Arms Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2605

Date Released

6 May 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jubilee Line
2. 2Arms Fair
3. 3The Siege of Wells

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arms Fair. DESCRIPTION: An exhibition of historic weapons was on display at The Arms Fair taking place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. The object of the Fair is strictly commercial with buyers coming from all over the World. SHOTLIST: GV arms fair. MS guns on stall. MCU helmet. CU barrel of Tower Mesketoon £1200 zoom out to an English Coaching Blunderbuss at £625. CU Blunderbuss as trigger is pulled. MCU PB from crest on box containing a pair of gold-plated Adams revolvers. MCU hand picks up revolver. CU along barrel of pistol. CU gun placed back into box. CU plate on box. MS customer looks at Boer rifle £6-7000. CU end of stock with date stamp. CU design on barrel. MCU zoom into gun. MS pan across gun display to customer with a Colt Percussion revolving rifle £985. CU chamber PB as customer puts gun to eye. CU ditto. CU English 6 shot Pinfire Pepper Box £120 as barrel is turned. Tracking shot past guns.

Keywords

Weapons; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Royal Lancaster Hotel

Card file number

79/59

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

167

Story extras:

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