Use of Actual Vintage Arms as Props in Early Films

adamb · 13th January 2026, 07:21 AM

To add to this thread: I spotted this unexplained Javanese keris while watching the British TV series "Slow Horses", about a bunch of misfit MI5 agents (well worth a watch).

A blink and you'll miss it scene from the penultimate ep in season 5.

The Javanese keris is shown as one of several decorative features that are suspended upside down from a string in the background of the 'gaff' (home) of British intelligence agent Molly Doran, who is the formidable archivist for the service.

It looks like a genuine keris.

Next to it is another object with a wavy blade, but it is not a keris blade as far as I can tell and the hilt is certainly not a keris hilt; not sure where the prop guy/set designer got that thing.

Molly is an interesting and irascible character in the show; not much background for her character is provided, but her home is stuffed with strange and exotic-looking objects.

13th January 2026, 07:21 AM	#32
adamb Member Join Date: Oct 2024 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 57	To add to this thread: I spotted this unexplained Javanese keris while watching the British TV series "Slow Horses", about a bunch of misfit MI5 agents (well worth a watch). A blink and you'll miss it scene from the penultimate ep in season 5. The Javanese keris is shown as one of several decorative features that are suspended upside down from a string in the background of the 'gaff' (home) of British intelligence agent Molly Doran, who is the formidable archivist for the service. It looks like a genuine keris. Next to it is another object with a wavy blade, but it is not a keris blade as far as I can tell and the hilt is certainly not a keris hilt; not sure where the prop guy/set designer got that thing. Molly is an interesting and irascible character in the show; not much background for her character is provided, but her home is stuffed with strange and exotic-looking objects. Attached Images