Is Captain Hastings using Indy's Gun?

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Is Captain Hastings using Indy's Gun?

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A week or two ago I was watching The Adventure of the Cheap Flat and Captain Hastings had a gun. Tell me what you think.

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And here it is when it was dropped on the floor.

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It looks like a Webley Green to me.

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Hmmm. Could be. What program is this from?
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They were originally aired on American PBS stations as part of the "Mystery" anthology. They were produced in the UK, so I see no reason why a Webley (assuming that's the gun pictured) could not have been used.

"Death on the Nile" was another Poirot episode (as was this one) with lots of nice vintage archaeology to boot.
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Tundrarider, I just wanted to say that's an excellent comparison shot. The angle is just right. :tup: It almost looks like the barrel on the second photo is shorter. Is that so?
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I'm fairly sure that Watson's service revolver in the Granada series of Sherlock Holmes was the same revolver too - maybe that exact one, actually, as they were both ITV drama presentations.
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'Appointment with Death' is another more recent Poirot episode well worth catching for the vintage archaeology content (supposed to be Syria 1937 but actually Morocco) plus it has Paul Freeman in the cast (and John Hannah from the Mummy films). David Suchet is the definative Poirot in the same way that Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes (for me at least).
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David Suchet is the definative Poirot in the same way that Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes (for me at least).
completely agree with that. I like the Suchet Poirot stuff for checking out the 30's styles in general, especially Hastings fedoras.

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Yes it's beautifully made in respect of the sets, locations and costumes. In my idle moments I wonder about the joys of a Poirot / Indy crossover story or any of those other great fictional characters from the era - Simon Templar, Tarzan, Albert Campion, Richard Hannay, Bulldog Drumond, etc :)

I've just been re-reading the Drumond books again after many years and they're a fantastic read for that boy-own adventure type thing
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I wonder about the joys of a Poirot / Indy crossover
Haha, that would be great! The stuffy comfort loving detective and the rough n ready archaeologist working together to solve some mystery.

But... yeah that does look like a Webley. :TOH:
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ob1al wrote:I'm fairly sure that Watson's service revolver in the Granada series of Sherlock Holmes was the same revolver too - maybe that exact one, actually, as they were both ITV drama presentations.
Very likely. But isn't that Webley too new to have been used by Watson?

djd wrote:David Suchet is the definative Poirot in the same way that Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes (for me at least).
I agree completely. :tup:
rover smith wrote:...I like the Suchet Poirot stuff for checking out the 30's styles in general...
I always like to see those exterior shots of Poirot's apartment building and the other 'flats' and houses with 1930s contemporary design. That kind of architecture from the 1920s on looks as current today as it did then (to me at least).
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Watson would've likely used the Mark IV, commonly known as the "Boer War Model," especially since Watson had served in that war.

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commonly known as the "Boer War Model," especially since Watson had served in that war.
I've been catching the odd episode of "The Adventures..." series lately and I'm 90% certain I heard Holmes refer to The pistol Watson was carrying as his Boer, looked awfully like that one too.

That kind of architecture from the 1920s on looks as current today as it did then (to me at least).
Theres a great example of Art Deco architecture here in Glasgow.

http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/jp ... 0609_1.jpg

and here, as it was back in 1938

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA05074
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Thanks for sharing Rover. It looks just as good today as it did then. :D
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There was actually a big fire in it a few years back, totally gutted the place, they did a great job with its restoration.
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It looks great! :tup:
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binkmeisterRick wrote:Watson would've likely used the Mark IV, commonly known as the "Boer War Model," especially since Watson had served in that war.
I believe it was the Afghan war he was in, not the Boer War. It was the author, Doyle, who was in the Boer war

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