Indiana Jones and The Lost Guns of Destiny
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Throughout the Indiana Jones series of movies, Indy's sidearm keeps changing - sometimes American, sometimes British. Find out the weapons Dr. Jones has wielded and what we can expect from the latest instalment - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
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I did a degree in archaeology and you can image how disappointed I was when I realised that not one module covered the used of firearms and not once did they even mention how to use a whip. I even had to supply my own hat.
😄😄😄🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😆😆😆
Yeah. I studied archeology too, but they didn't tell me how to overcome my fear of snakes. :(
I did archaeology too, but never managed to hook up with a hot international spy. Talk about disappointment.
They didn't bring in Phil Harding to give the lecture on hats?
Your Professors expected you to be eaten .
Having Indy just shoot the swordsman was the greatest cliche-breaker of all time!😆
I heard that there was to be a amazing sword fight but Ford was ill with dysentery and asked, “Can I not just shoot him?” And out of necessity this shot was born 😂
@@bentyrrell8083 I've heard something very similar. But in that version, Ford didn't ask for permission and just improvised, after which the shot was retained. Either way, the result is hilarious cinema!
@@bentyrrell8083 correct it was an inprov. that made the movie better and movie history.
What do you mean by breaker because "bringing a knife to a gunfight" is one of the most popular cliches!😅😅
It was 19th century history in a single image.
This is amazing, I'd love to hear you talk more about the real aspects of fictional settings.
I agree, this is gold!
Me too
I like the way Dr. Felton refers to the Airship anonymously as a Zeppelin instead of as a specific one, since the Hindenburg was not the last one built, nor the last one in existence! LZ 124 Los Angeles and LZ 127 and LZ 130 (Graf Zeppelin one and 2) all 3 survived until at least 1939 possibly longer, which was 2? Years after Hindenburg (LZ129) was”lost”.
I would LOVE to have a Dr. Felton extravaganza on those Last surviving Zeppelins! Particularly LZ 130 and it’s spy mission to investigate Chain Home!
Absolutely, every once in a while.
Continuity errors aside, we have to admit Dr. Jones has fine taste in firearms!
One minor thing, Colt did make a Model 1917 revolver during WW1 howver it was different from the Smith & Wesson. Colt based the M1917 on their New Service model ( a BIG frame revolver) and retooled the NS slightly to accept the .45ACP round. Those are NS revolvers pictured in the video's opening. The NS was in production until 1942 when Colt concentrated on government contract weapons and wasn't picked up again after the war.
A fun video Doctor Felton! Thanks!
Oh, one last thing. As I understand it in the upcoming Indiana Jones film Dr. Jones doesn't use any guns, but he DOES have to use a walker! 🤣
Colt Walker?
@@station7thedoor Dang! I wish I thought of that! Good one! 🤣
"Walker" as in "Point Blank"?
Also the 1917 revolvers were a secondary issue during world war one. These were issued to MPs, support personnel as well as frontline troops. When the US entered ww1 there was a shortage of 1911 45 pistols and the 1917 revolvers were used to alleviate the problem.
@@grahamclifton1483 No, Sgt. Draino made an oblique reference to the Colt Walker revolver of the Mexican War period. The .44 Magnum of it's day it really was too much gun and post-Mexican War Colts were reduced in size.
That being said, Clint Eastwood uses Colt Walkers in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" among other Colt revolvers.
Fun fact, the Colt Police Pistol can also be found in the Dead Money DLC of Fallout New Vegas, although it is called the Police Pistol, and uses .357 Magnum as its primary Ammunition, but can be loaded with .38 Special Rounds, so paired with the Suave Gambler Hat, Light Leather Armor, you can technically play as a Apocalyptic version of Dr. Jones, though you’d have to retrieve his hat from his corpse from that fridge using the Wild Wasteland Perk
Would love Mark to do a whole series of videos showcasing firearms from films.
That’s pretty much every movie minus romcoms
Maybe limit it to WW2 films
Definitely
Star wars with nazi weapons, Solo with a 1917 pistol, so on...
I think Forgotten Weapons is the place to find that content, but great idea!
Outstanding choice of content increasing the knowledge base while still focusing on WW1/WW2 weapons.
Whoohoo, sitting in my garden on a sunny Saturday morning listening to Mr. Felton. Great start to the weekend.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was an underrated series
Extremely underrated, now I gotta watch it again.
