(August 15, 2022 at 8:17 am)onlinebiker Wrote:(August 15, 2022 at 6:25 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Prop guns frequently ARE real guns. A fully functional firearm used in a film is a prop, by definition.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop_gun
Boru
A distinction without meaning.
A functioning firearm is a functioning firearm. Calling it a prop gun won' t make you pretend dead if somebody shoots you with it.
'Prop' refers to an item's use in film, television, or theatre. If D'artagnan and one of the Cardinal's Guard are dueling, they are using prop swords. It doesn't any difference if the swords are honest-to-jesus Solingen steel and sharp enough to kill you - they're STILL props. If they were made of balsa wood painted to look like steel, they are also props.
You're confusing the terms 'prop' and 'replica'. Balwin's gun was capable of firing real bullets, which makes it a firearm as well as a prop. If it had been a replica (incapable of firing anything), it's still a prop.
Words mean what they mean.
Boru
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