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Police may ban this Swiss starting pistol from being used in the 1956 Olympic Games because of the Victorian Firearms Act. It is a prototype of the One used for the last two Olympics and was brought here to give. Australian officials experience in using it.But police took possession of it. The picture shows Snr. Constable McCully, of the Police Fire-arms office, inspecting the pistol. Same time It is specially designed with electric timing apparatus to start stop-watches a split second after the bang the same time it takes for the noise to reach competitors. January 19, 1955.

Police may ban this Swiss starting pistol from being used in the 1956 Olympic Games because of the Victorian Firearms Act. It is a prototype of the One used for the last two Olympics and was brought here to give. Australian officials experience in using it.But police took possession of it. The picture shows Snr. Constable McCully, of the Police Fire-arms office, inspecting the pistol. Same time It is specially designed with electric timing apparatus to start stop-watches a split second after the bang the same time it takes for the noise to reach competitors. January 19, 1955.
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Police may ban this Swiss starting pistol from being used in the 1956 Olympic Games because of the Victorian Firearms Act. It is a prototype of the One used for the last two Olympics and was brought here to give. Australian officials experience in using it.But police took possession of it. The picture shows Snr. Constable McCully, of the Police Fire-arms office, inspecting the pistol. Same time It is specially designed with electric timing apparatus to start stop-watches a split second after the bang the same time it takes for the noise to reach competitors. January 19, 1955.
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