Hey! Even Indiana Jones had a chopped 1917... I posted this on another thread earlier today, but this is the gun that you see in the close ups from "Raiders of the Lost Ark", shot in the US, and was supplied by the Stembridge Co., who furnish movie prop guns. This was in the first movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark":
And the other one, that is seen in the portions of the film shot in Cairo, Egypt (actually filmed in Tunisia) and in the Nepalese bar scene, filmed in the UK, are a different gun supplied by another prop company, Babty, located in the UK. It is similar in appearance, but modified, like Iggy's from a .455:
Both of these guns are now in private collections, and I wouldn't be surprised if one or both are owned by forum members!! Of course, they look a little rough compared to the member's guns we see here, but remember, they would have very short exposure during the actual showing of the movie, and the movie was pretty much created just as VCRs were coming out, so producers didn't think about freeze frames, and gun enthusiasts looking at every conceivable detail forty years later!!
I knew there was something I always liked about that movie!!
Best Regards,
Les