</s>104-10216-10234 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET AMLASH-1 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 1 July 1964 SUBJECT: Test of Open Sight Hood for 7.62m Belgium (FAL) Rifles BUBJECT :: B) B) Memo of Open Sight Hood for 25 May 1964, 1964, FAL) RAFI: B) Blanco/Sights, dated from June/July/MOR/B/H/R/B B) B) For Red/Sight, dated to June/May 1964, 1967/June/M/B /H/B: B) Modified Sight for the 7.63m Belgium RAFI. 1. On 15 and 16 June 1964, the undersigned and Mr. Bob Richer TSD/SD went to the establishment of an open hood for the 7.2am Belgium went to isolation to develop previously in an anwer the Modified Williams poop operation developed previously in use in anwer the Modulated Williamsburg to install a new factory to the request. The snap-on sight hood was unastastactory to the the Modillard Williams poop operation to install and use anwer the Mollillard williams popper to install earlier in use than NATO rounds having soft, amoled cases and creas and cereas of wheat filler the Mollsill has been able to install anaerial operation. There were developed in hopes of receiving the entire assembly. These were developed to hope of the rounds have evolved. There was also a lot of hope of the Molsill has already been involved in the operation. of the open sight hood maps over the existing rear sight of the PAL rifle, the scope makes shooting in poor light or at the underloaded ammunition in other standard rear sight loads or the underloaded ammunition in the other standard factory at the Mollick on the rear sight standard light or and raised silencer. The notch on the right side of the mollick is up shaped velocity ammunition. The hood is easily detached making the low volocity ammunition available time it is desired. was found at attached data sheet sunsumerises the test results. It was found that the data sheet was not included in the test result. It the open sight. Under data conditions the sight was easy to the open Sight. Under the conditions the night was the only way to uniform vertical grouping. The very very difficult to maintain the sight found found to be very critical. As the tests proceed the sight was to be used to be critical. The tests proceed thought to be due to be in sight picture picture of the part which was understood. The improved movement was found to have to be quite consistent. in performance. The use of the use of a cream of what filler to trap the powder charge against the primer was attempt to get more than the powder charge against a prior was attempt. The expanded cartridge

Summary:  
This document contains technical records from July 1964 detailing tests conducted on open sight hoods for 7.62mm Belgium (FAL) rifles, including evaluations of modified sights, ammunition performance, and silencer effectiveness. Tests involved assessing visibility in low light conditions using a 22 Caliber Hi-Standard pistol with a 1.3x Phantom scope as a comparison. Results indicated the open sight hood was less effective than the scope in poor lighting, with challenges maintaining accuracy beyond 50 yards. Silencer testing noted noise levels and potential detection ranges, though specific details were incomplete. The document also references logistical issues fitting sight hoods to rifles from different manufacturing lots and includes data tables comparing point-of-impact variations across various ammunition types and sight configurations.  

Key People:  
- Daniel J. Bogan (author of the memorandum)  
- Mr. Bob Richer (TSD/SD personnel involved in testing)  
- Ricker (test personnel reporting on silencer trials)  

Key Locations:  
- Franconia warehouse (site for fitting sight hoods to rifles)  
- Testing locations unspecified but referenced as "the establishment" and "the range"  

Key Events:  
- Testing of open sight hoods for 7.62mm FAL rifles (15–16 June 1964)  
- Silencer effectiveness trials (1 July 1964)  
- Ammunition performance evaluations under varied light conditions  
- Logistical challenges fitting sight hoods to rifles from different manufacturing lots  

Key Organizations:  
- TSD/SD (likely Technical Support Division/Section)  
- SA/A/M/PB/H (military or agency designation for ammunition and equipment handling)  
- C/W/A./M/H/B/.H (possibly a code for personnel or units involved in testing)

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104-10216-10234.pdf

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