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How Guns are Made: One at a Time (1969)

Badger — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:37 GMT

Old Remington film from the 1960's ....

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A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol, but there are exceptions, such as the U.S. Air Force's GUU5/P. At one time, land-based artillery tubes were called cannon and sea-based naval cannon were called guns. The term "gun" evolved into a generic term for any tube-launched projectile-firing weapon used by sailors, including boarding parties and marines.

In modern parlance, a gun is a projectile weapon using a hollow, tubular barrel with a closed end�the breech�as the means of directing the projectile (as well as other purposes, for example stabilizing the projectile's trajectory, aiming, as an expansion chamber for propellant, etc.), and firing in a generally flat trajectory.

The term "gun" has also taken on a more generic meaning, by which it has come to refer to any one of a number of trigger-initiated, hand-held, and hand-directed implements, especially with an extending bore, which thereby resemble the class of weapon in either form or concept. Examples of this usage include staple gun, nail gun, glue gun, grease gun. Occasionally, this tendency is ironically reversed, such as the case of the American M3 submachine gun which carries the nickname "Grease Gun".

Most guns are described by the type of barrel used, the means of firing, the purpose of the weapon, the caliber, or the commonly accepted name for a particular variation.

Barrel types include rifled�a series of spiraled grooves or angles within the barrel�when the projectile requires an induced spin to stabilize it and smoothbore when the projectile is stabilized by other means or rifling is undesired or unnecessary. Typically, interior barrel diameter and the associated projectile size is a means to identify gun variations. Barrel diameter is reported in several ways. The more conventional measure is reporting the interior diameter of the barrel in decimal fractions of the inch or in millimeters. Some guns�such as shotguns�report the weapon's gauge or�as in some British ordnance�the weight of the weapon's usual projectile.

A gun projectile may be a simple, single-piece item like a bullet, a casing containing a payload like a shotshell or explosive shell, or complex projectile like a sub-caliber projectile and sabot. The propellant may be air, an explosive solid, or an explosive liquid. Some variations like the Gyrojet and certain other types combine the projectile and propellant into a single item.

Australian Light Horse Song/Video

Badger — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:47:04 GMT

Sent in by member maxim...

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As a guitarist, scholar of the Great War, and dealt with breeding and raising horses in my past. This is a great song and reveals yet another part of history I never knew.

The Australians on the site probably already know of this event and song, but in some instances there will not be a dry eye before it is finished. As I understand the situation, the horses were not allowed to return to Australia for fear of disease so they were to be turned over to the local population. The Light Horse knowing how animals were treated, chose to put them down rather than spend a life in barbaric slavery.

Tour of the NRA National Firearms Museum!

Badger — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:11:12 GMT

Welcome to the NRA National Firearms Museum

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The Old Guns in a New World gallery tells the story of the integral role guns played in early American exploration, settlement and survival from the discovery of gunpowder and the first hand cannon to development of the wheel-lock hunting rifle.

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Set against the backdrop of a colonial home, the Road to American Liberty gallery details our nations effort toward freedom from England and spotlights the firearms that made such independence a reality.

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The Seeds of Greatness gallery features the metamorphosis of the Second Amendment, plus transitions in firearms technology including the establishment of national arsenals and armories.

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The Prospering New Republic gallery takes in a great span of Americas history. Showcased are arms from early rifle matches on the frontier, the War of 1812, Texas and the Mexican War and the Gold Rush.

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A Nation Asunder gallery traces the arms race sparked by the Civil War. Displays include a vast collection of domestic firearms manufactured both north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and firearms imported by both sides.

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The American West is an always-popular gallery that highlights legends from the frontier including Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley and Nat Deadwood Dick Love.

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Following the Civil War, The New Prosperity gallery tracks phenomenal growth in the arms industry when guns were manufactured for protection, sport and recreation, and fueled the country's consuming interest in marksmanship.

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The Age of Elegance gallery is a replica of Theodore Roosevelts library from his Sagamore Hill retreat in New York. Typical of trophy rooms of its day, it offers a glimpse into the life of an affluent gentleman hunter.

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The America Ascending gallery explores United States entry into World War I. Innovations of this period included the Mauser bolt-action rifle. Featured gunmakers were John M. Browning, John C. Garand and William B. Ruger.

