Bullwhip (Indiana Jones)

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Indiana Jones was notable for his usage of a **bullwhip**, a tool made out of long braided strips of leather.Template:Equipment

## History

When Indiana Jones was seven years old, he first developed a fascination for the bullwhip after he saw a whip-act in a traveling circus. The first time Indy used a whip was in ***1912*** aboard the ***Dunn & Duffy Combined*** ***circus train*** while fleeing from ***Fedora's Gang***. After he accidentally fell into a wagon transporting a lion, he noticed a lion-tamer's whip and grabbed it to ward off the animal. Through his inexperience, the whip first struck Indy below the lower lip which left his chin with a permanent scar.

 File:WhipvonTrappen.jpg  A ***year later***, Jones stumbled across a whip inside ***Tutankhamun***'s tomb which he used to cut ***Gustav von Trappen*** and disarm Von Trappen's guard.

Jones also employed a whip ***Mexico*** in ***1916***, in ***Demetrios***' house. After the thief found Indy breaking into his cupboard of archaeological artifacts, the two fought. Indy once again found a bullwhip there and tried to use it to fend off his attacker but ***Demetrios*** grasped it with his iron claw and pulled it away.

During ***World War I***, Jones employed a whip for missions in ***London***, ***Cairo***, ***Bombay*** and ***Lhasa***. Not only did Indy use it as a weapon but Indy first used it to climb.

Sometime in ***1922*** Indy acquired his own bullwhip. Later that year, in ***Delphi***, he resolved to take his whip with him on every archaeological dig after he had left it behind and realised it would have been ideal in saving his life from the perilous situation he found himself in whilst hanging over a chasm. By ***1925***, ***Marion Ravenwood*** noticed how he practiced daily with it.

By ***1935*** he used to take it along with his adventures. He not only used it as a weapon against animals or adversaries, but Indy had acquired enough skill to use it in several makeshift or unorthodox uses. It saved his life from several dangers, such as helping him pull levers from a distance, or as a swing rope across chasms.

 File:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Bullwhip.jpg  Jones still used his trusted tool in the late inter-wars years during the hunt for his Father, and the ***Holy Grail***. Even throughout the war, still using it to disarm his ***enemies*** whom in this instance was pulling a firearm on Indy during the encounter on the high-speed ***Nazi Loot Train*** in ***1944***. Even in his late 50s in 1957, the archaeologist used his bullwhip to great effect after his confrontation with ***Russian*** ***Soldiers*** at ***Hangar 51*** and his ***subsequent escape*** by lashing it around a ceiling light and swinging in an attempt to reach ***Spalko*** as she escaped in a jeep, though he mistimed his jump, narrowly missing and landing in a following truck.

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## Behind the scenes

### Creation

David Morgan is credited with creating the whips used in the trilogy. Over thirty whips were supplied for the films, ranging from 6 feet to 16 feet. The most commonly used whips in the films were 8 and 10 feet, with the others being used for stunts. Harrison Ford mostly carried a 10 foot whip, but used 8 foot ones for some stunts.

The whip used in the film, *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, was made out of kip hide, with kangaroo hide being used for the other films. At the time of *Raiders*, there was a problem importing kangaroo leather in to make bullwhips, so David Morgan used the leather made from young calves to make the famous whips.

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 File:Christies whip.jpg  The whips were from David Morgan's 450 series, and were hand braided with a kangaroo overlay. For *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*, Terry Jacka was commissioned to create the famous bullwhips. While Jacka's were the ones cracked in the film, David Morgan and Joe Strain whips were also used. Morgan's for the whip swing and Strain's for Indy's belt. Morgan's were used for the "Crate" teaser poster.

Since the creation of the films, the demand for "Indiana Jones" style bullwhips have risen. Therefore, other whipmakers have done their "interpretation" of the Morgan whip, giving those who would want an "Indy" bullwhip, a way to own one.

Young Indy's accident with the lion tamer's whip was written in to provide an "in universe" explanation for Harrison Ford's distinctive chin scar.

### Manufacture

Indy's whip was made with a core of twisted leather, then a plaited belly, then a bolster, then another plaited belly, then another bolster, then the final 12 plait overlay, also called "double bolster". The wrist strap is made of 6 plait overlay, and the fall is usually 30 inches long. Known substances for the cracker are nylon and poly.

## Appearances

* *Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror*
* Template:YIJC Template:Edited Into *Spring Break Adventure*
* *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Special Delivery*
* *Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones*
* Template:YIJC Template:Edited Into *Mystery of the Blues*
* *Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi*
* *Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures*
* *Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil* Template:Mo
* *Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb*
* *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*
* *Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom*
* *Raiders of the Lost Ark*
* *Raiders of the Lost Ark* novel
* *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*
* *Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis*
* *Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine*
* *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull*
* *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 1*
* *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2*
* *Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny*

### Non-canonical appearances

* *LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures*
* *LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues*

## Sources

* Template:IJ
* *Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide*

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ *Raiders of the Lost Ark* novel
2. ↑ *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*
3. ↑ ***Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror***
4. ↑ Template:YIJC Template:Edited Into ***Spring Break Adventure***
5. ↑ ***Instruments of Chaos starring Young Indiana Jones***
6. ↑ ***Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide***
7. ↑ ***Indiana Jones and the Peril at Delphi***
8. ↑ *Raiders of the Lost Ark*