The episodes set in WW1, especially those in East Africa, Congo and the one about the train, were just fantastic. It harkened back to the sort of exciting stories that Indiana Jones was inspired by. And the on-location shooting was great to see
I actually liked it. The historical accuracies were surprisingly good. Maybe not entirely accurate, but still?
Sadly not many know about it
Anyone know where it’s streaming/available?
A Mark Felton Indiana Jones video...This made my day!
Ditto! 👍👍
Here's a Indiana fact as side note. The steam engine used in one of the films is a Baldwin and was also used in many other well know films such as The Good The Bad and The Ugly and Dr Zhivago. Stored in an engine shed in the small town of Guadix in southern Spain. These parts of the film were shot nearby
Baldwin locomotive? They used to be pretty big around here. What used to be the factory is gone now.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade also used a baldwin in the opening. Cumbres and Toltec k36 or k37 if i recall correctly.
@@robcampbell3235 It's a strange thing but the engine is known as the Baldwin, it's been in so many newspaper reports that this name has almost become fact!!
It was built by Babcock and Wilcox in Bilbao (northern Spain) and its name is Guadix, the same as the town where it is stored. The less well known nickname is Babwil.
As far as I know it's out of service and there doesn't seem to be a clear way forward for it. Something to investigate.
There is an interesting site recording the history of the railway gssr photos of the Babwil appear along with many others and links to videos of the engine in steam. UA-cam won't let me post it for some reason.
@@davidberlanny3308 yeah here in the states i think the main steam locomotive builders were baldwin alco and lima. Perhaps the spanish loco reminded someone of a baldwin. A few baldwins were converted from standard gauge to narrow gauge and to accomodate the change were switched to "outside frame” design. I think i recall a few outside frames in spain so maybe thats the reason for the resemblance and the name.
@@robcampbell3235 Hi Rob, thats interesting. I think its probably just an accumulation of mistakes and perhaps difficulty pronouncing Babcock and Wilcox!! On the other hand this engine is gauged for Iberian gauge which is slightly bigger than standard gauge, that said there are a number of narrow gauge sysytems out here though.
1:50 The revolver he throws into his suitcase isn't a Colt, it's a Smith & Wesson. They do look very similar, but one easy way to tell them apart is the cylinder release catch.
I was just going to comment the same thing. For anyone familiar with them, the differences are obvious, but I understand some people just seeing "revolver."
@@oldesertguy9616 and it doesn't help that both the Colt and S&W have thr same 1917 designation.
I never knew Mark decided to make a video like this
Well it did just cone out 12 minutes ago.....of course u wouldn't have known he decided to make this video
I knew because I used my time machine to go into the future and already watched it.
I knew because I asked him to make this video 😂🎉
@@barto4678 I knew because I asked you to ask him to make the video. :)
Subliminal suggestion?
Excellent video! Thanks! I believe during the making of The Raiders of the Lost Ark they were originally going to have Indy use a Colt 1911 pistol in the bar shootout, but at the time .45 blanks were not very reliable in semi-autos, so it was switched out for the Browning Hi-power because 9mm blanks were much more reliable. It would have been cool if he could have had the 1911, but the Browning 9mm is still great, too.
There is a scene where he actually uses a 1911. I believe they tried the scene and switched in the process
@@christosacholos1082where is this scene? Like a deleted extra or something on a DVD/Blu-Ray set?
@hippie saboteur in raiders of the lost arc, in the bar fight when he shoots at the Germans. There is a second or so, when the gun indy has is a 1911. Then he simply continues with a revolver.
If you see @2:07 in the video here. That is a 1911 pistol. Then the subsequent shots are clearly high powers. Adds credence to what you guys are saying
As a kid, 1981 I thought for years Jones had a milspec 1911a1 .45 model. Newer A1 models started around 1923. The HP 9mm would make sense for the blanks but I agree a real Army 1911a1 would seem more practical to Jones, a combat veteran.
As a firearms expert and history lover, i can't express how much i appreciate this kind of video, as well as the other firearms-related videos you've made in the past. I can't wait to see what else you create, thank you for your hard work!
One thing to consider about firearms changing from one type to another in a scene is that different parts of a scene could be filmed days or even weeks apart with even some parts being filmed on location and other parts in studio with the parts being spliced together later. Mistakes will sometimes be made and/or the original prop not even being available. You'll often see makeup and costume changes from one shot to the next in a scene as well.
