Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Bullwhip

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As many in this community are aware, the staff and owners of IndyGear and Club Obi Wan have been requested to keep vendor-specific information confidential until such time as the productions principal players have determined releasing the information is appropriate. Recently, we were very pleased to have been allowed to disclose Adventurebilt’s involvement as the maker of the fedoras and announce Tony Nowak as the jacket maker for Indy 4. We are now in a position to announce the whip maker(s) for the current production of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Whip maker David Morgan who made the bullwhips for the first three Indiana Jones films was again contacted to make his series 450 bullwhips in natural tan for the new movie’s production and teaser posters…

In 2007 we supplied one 453 8 ft. Bullwhip and five No. 455 10 ft. Bullwhip to LucasFilm for Harrison Ford’s preproduction training and for the upcoming movie Indiana Jones 4: the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. Additionally we provided two special whips, one 12 ft length and one 16 ft. length, with either polyester or nylon line running down the center extending 30' past the end of the braid. All of the whips were 12 plait natural tan kangaroo hide. Look for our whips when the movie is released on May 22, 2008. David Morgan

The films Whip coach Anthony Delongis also brought in several Indiana Jones style bullwhips made by whip maker Terry Jacka to use for filming, as those are his preferred whips to work with while on a project. Terry is a seasoned whip maker working out of Queensland Australia and has been a staple in the whip making world for over 30 years. His whips have been used in many films including Batman Returns, Wild Bill and The Rundown. While he doesn’t sell his whips directly, Many of his products are available though David Morgan, and Western Stage props.

These bullwhips were made specifically for Indiana Jones 4 and where supplied via the Australian Stock Saddle shop in Malibu, California. They were 10 ft long, short handled versions of Terry’s Australian style bullwhips done in 12 plait dark brown Kangaroo hide overlay with a double plaited belly. These are the bullwhips that have shown up thus far in the publicity videos and stills released by Lucasfilm.

In Addition to the whips supplied to the film By David Morgan and Terry Jacka, Whip maker Joe Strain also supplied 7 of his Indiana Jones Style bullwhips to the production of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Joe is a well-known U.S. whip maker, who has been handcrafting whips for over 18 years. These Indiana Jones style bullwhip whips were purchased though WesternStageProps.Com and are now exclusively available though Joe’s own company, the Northern Whip Co. His whips have been featured in several other films as well including The Mask of Zorro and the Legend of Zorro.

This whip is a faithful replica of the whips used in the Indiana Jones movies that we have been producing for over 18 years. We also supplied 7 of these whips to be used in the new production of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
This bullwhip is moderately heavy and very well balanced with the weight carried well out into the thong. It has a 12 plait kangaroo overlay with 2 plaited kangaroo bellies, a 8 inch handle foundation and a whitehide fall. A hard hitting whip, the length is measured from the butt of the handle to where the fall is hitched on. Handmade by Joseph Strain and available exclusively from Northern Whip Co.

All of his bullwhips supplied for the film were in plaited in saddle tan kangaroo hide. Five of the bullwhips were done in 10-foot length and two where made in an 8-foot length. It is believed that these bullwhips where ordered by the films production to be use for the stunt personal. Six of the bullwhips supplied had the traditional Indiana Jones 5 part 4 bight turkshead handle knot, the type used on the David Morgan bullwhips. One of the 8 foot bullwhips however had the 7 part 6 bight turkshead handle knot which is standard on the Indiana Jones style bullwhips sold though Western Stage Props.

The Terry Jacka bullwhips where used as the main hero bullwhips in the film.

David Morgan’s Bullwhips are currently available though his web site www.davidmorgan.com


The Australian Stock Saddle Co. is now offering 10 ft replicas of the Indy 4 bullwhip, these are made by Terry Jacka on a made to order basis at www.aussiesaddle.com

Terry Jacka’s The Kingdom of the Crystal skull bullwhips are also available for order directly through the Australian whip Co.
http://theaustralianwhipco.com/
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Joe Strains Indiana Jones style bullwhips are available exclusively though www.Northernwhipco.com

(Two 10ft bullwhips supplied by Joe Strain for Indy 4 with Latigo falls)