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==Rifle with Top-Loaded Magazine== | ==Rifle with Top-Loaded Magazine== | ||
I was told over at the ''Romancing the Stone'' talk page to peruse the site and figure out what gun was what rather than post screenshots to the talk pages and have more knowledgeable people identify them. But on this one I admit defeat. I won't even attempt to guess its identity as I know I'll be wrong. | I was told over at the ''Romancing the Stone'' talk page to peruse the site and figure out what gun was what rather than post screenshots to the talk pages and have more knowledgeable people identify them. But on this one I admit defeat. I won't even attempt to guess its identity as I know I'll be wrong. | ||
| + | :At this time, you were probably right. What would have annoyed people otherwise was to immediately query other members on really obvious ID questions like an M1 Carbine or an MP5, but I gander that few would recognize the Mendoza right away. MPM | ||
It's a weird rifle of a kind I haven't seen before, with a ''top'' loaded magazine, but the characters work it like a lever-action rifle, and refer to it as a "machine gun" in dialogue. I suspect the magazine was added to it for the film. - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]] | It's a weird rifle of a kind I haven't seen before, with a ''top'' loaded magazine, but the characters work it like a lever-action rifle, and refer to it as a "machine gun" in dialogue. I suspect the magazine was added to it for the film. - [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]] | ||
| + | :If they worked it manually, it means that the weapons were NOT blank adapted and they needed to rack the action to chamber another blank round. Just an indicator of the low budget of the film (but also the 'art' of blank adaption was still a bit of a mystery to filmmakers for many years' ;) ) [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 16:55, 8 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 8 April 2010
Rifle with Top-Loaded Magazine
I was told over at the Romancing the Stone talk page to peruse the site and figure out what gun was what rather than post screenshots to the talk pages and have more knowledgeable people identify them. But on this one I admit defeat. I won't even attempt to guess its identity as I know I'll be wrong.
- At this time, you were probably right. What would have annoyed people otherwise was to immediately query other members on really obvious ID questions like an M1 Carbine or an MP5, but I gander that few would recognize the Mendoza right away. MPM
It's a weird rifle of a kind I haven't seen before, with a top loaded magazine, but the characters work it like a lever-action rifle, and refer to it as a "machine gun" in dialogue. I suspect the magazine was added to it for the film. - Kooshmeister
- If they worked it manually, it means that the weapons were NOT blank adapted and they needed to rack the action to chamber another blank round. Just an indicator of the low budget of the film (but also the 'art' of blank adaption was still a bit of a mystery to filmmakers for many years' ;) ) MoviePropMaster2008 16:55, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
You mean this? The Mendoza is an actual Mexican Light Machine Gun from the pre-WW2 years. It was used by the Mexican Military until the 1960s. MoviePropMaster2008 08:08, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Snarky commenary
BTW, Kooshmeister. You may not realize that IMFDB tends to look down on snarky commentary. Try to be as neutral and scholarly as possible in your descriptions and commentary. MoviePropMaster2008 08:13, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
- This I was aware of although what "snarky commentary" do you mean? - Kooshmeister
- Nevermind I toned it down although I don't think it was that bad. - Kooshmeister