| GUN PROOFING Birmingham Proof House where all guns in Britain are tested | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7155 |
| Catalog #: | 106908 | |
| Clip Number: | 106908-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 374 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:16 - 01:06:43 | |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands. | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Product Testing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England WEAPONS: Guns, Misc | |
| Description: | Gun proofing, Birmingham, West Midlands. GUN PROOFING Birmingham Proof House where all guns in Britain are tested. CU Crest over door pan down to workmen going in with gun barrels. CU Workmen going through door marked 'Arms for Proof'. MS Lines of gun barrels workman selects one and goes to bench. CU Looking through barrel checks bore with metal instrument. Picks up breech and fits on barrel. MS Man pours cordite in trough and starts to lay out gun barrel. CU Laying last barrel down walks out of picture. CU Putting igniter on to block. Worker coming out of powder room shutting door and closing windows. MS Worker pulling string. CU Igniter firing. Cordite running along trough and recoiling gun barrels into sand. CU Opening windows and going into firing room. MS Pulling barrels out of sand. MS Worker loading breech of shotgun in another room. CU Closing breech and locking it. MS Worker coming out of room and pulling cord looks through grill in wall. MS Gun firing and recoiling. MS Type reloading gun. LS Type reloading gun puts it down and stamps it with insignia. CU Stamping with insignia. | |
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