Arms Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2450
Date Released
16 May 1976
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arms Fair. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Lancaster Hotel was the venue for the ‘Arms Fair of 1976’ where collectors gathered to purchase antique or reproduction firearms. SHOTLIST: LV Arms Fair. Various arms on show. SV notice "Arms Fair" pan down to various pistols etc. SV pistols. SV people looking at various pistols etc. CU row of old pistols. SV row of rifles. SV pan, an old bow. SV man looking at old Moor helmet (£22.00). GV exhibition. LV man looking at pair of flint lock pistols. SV ditto. SCU ditto. CU ditto. SV hand picks up a Colt 1860 army value £650.00. CU opening up small case showing miniature Colt 2, will shoot. LV various old rifles. CU old rifles. SV man inspecting rifle. CU man. SV man looks down barrel of gun. SV another man looking down barrel of a pistol. LV another man looking down rifle barrel. SV man picks up British Army gun used up to American War of Independence. He looks down barrel of gun and points it towards camera.
Keywords
Weapons; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London
Card file number
76/82
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Arms Fair', British Movietone News Issue No. 2450, 16 May 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30817 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)