Your opinions....

gmarthe · Post by **gmarthe** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:25 pm

Saw this on the Indiana Jones shop site.

http://shop.indianajones.com/catalog/pr ... d1=;pcid2=

Honest opinions- marked up "offical" replica or just not worth it?

Bardoon · Post by **Bardoon** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:55 pm

Not worth it and that's from my limited whip knowledge that I've learned from COW. It's the same one the Nobel collection is offering and as a "replica" it may certainly not be a hardy whip to go cracking around.

Mostly for show I guess.

Boggstandard · Post by **Boggstandard** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:59 pm

I would be careful.
They do not specify the plait count, nor the type of leather.
It might be fine as a belt hanger, but probably for not much more.

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:33 am

I don't think it's a 12-plait.

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:54 am

I am guessing this is made more as a mass-produced replica bullwhip. While I don’t doubt that it will crack and perform some basic figures, I seriously doubt that it will have the balance and perfection of a professionally made whip.

Indy_88 · Post by **Indy_88** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:32 pm

Yeah i thought about getting one of those myself but for that price, I can get a real whip for about half that and it would be professionaly done. But when or if I do get a whip, it would mostly be a show piece or part of a costume. I dont think I would ever get to actually using it because well...i dont like welts lol.

blueoakleyz · Post by **blueoakleyz** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:29 pm

I just saw purewhips.com

they have a 10foot 12plait Indy whip for 260, much better deal

bluzharp · Post by **bluzharp** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:10 am

Boggstandard wrote:I would be careful.
They do not specify the plait count, nor the type of leather.
It might be fine as a belt hanger, but probably for not much more.

Absolutely. Be careful. Plus, it's such a rush to talk to a professional whipmaker and tell him what you want. And then have the knowledge the whip was made for you. Yes, it's expensive, but well worth it.