I thought there is someone in the movie set to record all the details for the reason you mentioned.
@@andflou Yes but theres tons of details and theyre not necessarily going to stop filming just to get a specific prop
Perhaps the continuity assistant was fired after the editor noticed the mistake in the cutting room. ;-)
@@andflou Well there's also suppose to be someone, actually multiple someones, on set to make sure there's no live ammo on set and I think we all know how that can go sometimes.
The last Indiana Jones movie was with cate blanchet cold war stuff!
Imagine Indy describing to the ATF how he lost his guns. “This one time I was in a car chase and took a shot but needed to drive so I handed it to the kid in the passengers seat and he dropped it.”
ATF literally didn’t exist back then
@@stargazerlaurent6780 you must be great at parties.
I think he would be OK since there were a lot of boating accidents in the 1930s and 40s
Actually, it wasn’t Short Round who dropped Indy’s revolver; it was Willie Scott who dropped it, presumably because the barrel/cylinder was hot. She even complained about burning a finger and cracking a nail. Short Round was too busy driving and getting away from Lao Che and his goons. 😉
The M1917 would also be widely used in WW2. Many American soldiers would recieve such sidearms in the mail from their families. Even some older Colt single action army pops up sometimes in photos.
The 1917 was still widely issued throughout WW2 because of the shortage of the 1911 Colt
General Patton famously carried both a S&W .357 and a Colt Single Action Army in .45
@@samizdat4443 General officers now as then were and are able to choose the sidearm they carry
@@tc556guy Yes. Who is going to tell them no?
@@samizdat4443 Rank does have it's benefits.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is also worth taking a look at! It heavily features the fronts of WWI and many less obvious historical settings.
Thank you, as always!
Spot on comment! I really enjoyed the series & I have a complete set of the trading cards made about the series.
A excellent show with tons of historical ties
YET ANOTHER incredible video from Dr. Felton!
I’ve learned more practical and interesting history in one month from Dr. Felton than I did in 4 years of high school and probably college included.
Bravo Mark Felton!
Colt and S&W 1917s were quite distinct. Each adapted from the maker's current big bore revolver models. Also, the Brazilian army ordered a couple of big batches of S&W 1917s in the mid to late 30s. I used to have one and regret giving it up.
They're still available. I bought mine on a Gun Broker auction. I'm sure you'll pay a lot more then you paid for first one but, they are fine shooting revolvers.
Brazilian army sidearms were a massive mess at the time, we were issuing .44 1893 Nagant revolvers, Luger P08 pistols (in 7,62 and 9mm), .45 acp M1917s S&W revolvers, Colt 1911s and a variety of .38 SPL revolvers, plus Mannlicher and Beretta pistols. Officers brought their own ammo along as no logistics in this world could manage so many different calibers
@@26betsam Mine had been stored carelessly. Much pitting under the grips and I had to replace a kinked spring. Still glad to have had it.
The S&W Hand Ejector & the Colt New Service. Some were used as late as the Korean War by the MPs. Dr. Felton is a great historian but not the best Gun Nut.
Interesting to see a side of your personal interests and influences, Mark.
I do love a vintage/historic weapons video too I might say. I love a series on the old Royal Ordnance Factories like Fazakerley.
Very interesting subject from our favourite Dr. Felton. I'm a big fan of Indiana Jones so thank you for this video!
I had been searching for an "affordable" auto-ejecting, top-break revolver for some time. I came too late to the party missing Smith & Wesson's reprise of their their iconic cavalry Model 3 "Schofield", and reproductions are still over $1000. Finally, in my local gun shop, I found a reasonably priced 1909 S&W Model 4 chambered for the .38 S&W cartridge. Note, this is not the .38 Special, but a lower-powered .38 round. My gun dates to 1909, but was designed for black powder cartridges. I enjoy the auto-eject feature and the low power is pleasant to shoot.
Uberti sells schofield's for a little over eight hundred bucks, or cimeron might have something a little bit cheaper if that'll fit in your budget.
I am so happy to see you Mark is as nerdy as I am when it comes to continuity in films!
05:00 indeed .45 Eley was very powerful ammo. In Dec 1941, General David Murray-Lyon, GOC 11th Indian Division was watching a column of his vehicles retreating towards Singapore when he noticed a strange motorcyclist weaving in and out of the column. He then realised it was a Japanese reconnaissance scout who had infiltrated the column. He drew his issued Webley revolver and shot the scout clean off his bike with an aimed shot.
