rifle made in 1776 (bicentennial). MS man looking at Ferguson rifle. MS tilt up from small arms to man inspecting pistol. CU barrels of a four barreled over and under pistol, made in Belgium for Britain in mid 18th century, value £3,000. Pull back to see another one beside it. CU triggers on pistol. Pull back as hand picks up pistol and turns over pistol. MS various guns on table. Tilt up to men looking. MCU woman picking out one of a pair of precision target pistols in wooden case, value £4,500. CU butt of precision target pistol. Pull back to see gun. MS man looking at Armourlite Colt AR rifle used in Vietnam. Picks up magazine to put in. CU magazine being put in. MS man looking at old rifle. CU out of focus. Pull focus to see pair of Kindjal daggers, Russian, dated 1895, solid silver, value £400 each. MCU one is taken out of sheath. MS people looking round. MCU various helmets, tilt down. CU one of the helmets. CU Saracen type helmets. CU medieval helmet.

Keywords

Weapons; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London

Card file number

76/178

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

158

Story extras:

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