"Besides you know what a cautious fellow I am"

[rigby]

OK so I am a bit of a movie bug and one of my favorites is Raiders of the Lost Ark. Been wanting to get Indys 1917 for some time. Then about a month or so I came across this one. What was so interesting is the gun had been already chopped to 4" just like Indys'. It also has some discoloring where the front sight was remounted. Not as much as the one in the movie but still kinda neat. I havent done any formal target shooting with it yet just some tree stumps. I can easily say this is the funnest gun I have ever shot. At 90 years old this gun is still amazingly tight and very smooth. The canvas bag is an original gas mask bag just like the one Indy used ;D.

Still from the movie

[salmonriver]

Rigby! Shoos, don't tell nobody how fun it is. Now tell me are them 452423's in that AR brass or sumpn else ?

[2 Dogs]

Rigby, now all you need to find is a fiend with a cutlass on a horse and induce him to charge!

[Ken O'Neill]

Been seein' a lot of GREAT old guns on here lately !

[2 Dogs]

A brigand buster!

[Charger Fan]

That first picture (not the movie still) looks GREAT!
Neat old gun, congrats on your find.

[rigby]

Thanks guys, The ammo is from Double Tap, didnt have anything to reload the AR yet but couldnt wait and their prices are very good in todays market.

[Madbo]

RIGBY,
WONDERFUL PICS!!! I ENJOYED THIS VERY MUCH.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR READY FOR A GREAT ADVENTURE!
MB ;D

[twbryan]

That looks great! A little chagrined,I always thought Dr.Jones carried a .38-44. Well,at least I learned something.

[nobearsyet]

You know how to crack a bullwhip right?

[rigby]

I had bull whip some yeas ago but it wasn't very good and fell apart. I was looking at some better ones but they cost more then a new BH, so I'll keep searching the the garage sales ;D.

[raven5]

Here's a link to a website about the Indiana Jones movies, and details on all the props used. The gun info is spot on. Kinda neat.

www.indygear.com/igguns.html

[Cucuy]

Rigby,

Uber-cool revolver and very well staged photos!

This thread has ventured into whipdom. I know little on the subject other than what I read, but as far as I can tell from semi-intensive research, the one of the best whip makers can be found at:

www.davidmorgan.com/bullwhips.html

I was in the market for a good whip until I found out how much a good one cost (more than what I used to pay at "South of the Border" and I already have a few $$$-sucking hobbies).

[crotalus]

David Morgan makes great whips, but they are very expensive. He is getting on in years and most of the whips are being made by apprentices now. This one was made back when they they were cheap ($395.00).


If I was going to buy one now it would be from Northern Whip Company. He makes great whips too and is here in the US.

northernwhipco.com/about_the_whipmaker.htm

The thing is whips ain't cheap and they just aren't as useful as they seem to be in the movies. Still very cool though.

LP

[rigby]

Its cool how most makers I have looked at offer a Indy version. Those are the prices I have been seeing which makes me say maybe latter. I could have gotten a prop version for a 100 but it was simply for show. Why pay a hundred bucks for something you cant use.
Crotalus, very nice whip and that uhm revolver sitting on top. ;D