Articles of the Gazette

Film Prop bayonets (Part 1) (Gazette 17 - Article 4)

It has always amazed me that so much effort is sometimes made to make a replica bayonet for film prop use, sometimes you suspect that it would have been cheaper to just buy the real things, but safety rules etc. probably all lend a hand in making this an ongoing business. Early films used all sorts of prop blades whether they were period accurate or not. Watch any early WWII UK made film and all the Germans run around with 98/05’s and 1916 pattern lugged helmets, they just used what they had...