Commence firing.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Garand, John.

Queen, Stuart, narrator.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Big picture ; Episode 276

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Firearms.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 electronic resource (28 min.).)

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : Army Pictorial Service, 1954.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. From colonial days, marksmanship has been an American tradition. In this film presentation, television audiences will visit the Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, established in 1794. Gunsmiths here have created the basic weapons for our fighting forces. The Armory is the small arms center of the U.S. forces. Here, are concentrated the Ordnance Corps facilities for experimental development of hand weapons, including rifles and automatic weapons--also for pilot line production. Included in 'Commence Firing,' is footage of the Camp Perry, Ohio World Series of Marksmanship, sponsored jointly by the National Rifle Association and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 16, 2010).

Previously published as DVD.

OCLC:

677927885