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1954: New RIFLES for the ARMY | Newsreel | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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3:35Now PlayingThe latest rifle adopted by the British Army - the new Belgian FN.30 - is demonstrated at the Hythe School of Infantry, in Kent.
Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson speaks about the merits of the new self-loading rifle, before handing over to his sergeant-major for a demonstration of how to field strip the new weapon.
Clip taken from BBC Television Newsreel, originally broadcast on BBC Television, Friday 22 January, 1954.
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