Weapon For A Shock 1968

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Unissued / Unused material -

Munich, West Germany (FDR - Federal Republic of Germany).

Var. shots interior of a German gun shop of a new weapon for police or lone females being demonstrated. It consists of a hollow baton filled with torch batteries which gives off an electric shock...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92066
Sort Number:
UN 4376 E
Time in/Out:
01:47:54:00 / 01:48:37:00
Canister:
UN 4376 E
Film ID:
3350.15
Issue Date:
1968

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