Infantry Get World’s Best Weapons

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2296
Date Released
2 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
First films of latest infantry equipment show: 1. Patchett machine gun replacing the Sten. 2. American designed, British made, rocket launcher. 3. New anti-tank grenade fired from standard rifle.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
Kent
Library number
21182
Credits:
Camera
Arthur W. Farmer
Soundman
Ronnie Hubbard
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
info@screenocean.com
Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
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London
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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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How to cite this record

'Infantry Get World’s Best Weapons', British Paramount News Issue No. 2296, 2 Mar 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/44273 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)