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This restricted WWII era Signal Corps training film conveys information about common weapons used by the Japanese military. It covers the basic function of each weapon including various features, as well as information about how to load, aim, fire, and disassemble it in a field situation. The film features close up footage of all the weapons and the different constituting parts. The M38, M99, Solothurn SMG, Type 89 Grenade Discharger, Nambu Model 1922 SMG, and the Model 1932 Heavy Machine gun are featured.

0:10 Title “War Department Film Bulletin: Produced by Signal corps Photographic Center Issue No. 80”, 0:21 U.S. Army soldier testing a boltaction rifle, 0:40 Title “Rifles Model 38 and Model 39”, 0:41 Shot of both aforementioned rifles, 0:58 Close up shots and demonstrations of the functions of the M38 such as the bayonet, cleaning rod, sights, loading chamber, trigger, and magazine, 2:04 Soldier demonstrates how to disassemble the bolt of the weapon and shows its different parts, 2:59 Soldier holding a M99 rifle with bayonet and demonstrates its monopod function, 3:21 Soldier begins showing the different functions of the M99 including the bayonet, sight, loading chamber, trigger, and magazine, 4:10 Soldier begins disassembling bolt mechanism of M99, 4:42 close up of ammunition for both rifles, 4:53 demonstration of loading and firing of the M99 and M39, 5:19 Title “Solothurn SubMachine Gun”, 5:22 Soldier seen holding Solothurn SMG, 5:33 Soldier begins demonstrating features of Solothurn SMG including change to single shot fire, how to cock weapon, triggers, safety, sights, and bolt locking, 6:06 Soldier demonstrates how to disassemble the firing mechanism with close up shots, 7:12 Soldier begins detaching the barrel, 7:52 Soldier shown demonstrating the Grenade Discharger Type 89 by loading, aiming, and then firing it, 8:30 Same weapon is loaded with the Type 97 Hand grenade and fired, 8:49 Soldier shown loading a Light Machine Gun Nambu Model 1922 and demonstrates loading, aiming, and firing, 9:34 Soldier demonstrates how to disassemble the Nambu LMG with close up shots, 11:13 Soldiers shown with a Model 1932 Heavy Machine Gun and demonstrating how to set it up, load, aim, and fire it, 12:40 Soldier demonstrates how to disassemble the Model 1932 with close up shots, 15:05 Soldier shown firing the Model 1932, 15:08 Summary footage of all the weapons shown in the film, 15:34 Title “The End: Film Bulletin”

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