Club Obi Wan

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All you people can think of is fighting the poor creature, why not befriend him instead?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ynz2QBeb5Ok

Regards!

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I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure it would damage the fall..

Also, why crack a whip without the noise, I thought that was a part of the pleasure..

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djd wrote:oh... and a free picture of half my new Aldens included!

That's most generous sir!

Seriously though, the effect is very nice. Didn't the leather shrink a bit?

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Arkansas Smith wrote:He'd have never gotten past the rats...or snakes...or insects. And that mine car brake scene would have been much more painful.

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Not if the sole was hobnailed, which it was. Or did Indy stop the weels with his toe? That scene is escaping me (never enjoyed ToD).

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The Romans only wore sandals in battle, because they hadn't invented how to make shoes, yet. I'm not quite sure what you mean, Bufflehead. Are you saying that romans marched trough Europe and Africa barefoot? I saw I documentary where some guys in Britain lived the lives of Roman soldiers for a cou...

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Has it ever crossed your mind: An Indy with sandals. Couse' it just crossed mine. And I'm not talking crappy, mall-bought sandals glued togetherm but the real deal. The tough, leather sandals the roman soldiers wore. They were tough as h*ll as they stood up against all kinds of environment, wherever...

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The Movie:On TMC last night;"Only Angels Have Wings" (1939);Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth;about aviators in Latin America who fly the mail. Grant wears theold Army Air Corps A-1 (predeccessorto A-2; buttons, knit collar and cuffs, patch pockets)--A classic. Aother actor wear what was clearly ...

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Yes, I'm also amazed by the colonel's knowledge. Who knows, maybe he's into vintage stuff ?

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Watch out for the heat, they'll bust you for sure!

Very nice. I'm not really sure, but isn't the guns name S&W MP10?

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Just wanted to anounce that I ordered Zorro Rides Again from amazon, and got it today. It's very cool, since it´s set back in the thirties in the Wild West, reminding me of the young Indy scenes from LC. The whipcracking is also cool, will try to get screengrabs later. The thing I wanted to share wi...

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Actually, when mentioning the hot-rods, I was refering to vintage cars, maybe a little rusty but restorable, not cars beaten-up and rusted out of any hope of restoring. The latter I mentioned I consider ok to hot-rod, but I won't touch it anyhow :lol: There are people who hot-rod perfectly original ...

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JEEP wrote:Deactivating a historical weapon like that should be a crime

/Jakob

Couldn't agree more Jakob. That, and to make hot-rods out of antique cars

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I know this is almost impossible to answer, but what hide was Zorros Fighting Legion-whip made of? If it was a Henderson, it would be roo. But cowhide wouldn't be as fragile and would stand up against dirt and sand in which it is used. Which one would be better? Or isn't it much difference between c...

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Ahh, of course! Very nice!

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Very nice. I wonder if only half of the handle is plaited? Or is the lower half of the handle just very smoth-plaited?

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Adam, I don't think the handle of Linda Sterling's whip is leather covered. I have the DVD, and it has a sheen on it like laquered wood, and yeah. It is a short handled stock whip more than a bullwhip. I think a lot of that was so little Linda could throw that 14' beastie around, (not a knock on ge...

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another battery of pics, hopefully it will give yo a good view of the handle: http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/995/43584526de6.png http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4954/95518761wj5.png http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2222/33865477zz1.png http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4558/70743815lc2.png...

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I thought you would find this one familiar: http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/299/ndvd195useth9.png I am 100 percent sure Lucas and Spielberg watched this serial before making Star Wars & Indiana Jones. In one scene zorro is almost crushed by moving walls, much like the heroes of Star Wars. Als...

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this is just my opinion, but I think that the Indy-gear us modern enough as it is. The jacket isn't very 30-ish, the trousers aren't high-waisted. The thing that shouts "I'm from the 30's" is the fedora. But the modern boots would probalby be one of them ugly, colorfull hiking-boots made o...

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Where can I find information on Toheti itself, not when used in handles?
Is it made form some kind of tree? Tried Wikipedia, no luck.

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more pics from Zorro's Fighting Legion: http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6709/ndvd1usens4.th.png http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4742/ndvd16useru9.th.png http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/399/ndvd173underwaterur3.th.png http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6906/ndvdunderwaterry7.th.png http://img1...

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Do you think the Toheti-cane was used in Stockwhips in the 19th and first half of 20th century? And in the 1937-1939 Zorro whip?

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Thanks for the good replies. I visited the links you posted. Very helpful. I don't think Zorros whip-handles can be longer than about 17 inches in the two pics above. Also, what is this "cane" made of used in whip handles?
And also, are the Henderson-whips in the other thread 'roo hide?

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A couple of whip-shots from the first episode "The Golden God". I know the quality stinks, and the pictures turned out pretty small, but hey, it's an old budget movie. Zoom in for better view. http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8740/ndvd156zl3.th.png http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1295...

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Man is gutenberg.org a goldmine! Just typed in australia, and since all the books there are pretty old, they're about exploring, mining and adventuring. Found a little more on stockwhips: From the Book The Gold Hunter's Adventures, by William H. Thomes: "while the drivers, armed with whips, the...

