Texas Star
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Who else noticed the Webley RIC revolver?
What does Peaky Blinder mean? Has to be UK slang for something...
What does Peaky Blinder mean? Has to be UK slang for something...
"Peaky Blinders": If you like old British revolvers ...
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Texas Star
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I'll have to check that out. Since it appears to have been shown on PBS, it's likely pretty "civilized" compared to "Peaky Blinders", right?
But the Imfdb database shows it does occasionally have old British revolvers, too ...
What you see is a MK IV .38 numbered in the separate commercial .38 series.
The .455 may be a MK IV, too, but in the service MK series. It may be a MK V, as the difference was just a slightly thicker cylinder on the MK V, to make it safer with smokeless powder.
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Birdgun
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Thanks. Just ordered the first three DVDs.
I enjoyed "Pinky Blinders."
God bless,
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sigp220.45
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Peakys were brimmed hats. The Peaky Blinders would hide razor blades in the brims of their hats and use them to blind their opponents by head butting them or whipping off the hats into their eyes.
Pisgah
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I can forgive that, compared to "History" Channel shows in the past few months showing US soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge armed with flintlocks and WW1 German troops toting US M1 carbines...
(I put quotes around "History" for a reason...)
Cardboard_killer
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I don't let weaponry get me too upset in historical dramas. It's expensive to do a good show, and mostly only gun nuts like us will get the difference between a Thompson with a compensator and one without. It's when they start using percussion rifles for Brown Besses that get me riled up.
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I wonder is Ian Fleming got the idea for some of his villain's weapons from that. The was "Odd Job" and his steel frisbee hat, then the woman with her switchblade shoes.
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The KGB officer with the dangerous shoes was named Rosa Kleb, I believe.
Arik
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That doesn't bother me in the least. Being filmed in England they may not have access to certain specific guns and not everyone cares about some of that stuff. Even as gun guys not everyone knows everything about each firearm and what and when things came out. I know Thompson but I have no idea about their compensators nor do I really care.
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Thanks for the heads up, Absalom! This will get into our rotation right away, now that we've finished "The Keepers," an extraordinary seven-episode documentary about the cold-case murder of a young Catholic nun in Baltimore in 1969.
Like marshwheeling, I too have been put off by the name "Peaky Blinders," as it sounded like some sort of silly British comedy (not that there's anything wrong with that!). Now, though, I can't wait for this one!
By the way, not to thread drift, but if you like British shows, check out "The Detectorists" on Netflix. It's very funny, charming, clean, and full of the humor that the Brits do so well.
Like marshwheeling, I too have been put off by the name "Peaky Blinders," as it sounded like some sort of silly British comedy (not that there's anything wrong with that!). Now, though, I can't wait for this one!
By the way, not to thread drift, but if you like British shows, check out "The Detectorists" on Netflix. It's very funny, charming, clean, and full of the humor that the Brits do so well.
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Is it just me, or is it really dumb to name your gang after your surprise attack move? I mean who wouldn't be expecting it?
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