Army Lifts Veil on Latest Guns (Exclusive)

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1016

Date Released

25 Nov 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1RAF Topics in the News
2. 2Coventry Mourns Her Murdered Dead
3. 3Army Lifts Veil on Latest Guns (Exclusive)
4. 4Music Hath Charms in US Football

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

First pictures of the "Besa" guns, Britain’s latest formidable weapons.

Keywords

Weapons; Industry and manufacture

Locations

England

Library number

10250

Length of story (in feet)

210

Story extras:

Production Documents

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• Icon Dope SheetDope Sheet
• Icon EphemeraEphemera
• Icon Shot ListShot List

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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