Title

New Rifles For The Army

Caption

Washington, D.C.: July 2, 1929
An Army board is examining and testing new automatic and semiautomatic rifles to replace the Springfield rifles that have been used for many years. (L-R): J. E. Browning, inventor of the machine gun of that name, Emen Holek, noted Czechoslovakian inventor, General George Simmons, head of the Army board and examining one of the new weapons, and Dr. E.T. Pollich of Czechoslovakia.

Date

Jul 02, 1929

Credit line

Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG

Reference

UMG20A13_238

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (7,4Mb) / 16,0in x 12,2in / 4800 x 3652 (300dpi)

Keywords

weapons 1920s Twenties 1929 1930s Thirties 4 People 4 people Army Automatic Rifle B & W B&W Dr. E.T. Pollich Emen Holek George Simmons John Browning Joint Chiefs Of Staff Scrutiny Semiautomatic Rifle USA United States ammunition analysing authority black & white black and white change daytime examining famous people four people hat historical holding horizontal inventor mature men outdoors people photography protection rifle safety security standing suit testing vintage weapons