TOPICAL BUDGET 284-1 (fragment) [Main]
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Year: 1917
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Runtime: 1 min
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Description: A captain demonstrates how the rifle grenade, which requires no cup, fits into the rifle. His men, using a trench periscope, fire the grenades from a trench. All are in shirtsleeves.
Newsreel item on men of the Royal Irish Regiment training with rifle grenades, possibly Salonika, early autumn 1916.
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Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / British Army, Royal Irish Regiment / training, British military - weapons: rifle grenade / weapons, British - projector: rifle grenade / equipment, British - personal: trench periscope / First World War, Salonika Front (?) & (?) 9/1916 / Greece & Salonika area, Macedonia (?)
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Collection:
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Provider: Imperial War Museums
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Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Production company: Topical Film Company
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Colour: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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