Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films

[David R]

Once its in the props store it's not an antique anymore, but just an old prop! Valued no more and no less than than any other.... and they hang on to them like mad.
It's the same with "frocks" (costume) valued only for its use on stage or in front of the camera. I worked in Leeds costume dept for ten years and saw it first hand.