Foreign Legion in the Sahara

Jim McDougall · 25th August 2022, 07:20 PM

Hard to tell by the scene, is this the 1926 film or the 1939? Whatever the case great close up, and sure looks like an epee blade. It seems often the case that movies dont follow the book, and as we have seen the books dont always follow the actual events, costume, arms etc. to the letter.
Interesting to see the kinds of weaponry used in the early film industry, for example in the Zorro movies they wanted to depict dueling with cup hilt rapiers but actually used period fencing sabers.
As the 'Rosalie' bayonets were easily available to the movie studios with all the surplus circulating, it makes sense.

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25th August 2022, 07:20 PM	#24
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,281	Hard to tell by the scene, is this the 1926 film or the 1939? Whatever the case great close up, and sure looks like an epee blade. It seems often the case that movies dont follow the book, and as we have seen the books dont always follow the actual events, costume, arms etc. to the letter. Interesting to see the kinds of weaponry used in the early film industry, for example in the Zorro movies they wanted to depict dueling with cup hilt rapiers but actually used period fencing sabers. As the 'Rosalie' bayonets were easily available to the movie studios with all the surplus circulating, it makes sense.