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The world is still at war in this gallery, Ever Vigilant. Explore firearms from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. Plus, find presidential pieces and regal guns of Royal Houses.

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For The Fun Of It is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser with a 1903 Coney Island shooting gallery, a boys bedroom circa 1952, the first Daisy air rifle and half-dollar coins with a hole shot in the center courtesy of the fastest gun in the world.

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In the Firearms Traditions for Today gallery, guns range from Dirty Harrys Magnum to an NYPD officers half-melted revolver retrieved from the ashes of 9/11. Plus, find Olympic firearms and a display of fakes and forgeries.

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he William B. Ruger special exhibit gallery is currently showing GUNS WEST, a retrospective featuring artifacts from the men and women who created Western history including actors who made it popular on the big screen.

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Freedoms Doorway was inspired by a Charlton Heston speech: The doorway to freedom is framed by the muskets that stood between a vision of liberty and absolute anarchy at a place called Concord Bridge.

I have this old gun? (BSA Lee Speed Express bolt action rifle)

Badger — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:27:15 GMT

From American Rifleman Television on Outdoor Channel, NRA National Firearms Museum Sr. Curator Phil Schreier evaluates a rare British Lee Metford commercial rifle variation. Don't miss the Museum's new TV show of gun evaluations, Guns & Gold, debuting Dec. 26 on Sportsman channel. The National Firearms Museum: Home of the NRA Gun Collection episode 511

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (History Channel Documentary - 1 Hour 30 minutes))

Badger — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:12:16 GMT

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

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Entertaining theatrical presentations of the books philosophy set against the History Channels interpretation and opinions of historical events. Fun watch and a good introduction to the Sun Tzu back story and the books philosophy and key points.

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sunzi" and "Sun Wu"), a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period (some scholars believe that the Art of War was not completed until the subsequent Warring States period. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and is still read for its military insights.
The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics: "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name.It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business
tactics, and beyond.

Sun Tzu emphasized the importance of positioning in military strategy, and that the decision to position an army must be based on both objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective beliefs of other, competitive actors in that environment. He thought that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through an established list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a changing environment, competing plans collide, creating unexpected situations.

Custer's Last Stand (Battlefield Detectives) (2 Videos - 1 Hour)

Badger — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:02:50 GMT

Custer's Last Stand (Battlefield Detectives)

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The History Channel version, almost identical to the "Unsolved History" version.

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Little Bighorn Battlefield Custer's Last Stand Tour. This tour is based on the Official National Park Handbook, by Robert M. Utley, and the Official Map.

Bomber Boys - BBC Documentary (1 Hour 30 minutes)

Badger — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:30:31 GMT

Brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their documentary The Battle of Britain with a film exploring Bomber Command, a rarely-told story from the Second World War.

The film focuses primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe, with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit, and Colin learns to fly the key aircraft of the campaign: the Lancaster bomber. But this is also the story of a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years.

The program covers six years of wartime operations, and traces the obstacles and challenges that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome fighting force that was Bomber Command.

'Battle of Long Tan' - Documentary narrated by Sam Worthington - Vietnam (1966)

Badger — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:37:21 GMT

With thanks to member A. F Medic for locating this documentary and posting it.... :thup:

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Battle of Long Tan Blog

A true story of ordinary boys who became extraordinary men.

Late afternoon August 18, 1966 South Vietnam for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers.

With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting and the enemy massing for a final assault each man begins to search for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

The ensuing Battle of Long Tan becomes one of the most savage and decisive engagements in ANZAC history, earning both the United States and South Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citations for gallantry along with many individual awards. But sadly not before 18 Australians and more than 500 enemy are killed.

Heroism, tragedy and the sacrifice of battle, Long Tan is a grueling and dramatic exploration of war with all its horror, that rightly takes its place alongside other legendary ANZAC battles and campaigns such as Gallipoli, Beersheba, Kokoda, Tobruk, Kapyong, Balmoral, Coral and many others.

You can also learn more about the specific facts & figures on The Battle of Long Tan as well as download a fact sheet.

