Guns of World War I

[Mulceber]

I was just doing a little research project for my Global History class on weapons of WWI, and I noticed some familiar weapons...



Not quite identical to Indy's HE 2, it seems almost like a cross between the webley and the S&W.



This actually isn't a his Browning HP, it's a Colt 1911, but it still bears a remarkable resemblance to the gun from the Raven bar.



I know, I know, it doesn't look even a little bit like the LC gun, but I just though it was interesting that this is also a Webley.



Now here's a gun anyone who played The Emperor's Tomb should recognize. I always thought the Luger had a nice look to it.

Unfortunately I couldn't find any Mauser Broomhandles . I thought seeing these guns online was really interesting, as it explains how George and Steven decided on having Indy be a WWI vet (seeing as how every gun he used in RotLA and LC was extremely similar to a pistol from WWI.
:junior: -IJ

[Rob]

I don't really think we can draw the vet conclusion just from the weapons. They were common weapons for the era, were mass produced, look iconic for the time and, as such, would be available to vets and non-vets alike. Now, the YIJC flesh out the character further and add the vet dimension, but I don't think the weapons alone can point exclusively to that line of thought at the time of making Raiders.

[Mulceber]

yeah, I know. I'm just saying it's interesting how much the weapons resemble Indy's weapons, and I think it adds another dimension to Indy's character, having him go for the brands that he'd been familiar with from the war. :junior: -IJ

[IndyFrench]

The Webley revolver went through a series of "Marks" before ending with the Webley MKVI. During WWII, a new Webley MKIV (Mark Four) was designed as a .38 calibre sidearm for the Army and RAF, but with the influx of the Enfields and new ammunition, .455 Ely pistols became obsolete, though some soldiers still sported Indy's Webley MKVI in WWII.

The Webley at the top of the page is likely an earlier MKIV or V.

Mike

[jack]

The Webley revolver went through a series of "Marks" before ending with the Webley MKVI. During WWII, a new Webley MKIV (Mark Four) was designed as a .38 calibre sidearm for the Army and RAF, but with the influx of the Enfields and new ammunition, .455 Ely pistols became obsolete, though some soldiers still sported Indy's Webley MKVI in WWII.

The Webley at the top of the page is likely an earlier MKIV or V.

Mike

The pic at the top of the page is a mk4 .380

[jack]

Also the poster of a webley is the webley longspur percussion pistol of the 1850's.
Hope its of help son