Help Please w/ Gun Identification

[Blimp53]

The film takes place and was partially filmed in Europe (especially France). Probably irrelevant, but maybe it's a foreign revolver of some kind?

Dan

[Seriously Mike]

Originally Posted by Blimp53

The film takes place and was partially filmed in Europe (especially France). Probably irrelevant, but maybe it's a foreign revolver of some kind?

No, you actually may be on to something. Post-WW2, Walther PPK was produced in France, which may explain the markings on the front of the slide (they don't look like the standard importer's marks on American models).

As for the revolver, the shot of it being knocked into the air is useless because of two reasons. First, it's safer to throw a non-firing prop in the air than even an unloaded weapon. A prop may be lighter, so if it hits something it's not supposed to, it's less likely to break anything. Second, the gun is blurry anyway. Take one, Hercule Budget is shown holding the unloaded, non-firing prop, Herbie's trunk pops open knocking the prop out of his hand, cut to: Don Knotts holding a very much loaded revolver.

[Blimp53]

Good point, that should have been obvious. Okay, that explains the non-gun, then.

I carefully scrutinized all the different Colts and S&Ws (granted there are other brands, but it seems likely it's one of the two) and concluded that it's either a S&W Model 36, like you suggested, or a Model 12, which I feel may be more likely. They're basically identical in appearance except that the bolt meets the end of the barrel on the 36 and not the 12, and it seems not to on the gun in question. I also don't know if I think it's a 5-shot compared to this picture, which is a 36. Maybe you disagree, but I think it looks more like a 6-shooter. Finally, I noticed on the page for the Model 12 that it says they were issued to the French Police, which, again, the character with the gun is a French Inspector. I kind of doubt that Disney spent that much time on the details, but what do you think?

5-shot Model 36, the same as below?



Dan

[Seriously Mike]

Originally Posted by Blimp53

5-shot Model 36, the same as below?
http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/3/...Revolver-7.jpg
http://redbarnrestorations.com/herbi...ecarlogun7.jpg

Dan

Yeah, that'd be it, identical angles on both pictures. A 36 it is.

[Blimp53]

Okay, sounds good.

I might as well be thorough. I just remembered there are a couple shotguns at the beginning of the movie. Can you help?

I never noticed that the one actor changes. Ha! The older guy's gun changes to match what the younger guy has as well.









Dan

[funkychinaman]

In the first shot, the first guard has a Winchester Model 1897 trench gun. The guard in the back appears to have a High Standard Flite King. Then it's Flite Kings in all the other shots.

[Blimp53]

Beautiful, thanks!

I'll work on making the entry soon.

Dan