Re: Question for Michaelson

Posted by Anejo Joe from 96.greenville-01-02rs.sc.dial-access.att.net on April 15, 1999 at 20:10:32:

In Reply to: Re: Question for Michaelson posted by Browning on April 15, 1999 at 14:08:15:

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: : Hey Michaelson,

: : Since you are the expert on the forum, I figured
: : you would be the one that would know the answer to this:
: : In Temple of Doom, what kind of does Wu Han have under
: : the serving tray? While we're on the subject, what kind of
: : does Indy drop in the tank for his dad to get in Last
: : Crusade? Thanks.

: : -Dale

: Interesting notes about the Walther P-38. It was developed in 1937 as a replacement for the P-08 Luger. The German military adopted it in 1938 (hence the P-38 designation) but production for civilian and military use didn't begin until 1939. Therefore they shouldn't have appeared in Last Crusade (1938). I suppose a few prototypes might have existed at the time but it seems unlikely that any German soldiers would have had them yet. Also, in Raiders, Toht uses a P-38 in Nepal and nobody should have had one in 1936. Maybe he was a time traveler:)

: "What shall we talk about."

: -Browning
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I once read that the P-38 was a favorite of movie makers because it fired blanks really well. The P-08 was magazine-fussy and would tend to jam. Since most people don't know the difference anyway, I guess they opted for reliability. A real Toht would probably have carried a Walther PP or PPK, or maybe a Mauser HSC.

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: : :      Hey Michaelson,

: : :           Since you are the     expert on the forum, I figured
: : :     you would be the one that would know the answer to this:
: : :     In Temple of Doom, what kind of     does Wu Han have under
: : :     the serving tray? While we're on the subject, what kind of 
: : :         does Indy drop in the tank for his dad to get in Last
: : :     Crusade? Thanks.

: : :                                 -Dale

: : Interesting notes about the Walther P-38.  It was developed in 1937 as a replacement for the P-08 Luger.  The German military adopted it in 1938 (hence the P-38 designation) but production for civilian and military use didn't begin until 1939. Therefore they shouldn't have appeared in Last Crusade (1938).  I suppose a few prototypes might have existed at the time but it seems unlikely that any German soldiers would have had them yet.  Also, in Raiders, Toht uses a P-38 in Nepal and nobody should have had one in 1936.  Maybe he was a time traveler:)

: : "What shall we talk about."

: : -Browning
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: I once read that the P-38 was a favorite of movie makers because it fired blanks really well.  The P-08 was magazine-fussy and would tend to jam.  Since most people don't know the difference anyway, I guess they opted for reliability.  A real Toht would probably have carried a Walther PP or PPK, or maybe a Mauser HSC.

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