Obviously with any documentary or movie, everything about the story from the individuals, the background and the context simply can�t be told. We highly recommend that if you are interested to learn more about The Battle of Long Tan then you must purchase these two critically acclaimed books; 1. The Battle of Long Tan As Told By The Commanders, 2. The Battle of Long Tan by Lex McAulay:

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Excellent Civil War veterans footage, plus very rare 1863 experimental video

Badger — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:17:34 GMT

Authentic American Civil War footage shot by French experimental photographer and inventor L�on-Alexandre C�nular (1810 - 1896) using a single lens camera that he had devised. It is one of the earliest examples of motion picture and the first with war as the subject matter. Shot at 16-18 frames per second, only photographic copies of parts of the paper filmstrip exist today.

The subject matter is thought to be The Army of Northern Virginia advancing thought Maryland prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. This footage was preserved by the National Film Registry in 1991 for being ''a historically significant film.''

All footage is public domain.

Rare Footage of Civil War Veterans Doing the Rebel Yell

Civil war veteran soldier footage, captured between 1913 and 1938 Ken Burns narrates some footage of Civil War veterans at Gettysburg.

Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) - Documentary (1 Hour - 44 minutes)

Badger — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:36 GMT

Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. The film contains excerpts from speeches given by various Nazi leaders at the Congress, including portions of speeches by Adolf Hitler, interspersed with footage of massed party members. Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his name appears in the opening titles. The overriding theme of the film is the return of Germany as a great power, with Hitler as the True German Leader who will bring glory to the nation.

Triumph of the Will was released in 1935 and rapidly became one of the best-known examples of propaganda in film history. Riefenstahl's techniques, such as moving cameras, the use of telephoto lenses to create a distorted perspective, aerial photography, and revolutionary approach to the use of music and cinematography, have earned Triumph recognition as one of the greatest films in history.[1] Riefenstahl won several awards, not only in Germany but also in the United States, France, Sweden, and other countries. The film was popular in the Third Reich and elsewhere, and has continued to influence movies, documentaries, and commercials to this day.

Producer: Leni Riefenstahl
Audio/Visual: sound (English subs)

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The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa (1945) - Documentary (50 minutes)

Badger — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:07:43 GMT

During the campaign for Okinawa (Operation Iceberg) the Sixth Marine Division was assigned to the III Amphibious Corps. This Academy Award nominated Kodachrome color documentary film tells the story of the 82 days fighting on the Island of Okinawa.

Production Company: US Marine Corps
Audio/Visual: sound, color

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The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) - Documentary (41 minutes)

Badger — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:46:12 GMT

This film is a war documentary produced by one of the "Hollywood Colonels," William Wyler, who joined the Air Force Film unit and recorded the sights and sounds of the last mission of a B-17 bomber known as the Memphis Belle, named after the girlfriend of the pilot.

A narrator told the story of the 10 crewmen as examples of simple average American boys doing a tough job.

The men and plane were filmed during the bombing raid on the submarine plens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany, "just one mission of just one plane and one crew in one squadron in one group of one wing of one Air Force out of fifteen United States Army Air Forces." It used handheld 16mm and 35mm cameras inside the plane to give the perspective of the crew. Wyler in fact combined footage from several missions to represent this last 25th mission of the plane, a mission that was actually a milk run with no casualties and no difficult landing. He also used film shot by the 8th AAF Combat Camera Unit.

Wyler wanted to film a flak burst but never was able to get one:

"I could never get one explosion because how the hell do you know where one's going to explode? Once the cloud is there it's too late. All that flak so close to us, and I could never get the explosion."

From October 1943 to March 1944, Wyler edited in the U.S. the 20,000 feet of film he shot in Europe, producing a 42-minute color film that was considered beautiful and dramatic.

Director: William Wyler
Producer: First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Army Air Corps
Production Company: Paramount Pictures
Sponsor: - Audio/Visual: sound, color
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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To The Shores of Iwo Jima (Technicolor WWII documentary)

Badger — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:37:12 GMT

Technicolor WWII documentary

Producer: Warner Bros
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: World War II; US Navy; Marines; WWII Programs; Japan; Iwo Jima

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Marines in the Making (1942)

Badger — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:45:14 GMT

1942 documentary short that shows Marines in training at various bases. Nominated for 1943 Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel.

Battle of the Pacific (Full Length 2 hr movie - Youtube)

Badger — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:51:35 GMT

Not a bad movie... worth watching .. :thup:

I've not seen it in North America ...

Regards,
Doug