The "real" (or probable inspiration for) Indiana Jones was Roy Chapman Andrews, who was often photographed carrying a Colt Army Special, which he said was a .38.If Indiana Jones or such had actually existed in real life, what would his revolver of choice have been ? Would he have stuck with the large frame Smith's, a smaller M&P or Colt Official Police; or something like a Single Action Army ?
since Glocks weren't around then.
Indiana Jones is an adventure figure, never existed in the real world. The guy is not an archeologist, he is a tomb robber. A real archeologist would stay the heck away from areas of conflict, as they do now, as they know the risk of being captured, held for ransom, or just robbed and murdered is high. If there was a dig in a real area of conflict, the archeologist would have gotten an agreement with local government, and would have contracted for local paid armed guards.
Why would any real archeologist want to get into gun fights with local armed bandits?
You... You missed the point, didn't you ?Indiana Jones is an adventure figure, never existed in the real world. The guy is not an archeologist, he is a tomb robber. A real archeologist would stay the heck away from areas of conflict, as they do now, as they know the risk of being captured, held for ransom, or just robbed and murdered is high. If there was a dig in a real area of conflict, the archeologist would have gotten an agreement with local government, and would have contracted for local paid armed guards.
Why would any real archeologist want to get into gun fights with local armed bandits?
You must just plain suck to got to movies with.Indiana Jones is an adventure figure, never existed in the real world. The guy is not an archeologist, he is a tomb robber. A real archeologist would stay the heck away from areas of conflict, as they do now, as they know the risk of being captured, held for ransom, or just robbed and murdered is high. If there was a dig in a real area of conflict, the archeologist would have gotten an agreement with local government, and would have contracted for local paid armed guards.
Why would any real archeologist want to get into gun fights with local armed bandits?
The "real" (or probable inspiration for) Indiana Jones was Roy Chapman Andrews, who was often photographed carrying a Colt Army Special, which he said was a .38.
Except that the British were notoriously stingy with their stores. They did not produce ammo for civilian exports and only allowed their own officers a bare minimum allowance of revolver ammo. They were still producing the Rifle, No.1, Sht.MLE with a "magazine cut-off" to save on ammunition usage up until 1909 when it was forbidden for use in "single-loading" by regulation. But, up to the time the No.4 Mk.1 was adopted in the 1930's (the trials rifles had the cutoff) the cutoff was still used for going from loaded and ready to made ready, by command. Yes, the Mk.III* "deleted" the cutoff in 1916 as part of the war-time simplification effort but it came back and went away several more times and not all factories complied until at least the early 1940's when Lithgow and Ishapore finally deleted it (actually, ROF Ishapore may have kept it until the No.2 was adopted... not 100% sure).Something rugged and with ammo available where he would be digging would be my guess.
Since England ruled over about half the world back then, if Jones and his types were carrying the .455 Webley Mk IV it sure makes a lot of sense.
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I know it's an unimportant detail but, just to bolster your position...You must just plain suck to got to movies with.
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Why do they have all those Corsairs and Hellcats in the movie Midway?
Todd.
You must just plain suck to got to movies with.
Todd.
Dearly as I love my Colt New Service, my choice would be a 1911 and a couple of spare magazines.If he was smart he would have had a couple 1911s and at least a couple extra magazines. They work well in bad environment .they make a slim carry compared to a revolver.