A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. United States soldiers fire rifles during a maneuver. Exteriors of the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. John Garand, the inventor of the M-1 rifle, at the Springfield Armory. He speaks about the development of the armory from colonial period to post World War II times. He displays various rifles used by American soldiers from 1795 to World War II. He displays a rifle used in World War II and another automatic rifle used in World War II. A forge used to produce receivers of M-1 rifles.
A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Rifles being manufactured at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Men work on machines at the armory. A man operates a barrel straightener machine. Parts of rifles being assembled. A man inspects the receiver of a rifle. A rifle being test fired at the armory. German aircraft in flight as they drop bombs over cities in Europe during World War II. Civilians run for cover during an air raid by the Germans. United States Congress ion session. The Japanese attack the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December, 1941. Explosions occur during the Japanese air attack.
A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Men fire rifles during a competition in the United states. Men fire at trees. An instructor briefs soldiers about M-1 rifles. He weighs a rifle and speaks about the use of sling and means of firing the rifle. A soldier demonstrates the use of the rifle. An M-1 rifle being loaded and fired from a prone position. The soldier reloads the rifle and fires at a target. Cartridges being reloaded and fired at a gasoline can. Fire arises after firing.
A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. A soldier looks through a sniper scope that uses infrared rays to detect the enemy at night. Point of view shot as seen through sniper scope of an armed soldier walking at night.
A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Camp Perry in Ohio. Military Trophies and civilian National Rifle Association (NRA) trophies for world series in marksmanship placed on a table. Service personnel and civilians at Camp Perry. Insignia on the back of the shirt of a participant. A 5th Infantry Division insignia on the back of a man. National Small Arms School instructors brief civilians and personnel in operation and firing of M-1 rifles. Participants fire rifles at a range during a competition. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Matthew B. Ridgway presents trophies to winners of the competition at a ceremony in Washington DC. Scene changes to show a group of boys, all members of the Fairlington Junior Rifle Club in Arlington County, Virginia. The boys (and one girl also seen) wear shooting jackets with various patches commemorating NRA and other events. Boys seated on the ground. The boys and girls take prone position and fire rifles at a range at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, during an outing, supported by the U.S. Army. One boy wears a confederate soldier kepi style hat. Some of the children use their own rifles, modified for lighter weight. They cross the range together to look at targets. An instructor helps a boy. A boy loads a rifle and fires it. He looks through binoculars to check the accuracy of his shot. Sergent Stuart Queen at a desk as he speaks.
A training film titled 'Individual camouflage' about techniques and means of individual camouflage to be used by soldiers in the United States. A soldier lying in prone position fires a rifle. Targets at a firing range. A soldier being targeted. A soldier repairs a jeep. Dense overgrowth in a forest. A soldier amidst bushes. A soldier hides behind a tree as the enemy fires at him. Various factors of recognition of a soldier. Firstly, movement. An open field. Secondly, position as a soldier stands on an open field. Thirdly, shape as a jeep moves on a road. Fourthly, shadow as a soldier's shadow is seen on a rock. Fifthly, texture. Animation depicts the texture of grass and a path followed through it that helps to locate movement. A soldier wearing a helmet amidst bushes. He puts on a texture cover for camouflage. Sixthly, color. Soldiers in different colored uniforms lined up. Patches of different colors.
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