The Marksman's Mecca 1923

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Item title reads - The Marksman's Mecca. World's best rifle shots compete at 60th Bisley Meeting.

Bisley, Surrey.

L/S of the contestants all lined up with their rifles on stands, C/U as they look down them and fire, M/S of the targets set in a hill. Soldiers rotate the targets from...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23877
Sort Number:
G 0998
Time in/Out:
01:47:43:00 / 01:48:32:00
Canister:
G 998
Film ID:
310.31
Issue Date:
19/07/1923

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