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Just found this, pretty interesting: http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4308/bookbush03li7.jpg "So much noise was made by the women screaming and the Parson hammering, that the stockman was able to launch one crack of his stock-whip on the Parson's back before his arrival was observed. The Pars...

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BullWhipBorton, did you read the 1924-article on the net? If you did, could you post the link? And who were these Cecil Henderson and Rex Baker felals? Where can I find more info on them? And also, dental floss was made out of silk back in the day, so I imagine it would be the same effect as with th...

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You've got mighty fine eyes Adam! I would never have noticed that! Thanks! The handle doesn't look to be covered with leather, maybe it's glossy black wood? Don't know what whip handles were made of back in the day. The horsehair would be a problem. It would be pretty hard to get, and expensive too....

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You've got mighty fine eyes Adam! I would never have noticed that! Thanks!

The horsehair would be a problem. It would be pretty hard to get, and expensive too.
Maybe cotton would work, but it wouldn't hold up very well.

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Hey, I just thought of an important thing. What were the crackers/poppers made of back in the day. Nylon wasn't around in the 1930's (thank god, I hate that @#$%).
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do you think the old-time zorro actor actually cracked his whip or did they put in the sound afterwards. Would be cool to know.

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I know I'm digging up an old thread, but I've found some pictures you might enjoy of 1930's whps *dramatic drumroll* Zorro: 1937 http://www.zorro.com/img/carroltyingellobo.jpg 1939 http://www.zorro.com/img/HadleyRocks.jpg 1944 http://www.zorro.com/img/Stirling.jpg Can these be called whips? The 1939...

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Scandinavia Jones wrote:Seen this person's offerings before... nice price, though bear in mind that those are fake leather holsters.

Scandinavia, do you mean that the leather is fake or that the holster is fake?

This is one of them missunderstanings

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actually I cannot agree with everything you said. IMO it's pretty unnecessary to treat the jacket before you put it on the first time. A good thing to do is to condition your jacket with pecards or other leather care-products before you lay aside the jacket for the summer. When fall arrives, the jac...

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This is exactly the kind of bragging I am referring to around here. You expect everyone to throw respect your way for taking massive amounts of screen caps and making assumptions based on them. This is truly an ego thing for you and your attitude shows that loud and clear in almost every thread you...

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PLATON wrote:Really? And the LC which is NOT longer than Rotla, why it has the yoke seam same as TOD?

where was this scene made? In Spain?

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Well, I actually changed my mind and ordered the pre war service shoes shown above. The maker is the same company in India, I believe. At the moment they were out of 13s, so I was told to expect them in 5 weeks or so... Nice, I've always been interseted in this boot, since it doesn't have the hobna...

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Well, Indy sure was in some rough environment, but definitely not in WW1 trenches (well, maybe except for YIJC). Have you ever read a book about AEF in WW1 by Ospreypublishing? Well anyways, the AEF had their own combat boots from the begining, tough combat boots made to stand up againts dirt and mu...

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ohh, and link to the page: http://www.aefsupply.com/footwear.htm

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The Pershing boots were made for wear in the muddy, ratfilled trenches, and they should stay there. I do belive these boots would be far to warm to wear in Cairo or India, but then again, Aldens would be too. Now, about period-accuratnes, I present to you a pre-and WW1 aviator shoe: http://www.aefsu...

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VERY nice jacket! :D Be sure to take a close look at the seams around the cuff. When I got my 'Fedora/Abner' jacket, a lot of those seams had been sewn to close to the edge and were loose. I had to take them to a local leather tailor and have them resewn. The cuffs on mine are just like the ones on...

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IndyTaz wrote:WOW!!! Yet more wonderful information and observations!!! Thank Erri, it's not a fake...umm, I think LOL

you can vener be sure of it's age, regardless what everyone says. My buddy has a cool knife from Morocco that appears to be at least 200 years old, but it's actually 30!

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My best guess is late 18th century or early 19th. Of coure I can't be sure it isn't a fake tourist prop, and judging by those strange ..things.. inscriptions or whatever it is on the barrel it is a possibility. But anyway... I think that the hexagon-shaped barrel was pupular in the 19th century. Don...

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Serial Hero wrote:I own a muzzleloader rifle that I use for hunting. My dad has a replica muzzleloader pistol, and a replica Colt Army, both of which I've fired a few times. Now that's good wholesome family fun.

Nice! How do they perform?

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Don't know if this is the right place to post this topic, but anyway...
After watching some of Clint Eastwoods good ol' western movies, I caught an interest in the guns they used - muzzleloading blackpowder revolvers. So I wonder if anyone of you guys here on COW owns a muzzleloader?

Regards Montana

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Uhh, yes, what did Indy actually think of his jacket? As an old friend who had been with him for many advetures, or maybe only a piece of leather he really didn't care about? What do you guys think?

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Hi everyone We are from Poland where our adventure with whips started. Here is our website (right now only in polish but I think it will change soon) where you can find whips which are made by us. :wink: see how we can do a whip cracking On each week you will find new movies and pictures. :whip: :a...

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Did bullwhips( I mean bullwhips that look like the modern one ) actually exist in the 20 th century?

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Ahh, now I have asked and the product does not contain Neats Foot Oil, so I guess I can use...

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