Reference: Singapore Burning by Colin Smith (2005)
Wow that's really interesting. Thanku.
Actually is was a rather weak round....
265gr at 600 fps
Hot loads at 700fps...
Mythological powers attributed to weapons are fun to read about and see in the movies.
@@jimbob465 the early black powder loads were 600fps, later loads were 760fps making it roughly the same as 230gn .45 ACP. the Mk lll " Man stopper" rounds were very effective and got the nickname W*g stopper! neither powerful nor weak but still VERY effective.
@@jimbob465 You're supposed to say "ACKSHUALLY" heh.
But yeah, if you go by energy, webley 455 is down around 38 Special. But big bore bullet and it penetrates far enough with that limited energy to be effective, just like 45acp (also attributed with anecdotal magical powers). That's all you really need in a service pistol round. It seems to have gained a reputation as a hand canon that I was unfamiliar with 30years ago. I always thought of it as easy to shoot, maybe some videogame gave it a high damage.
The Webley Mk VI is awesome. Our 1960s school physics master brought his WW2 Webley pistol to every annual school sports day, as the starter (with blank ammunition, obvs). Like a cannon going off...
Another master class video! Doc,you're the best!😊❤😊😊😊
The MP-40 was also anachronistic in the 3 films that matter. The MP-38 was a possibility in The Last Crusade, but highly unlikely in the numbers it was shown in.
Assuming the unit's deployed on the mission were elites because their government placed a high enough priority on the task the MP-38's might not be out of line. What the film makers were thinking with that tank though I have no idea;).
@@silverjohn6037 I think they just found a tank in the classifieds and called it good enough
@@silverjohn6037, it's supposed to be a Mk. VIII Liberator with a turret mounted on the top.
@@t.wcharles2171 Well, I've never visited Bovington but I'm pretty sure if you put a turret on a Mk VIII the deck would collapse under the weight. The armor on those things was just barely bullet proof;).
I really enjoyed this content. Thanks for bringing two of my favorite pastimes, movies and shooting together.
Thank you, Doc! I remember from watching the 1st movie when I was a young man myself, that the Himalayan Bar Fight scene showed Dr. Jones switching at times from a Revolver to what appeared to be a 9mm semi auto...
It was a Browning Hi-Power. And who says Indy can't carry a back-up piece? That is how I always interpreted it. The fastest reload is a 2nd gun. He obviously lost the Hi-Power in the fight and had to get out before the building burned down.
Indy's obvious preferences are large caliber Colt, Webley, or S&W revolvers.
Yes! It was a Browning HiPower. My favorite pistol.
The fight with the swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Arc is somewhat improvised as it was originally intended to be intense physical fight but everyone was so sick with dysentery from contaminated water that they simply had him... shoot first (a trend that is appreciated by fans).
The version I heard was that Harrison Ford had eaten at a local restaurant the night before and had been the only one feeling queesy.
@@silverjohn6037 Nope, in fact, most of the cast and crew were sick throughout the shoot in Tunisia (where Star Wars was shot). The only one not to get sick was Spielberg who only ate cans of spaghetti-os he imported from England.
This is what we need, a rare unique video by Mark Felton. Keep it up
I'm glad you acknowledged the hi power models since most seem to ignore or forget them all together.
I have always found the flying wing aircraft from Raiders of the lost ark very interesting. I did alot of research when I built a model of it. Known as a Blohm & Voss BV-38. Which the flying wing is inspired by various latter 1930s Horton brothers and also Lippish flying wing designs, with abit of a Junkers G38 and Ju87 ascetic (fixed undercarriage and cranked wings). In early original prop design artwork it has four engines instead of two. But in early storyboard artwork the flying wing is depicted as a Northrop XB-35 Flying wing with luftwaffe markings. Maybe you should do video about the BV-38.
The specialty at Blohm und Voss were big flying boats. They did compete in the dive-bombing competition with the HA-137. The HA-138V1 again used the cranked wing detail. The production designers probably felt the audience could quickly identify the menacing cranked wing look of the JU-87 with the Nazis and created an interesting new flying wing composite with this feature for the movie, instead of using an existing flying wing. An imaginative design, it works as a visual, you almost don't need to see the crosses on the plane to know it belongs to the bad guys.
