Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films

Jim McDougall · 2nd February 2025, 07:23 AM

David! Some FASCINATING background there! and its fascinating that you got to see this stuff firsthand. I keep recalling guys I knew who got some amazing pieces in auctions when they cleared out movie prop and costume warehouses in the 70s.
I heard of a dealer who furnished numbers of authentic weapons on loan for "Pirates of the Caribbean" and another who had various Spanish colonial arms and items (even antique ox arts) for period movies.

2nd February 2025, 07:23 AM	#29
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,459	David! Some FASCINATING background there! and its fascinating that you got to see this stuff firsthand. I keep recalling guys I knew who got some amazing pieces in auctions when they cleared out movie prop and costume warehouses in the 70s. I heard of a dealer who furnished numbers of authentic weapons on loan for "Pirates of the Caribbean" and another who had various Spanish colonial arms and items (even antique ox arts) for period movies.