Ton A Time Guns 1941

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Item title reads - Ton-a-time guns.

California, America (USA).

M/S of big coastal gun. Various shots of ton weight shells automatically loaded and charged. M/S looking down the barrel of the gun, it lifts high into the air. M/S as it fires with a range of 25 miles. Officers watch through...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39485
Sort Number:
41/085
Time in/Out:
01:12:10:00 / 01:12:47:00
Canister:
41/85
Film ID:
1135.11
Issue Date:
23/10/1941

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