@@bernieschiff5919es that's thats what makes it a strange choice that Blohm & Voss would be the chosen as the manufacturer in the lore. But the actual film prop was built by Vickers Aircraft corporation. And on the prop the only thing that was styled Blohm & Voss is the rear defence turret similar to the examples fitted on real life BV-138 seaplane. I also remember that the film props wing shape is heavily inspired aswell by Northrop N1M "Jeep" and n9 Flying Wing from the latter 1930s early 40s. Its a real mix mash of design choices.
I agree. Perhaps you could do episodes on the weapons, real and fake, that appear in war movies.
glad to hear your a "jones" fan. all of us who study and indeed dig for history are fans
Thank you. This fantastic video has cleared up a lot of questions I had over the decades. I remember seeing Last Crusade in the theater and being puzzled after the zeppelin scene when Indy drew the revolver and opened it up to check the chambers. At the time I had assumed it was a Webley and I wondered if he had ever used a Webley prior to that. Last Crusade is by far my favorite Indy film and there were a lot of huge scale scenes and seeing it in the theater twice in 1989 was quite an experience.
Excellent still frames from all the Indiana Jones movies... Bravo!!
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Another excellent historical video
Great great video Dr. Felton. Much thanks and please do more like this.
Ever since I saw Brad Pitt with the M1917 in the movie "Fury" about an M4 Sherman tank crew, I've wanted one. I didn't realise Indy carried one in RLA but I've seen that movie a hundred times. Thank you Dr, Felton.
Thank you for another great and informative video Dr. Felton √
The fact Mark clearly ranks the original trilogy in the correct order:
Raiders
Last Crusade
Temple
Is very pleasing.
crystal skull is more canon than dial of dogshit
Dr. Felton, knowing that your a fan of Indiana Jones makes me an even bigger fan of yours!!
My two favorite things, Dr. Felton and Dr. Jones. This was a treat to watch! Great work as always
Do more of these! Love this firearm analysis vid! absolutely well made sir!
Great video. Love that you geek out on WW2 history and weapons.
I have my grandfather's Mod 1917 revolver but in 455 caliber .He used it in the Trenches in the First World War.Although he was a South African he served in a British regiment.
I was 11 when Raiders came out and I remember the theater erupting in cheers when Indy shot the swordsman...I cheered too! Never saw anything like it before, amazing scene and best flick of the series.
That's what I always liked about Indy. He knew the right artillery to protect himself with. The Smith and Wesson Model 1917 is one of my favorite revolvers. I was never able to get a M1917, but I have owned the M1917's little brother, the Smith and Wesson Model 10 Military and Police. That gun is the most accurate revolver I have ever shot.
Nicely done Mark. Another consideration I’ve heard mentioned is the need/difficulty of sourcing 9mm vs 45acp blanks in different production locales during filming.
Also, as an aside, wish I hadn’t sold my 1917 Webley was an enjoyable blast from the past.
This! Following a channel for many years makes this type of side trip so very special! Thanks Mark. Our real friends were the guns that we used during the journey, lol.
Quick correction: The revolver he tossed into his suitcase at 2:00 is a Smith & Wesson vs. Colt.
All though not with a pistol I love a certain scene from The Last Crusade involving a rifle.
"Dad I told you." (Grabs a machine gun from a Nazi and shoots them with it.)
"Don't call me Junior!"
"What have you done!?"
"Come on dad it's war."
Yeah I'm pretty sure it was a MP-40 he used to hose down those Krauts during that particular scene in the castle, although it appeared that many of the jerries guarding the place we're armed with 8mm Mauser bolt-action rifles
Somebody did a lot of research for this video and did a great job. It was very interesting, especially since I'm an Indiana Jones fan too. Thank you.
Brilliant choice for a video my friend! Always coming up with great subjects, so happy to be able to watch and listen to your content 😁
Quick correction, I believe the Cairo revolver is in fact a Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector Model II. Very similar to the m1917 though.
Very well researched. I would have never given this a second thought. Obviously you did.
I thought I had entered an alternate reality when I saw the title, and only realised it was your video. Good one btw
Great Video Mark! Thank you for everything you do!
Those revolvers were state-of-the-art weapons for the time period. The Browning Hi-Power will NEVER go out of style.
