Confirmed...

Posted by Patterson from AC939E6B.ipt.aol.com on August 14, 2001 at 00:24:30:

In Reply to: It was not a 16.... posted by Indiana John on August 13, 2001 at 22:13:13:

: I have spoken with David indepth on this topic, and if my memory serves me...he did not even offer the 16 plait until after Raiders...

: He was also firm in stating that only 12 plait were used for production, which began at ToD.

: ...and lending credibility to Christies is not 100%
: In fact, I would say the whips have been documented the worst of all of the Indy items that they've offered!

: In regards to appearance, the Randall whips would have already been aged from use...whereas, the production whips (ToD & LC) were almost certainly weathered by the prop folks.

: -John

Yep - I've confirmed with David Morgan the same, i.e. no 16 plait was ever made by him prior to Raiders. Seems Ford was initially taught with an 8-footer - so the story goes - and he graduated to the 10.

Cheers!

Patterson

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