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Try our simpler web address:
woc-usa.net
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Making a movie? Want to rent our guns? Read
this first.
We have rented many times to film and TV productions. With
several of our clients, it's been great, but to be honest with the majority of
others it has been less than pleasant. So here are several reasons why you don't
want to rent from us.
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For film we require a substantial
deposit before we ship. Not just for guns, but for all of our items. This can be charged to your credit card, and is equal
to six times the rental fee. The deposit is credited back when all items are
returned, minus any incurred charges. |
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Since we are based in California,
we can't get any more modern (post 1895) replicas. The ones we have have been
horribly abused over the years, and that abuse shows up clearly on film. |
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Our other items are designed for
stage, meaning they need to look reasonable from about thirty feet away. All
of the repairs and defects are magnified a hundredfold on film. |
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Our blank-fire guns are built on
starter pistol frames. That means that there is absolutely no muzzle-flash, as
required by most theatres. The flash that there is is directed to the top or
out the sides of the guns. Looks bad on film. |
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As they are built on starter pistol
frames, many compromises in the look of the gun that are fine from the distance
of a theatre audience look dreadful up close, and especially on film.
Rent one of these for your film and you will be hugely disappointed. |
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We
can only ship to a permanent theatre, film studio or university film dept address. No residential, PO Box
or non-theatre business addresses. |
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If you are a film maker in
California, New York, New Jersey, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts,
or Connecticut, you will have to contact your own state's film board or Attorney
General's office to get permission for us to ship to you. Even though ours are
not real guns, those states have tight restrictions on even non-firing inert
replicas. |
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