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Mangum force. Staff Sergeant Reg Devonshire of Metro police fires handgun from distance of 15 feet at bulletproof glass now produced by Canadian Gener(...)
Mangum force. Staff Sergeant Reg Devonshire of Metro police fires handgun from distance of 15 feet at bulletproof glass now produced by Canadian Gener(...)

Mangum force. Staff Sergeant Reg Devonshire of Metro police fires handgun from distance of 15 feet at bulletproof glass now produced by Canadian Gener(...)

Date4/30/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mangum force. Staff Sergeant Reg Devonshire of Metro police fires handgun from distance of 15 feet at bulletproof glass now produced by Canadian General Electric. Product called Lexgard; installed in pane at right of picture; stopped shot by .44 Magnum; while bullet from same gun penetrated old-style bulletproof galss in pane at left.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114193F
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