The Canadian Army is only just now replacing theirs with Sig Sauer P320s
The Hi-Power even today fits in well in front line service’ i would not feel out Gunned or at any disadvantage whatsoever with one of those’
Revolvers, while ubiquitous in the 1930s were NOT state of the art. Do you even know what that means?
@@Frankie5Angels150 Well, DUH! Other than the Browning Hi-Power and 1911, revolvers were it. European semi-autos and 9mm ammo were uncommon in the U.S. in the 50’s. And vitrtually unknown prior to WWII. There were reasons that American Police didn’t transition until the late 80’s- early 90’s. These included reliability and accuracy. A 45ACP revolver offered controllability for the large caliber, and a fast loading system (moon clips) that pre-dated the speedloaders and speed strips we take for granted today.
State of the art.
@@chrismayo4902 Especially with one of the new Springfield Armory SA-35 pistols. But for Indy, a WWII-era Inglis Hi-Power would be perfect. Yup.
I’m quite impressed you took the time to analyze Indiana’s firearms.
When I was doing pistol shooting in the 1990s with the Historical Breachloading Small arms Assoc. based at the Imperial War Museum, I used a Webley Mk vi dated 1917, marked on the frame below the cylinder, reloaded using mk i casings which I machined from solid brass! My shooting team colleague had a 1917 S&W double lock in .455. The revolver was extremely well balanced, the triple lock version was the favourite revolver of famed US firearms guru Elmer Keith.
Great idea for a video Mark, Well done!
What a fun, interesting, and well-made video! Thank you, sir.
This is great Mark! I have been a subscriber to your channel for ages because of your historical content so it was a surprise to see you feature Indiana Jones - a movie franchise I have been privileged to work on for Lucasfilm for just over 30 years. Thank you very much. M
Excellent,well done mark!!! We always kinda of sort of new what indiana was carrying but never for sure knew till now thanks for shedding some light on this!
One of my best memories is growing up playing Indiana Jones. Never even realised he used a High power, I always thought it was a revolver! Best scene ever in a movie was shooting the sword man. Best video you have done yet, thanks mark.
I own an Enfield revolver, a copy of the Webley, firing .38 S & W made during WW2. Slightly lighter than the Webley it is still a powerful weapon and comfortable to shoot. I have several pistols but the Enfield, my only revolver is my favourite. It fires smoothly and you know you have fired a round, unlike the softer 9mm. Make sure Indiana keeps his Webley!
Wasn't expecting this thoroughly enjoyable episode! Thank you Dr. Felton.
Eloquent and comprehensive! Thanks!
As a teenager most of the espionage/action books I read featured Brownings (being written by Brits) except for that obscure series using the PPK. The first I knew of the Webley (despite having already seen Zulu) was when Len Deighton wrote one into Spy Line. The rather evocative description from a supporting character up to no good was something along the lines of "a professional was out there in the dark, a professional with a goddamn hand-cannon" and I suddenly realised what Indy pulled out of his holster and broke open right before his father shot a fighter down with a flock of seagulls.
Very eloquent, sir, and as usual, quite correct. Thank you!
Excellent video Mark 🙂 Really enjoyed as I am a big Indiana Jones fan.
2:08 As an American Indy was meant to have taken a 45acp Colt 1911. However, at the time, 9mm blanks were the most reliable, so the filmmakers used a Hi-Power instead.
I love the detail you put into your videos.
“… to the atrocious Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
Dr Felton spitting straight facts
Yep. By all accounts IJ & The Dial of Destiny is even worse - a stinker. Dr Felton might have to hate watch it to examine it for historical/militaria details.
It's overhated, the sw prequels drove people crazy against lucas and naturally they began battering skull when it came out
bultaco!! i loved that movie! "temple of doom" stunk for much of the first half, and didn't really improve much for the second half.
Temple of doom was brutal as well
@@Clive697 i refuse to watch it, this is the second time they tried to kill it!
You put good effort into this video Mark, bit there are some errors such as:
2:28
Indy does use a S&W revolver in Cairo, but it is instead a S&W Mk II Hand Ejector. Unlike his earlier S&W M1917 revolver, it has a more angled front sight and does not use moon clips. The very same revolver used in the film is now in a private collection.
Source: IMFDB
4:41
The Webley WG was first produced in the 1890s. The Mk VI variant of the Webley military revolvers was not produced until 1915.
In fact, the Mk VI takes design cues from the WG, so it is more of a version of the WG and not the other way around.
