Bapty vrs Stembridge diagram
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Bapty vrs Stembridge diagram
I remember seeing a diagram that someone posted a while back that pictured both the Bapty and Stembridge versions of Indy's S&W 1917. One of the things I remember is that it was all written in French. Can this be re-posted? I want to print it out and give to someone who keeping his eyes peeled for one of these pistols. Thanks!
Here's the thread in which it is located:
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... 75&start=0
Just scroll down the first page and you will see it.
Ron
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... 75&start=0
Just scroll down the first page and you will see it.
Ron
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Re: Bapty vrs Stembridge diagram
Hey PBG it was Graal that posted the diagram. Here is the thread:prettybigguy wrote:I remember seeing a diagram that someone posted a while back that pictured both the Bapty and Stembridge versions of Indy's S&W 1917. One of the things I remember is that it was all written in French. Can this be re-posted? I want to print it out and give to someone who keeping his eyes peeled for one of these pistols. Thanks!
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... 17+diagram
You might want to read the whole thread. There was some slight inaccuracies in the diagram. Slight...
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Yes.. our "top men..." ok, well i gave it a go anyways!
(I left out the obvious ones..)
Varientes des deux Smith & wesson modifies des
Adventuriers de l'Arche Perdue
Giudon demi-lune
sur embout
qui coiffe le canon
Canons d'origine racourcis
Guidon rapporté soudé sur le canon
Plaquettes de crosse
en ébonite moire quadrillée
Logo doré Smith & Wesson
marqueté dans
les plaquettes
de crosse
Translates to...
(According to http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
Varientes of both Smith & wesson modify of Adventuriers of the Lost Arch
Giudon half-moon on end which caps the gun
Guns of origin racourcis
Brought back handlebar welded onto the gun
Plates of ebonite squared moire stick
Logo gilded Smith & Wesson inlaid in the plates of stick
(for what its worth!)
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(I left out the obvious ones..)
Varientes des deux Smith & wesson modifies des
Adventuriers de l'Arche Perdue
Giudon demi-lune
sur embout
qui coiffe le canon
Canons d'origine racourcis
Guidon rapporté soudé sur le canon
Plaquettes de crosse
en ébonite moire quadrillée
Logo doré Smith & Wesson
marqueté dans
les plaquettes
de crosse
Translates to...
(According to http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr
Varientes of both Smith & wesson modify of Adventuriers of the Lost Arch
Giudon half-moon on end which caps the gun
Guns of origin racourcis
Brought back handlebar welded onto the gun
Plates of ebonite squared moire stick
Logo gilded Smith & Wesson inlaid in the plates of stick
(for what its worth!)
Dalexs
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Way to go, Weasel! What a resourceful bunch, I tell ya. If this crowd were alive during World War II, the government could have put us on the Manhattan Project, I swear. Now, Sergei, are the inaccuracies you speak of the same ones that Lee has pointed out? Also, which one is the Stembridge? And what does that name refer to? Also, and I'm sure this has already been explained, but why two guns?
(Can you tell I don't hang out in the guns & ammo section very often?)
(Can you tell I don't hang out in the guns & ammo section very often?)
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Yeah Schwammy like I said, the "French" diagram has some inaccuracies. Hint: Indian Weasel could you fix it?
The diagram errors are:
1) The Bapty (.455) gun was cut from a 6 1/2" to a 4" barrel. So the diagram incorrectly shows the original size of the barrel to be too short.
2) The Stembridge (.45) gun was from a 5 1/2" to a 4" barrel.
3) The diagram incorrectly states .445. It's actually a .455 Eley.
4) The Bapty (.455) Eley was the UK version, hence the calibre .455. Only the commercial version of the S&W denoted the S&W trademark and on the "left" side.
5) As Lee mentioned the semi-circular site on the .455, Bapty gun is too broad in the diagram. The proper dimension is noted on the main Indygear site.
Lastly to anwer your question on why they called it the Stembridge gun. For the same reason they called the Bapty the Bapty. The UK gun, Bapty was rented from Bapty. That was the gun used for all the scenes except two. The Stempbridge gun was used in the hand it to Belloq scene and the suitcase toss scene. The Stempbridge gun was rented from Syd Stembridge in LA (area). This is the gun that Lee actually took out and shot on the range.
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The diagram errors are:
1) The Bapty (.455) gun was cut from a 6 1/2" to a 4" barrel. So the diagram incorrectly shows the original size of the barrel to be too short.
2) The Stembridge (.45) gun was from a 5 1/2" to a 4" barrel.
3) The diagram incorrectly states .445. It's actually a .455 Eley.
4) The Bapty (.455) Eley was the UK version, hence the calibre .455. Only the commercial version of the S&W denoted the S&W trademark and on the "left" side.
5) As Lee mentioned the semi-circular site on the .455, Bapty gun is too broad in the diagram. The proper dimension is noted on the main Indygear site.
Lastly to anwer your question on why they called it the Stembridge gun. For the same reason they called the Bapty the Bapty. The UK gun, Bapty was rented from Bapty. That was the gun used for all the scenes except two. The Stempbridge gun was used in the hand it to Belloq scene and the suitcase toss scene. The Stempbridge gun was rented from Syd Stembridge in LA (area). This is the gun that Lee actually took out and shot on the range.
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