Carbine Williams Page #7

That sounds fair enough.

I would like to take

a look at this weapon.

Alright!

If he can show us once, Bring him in.

You have been getting away with

murder down in Caledonia, Williams.

Let it finish!

Oh sure! My gun is finished, Sir!

I just want to see whether it works.

You dont think, we will let you loose inside

the prison, with a gun and real bullets, do you?

I was loose with a file and

a hack saw for 6 years Sir!

Wont you please look at my work.

There are 25 parts in there.

I have made them all by hand.

- It's light

- That's the lightest 35 ever made.

This piece of steel weighed 5

pounds when it was on an axel.

Now it weighs, little less than 12

ounces. I hand filed every ounce.

I could use that same hand file on

prison bars, pretty esay, you know.

Its good work, but

that's not the question.

There will be no test!

I have found out how to make a gun 5 pounds

lighter than any other gun made before.

You see what this would mean in war.

A man can carry 5 more pounds of

essential equipments than he does now.

I live it to you people?

What guarantee is there. that if

this man is allowed to fire his gun...

That he wont turn it on you or your men?

- He had the chance, but he didn't.

- That's no guarantee what he might do in future.

And there is always the

temptation of a break.

Williams have served

8 years and 2 months.

He escapes, I will

serve his 30-year term.

You realize what you

are saying, Peoples?

I will put it in writing.

That ought to do it.

Sure messed it up. Should have given

yourself at least an even break.

I think you can say, that's

"normal battle conditions".

Congratulations, Marsh!

Marsh, I would like to

introduce to you to somebody.

This is Mr. Joseph Mitchell of

the "Winchester Arm's Company".

- This is a pleasure.

- This is Marshals wife and his father.

Hello.

Winchester? That is a big outfit.

I read about you in the papers and I

asked captain Peoples, if I can come down.

- Hope you are not disappointed?

- I saw enough to offer you a contract.

I got a contract and there

is 22 more years to go.

- You mind if I take a look?

- Sure.

Your short stroke piston, you think

you can use this in other types of guns?

Yes Sir, I think I can.

I think you can, too.

I will take a gamble.

If you are right, you could be

as famous as Browning or Graham.

- They are great gun makers

- Williams...

You seemed to have discovered something

that no one else even dreamt to be possible.

An automatic rifle. With

a floating chamber...

This could be an important

contribution to gun making.

We would like to be in on it.

You have to talk to Cap

there, he is my manager.

Marsh's gun, that good?

Mr. Williams, a man who can make that,

with his two hands and nothing to go on...

There is no telling what he can

do if he keeps working on it?

Oh! I will keep working on it.

Your Grand father kept working

too, till the case was reopened.

The newspapers story about the

success of gun test didn't hurt,

I sent pretty strong letters

to the governor myself.

A few months later your father received

a full pardon from the Government.

He walked out of my prison a free man.

- Bye, Cap.

- Bon Voyage, Marsh.

Thank You,

Those years weren't

easy. Prison was tough.

But, we had many reforms

in the system, since then.

We have learned more

about how to handle men.

You know, What's the funny thing, David?

A gun sent your father to prison...

And a gun freed him.

- Do you know how many patents he got?

- Lots of them.

Sixty-eight.

He is got them on pistols, machine

guns and all kinds of things.

His greatest contribution that

he made is the gun, right here.

The M1 carbine.

The first carbine adapted by the

United States Army in 40 years.

How many of those went

to war? 8 millions.

Well, that's what I know

about your father, David.

I can only tell you about him. I

can't tell you how you will feel

That's up to you.

Lets go home Dad!

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