The MK series is a direct descendant of the original WG design.
@@444mopar true, that further cements that the WG is not based on the Webley Mk series of revolvers, but rather the other way around.
@@444mopar Mk. As in "Mark".
Very well done. Seldom are firearms facts, which are not inherently difficult to research, so clearly explained.
Thank you.
DOUG out
Once again, a fantastic doc from the doc.
The crossover we didn’t ask but definitely needed!
The Hi-Power error on the ship would not be a wardrobe error, but a props error. Wardrobe (in the American film industry, anyway) is not in charge of choosing or supplying items handled by the actors - that is always the props (and sometimes set dec) department.
Really interesting content in this video. Would love to see more in this vein. Technical knowledge starting from an unlikely base.
this has been my favorite episode of forgotten weapons
In Star Wars 4-6, Harrison Ford used a Mauser C96. Would be funny, if Dr Jones would use it, too...
In the Last Crusade, Markus Brody is knocked out by a baddie wielding a C96 in the Venice church. Another one shoots at Indy and Dr. Schneider with one during the boat chase scene (yes, I'm an Indiana Jones geek!)
Like the professional marksman he is, Dr Jones always keeps his finger on the trigger, regardless if he's firing the gun or not.
This was ultra common before the modern firearms safety culture. Dudes in WWII walked around with fingers on the triggers all the time.
Not really an issue back then with a double action revolver which required more force to fire as opposed to a semi automatic pistol.
@@billymule961 That's a very irresponsible practice. The weapons he uses all have single action modes, by the way, not that it matters. The finger only goes inside the trigger guard when the sights are on the target and you have made the decision to fire.
@@BullMooseFox Maybe but the movies were shot in the 80s and later and I doubt Harrison was instructed to do this for historical accuracy. He probably just isn't very well trained on firearms.
@@freetrade8830 Nerd. Accident or not it's historically accurate.
Love the casual dismissal of ‘Crystal skull’ as an atrocity 😂. Please do more film reviews!
A great very interesting video Mr.Felton.
Great content. A lighter touch instead of all the death and destruction of war. More of this please. 👍
Great Video Sir! A great mix of interesting yet somewhat obscure information that your viewers have come to love...if only the young ladies of my youth were as interested in Indiana Jones as I was.
Love this! God bless you Mark! Thank you for what you do brother
As always Dr. Felton, a fantastic video!
It is never a risk for me to hit the like button before even starting the video. Very informative.
The adventures of young Indiana jones is severely underrated
They have their shortcomings. He meets way too many people who later became famous, which I find kinda ridiculous. But the show also had its moments so I'll give it a pass. Unlike the current movie, which will make Crystal Skull look like, well, kinda decent?
@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 you’re not wrong
It is very underrated. I recently watched the broadcast versions, and then went and watched the DVD versions. It was meant as more of a history lesson, than action adventure, which looking back, makes it its own thing, rather than just aping the films. Also, I just wish they had filmed it in widescreen as that was introduced to tv within a year. It’s a shame as it really would have looked so much better in a panoramic format.
Where can you find the series nowadays? Would I be able to stream or download it or is it available on a specific platform??
@@hippiesaboteur2556 they are on UA-cam last I checked
I always enjoy a fine Dr Felton and Dr Jones collaboration. Bravo !
A very fun episode. TY. (I am so happy we are finally getting another Indy movie.) ... Your videos never disappoint. I always am pleased when I see the alert that u've posted a new one. U never talk down to ur viewers or sound as if u wish u doing something else instead. I have read a megaload of history during my life but usually learn additional info from ur videos. ... Keep well.
Great video Dr. Felton , I had a smith and Wesson 2nd Model Ejector in .455 made in 1916. Beautiful revolver and it shot well. I would actually like to see Dr. Jones with a Colt Single action .
In WW2 era Jones was a O-6 Col in the covert OSS. He more than likely will use S&W or Colt .38 revolvers, 1911a1 .45acp, P35 type 9mm Hi Powers. "Mac" & Indy worked for the OSS in WW2.
Nice One !
I saw the thumbnail for this video and since it was about "Indiana Jones" I immediately focused in on the underlining details. Definitely was not expecting to see "Mark Felton Productions," lol. Great video. I love the insight to these details. Another wonderful and most unexpected topic-ed video.
This is like IMFDB but better with Mark's narration and input. Love it !