Film alert - about to start

[Malamute]

I believe the figure shows Durnford correctly with his hand tucked into his patrol jacket.
 His arm was disabled, not missing, a combination of a fall from his horse and an Assegai thrust I believe to the elbow or the other way around.

[joroas]

That sleeve looks awfully empty and flat to me. 

[Plynkes]

As Nick says, he lost the use of his left arm at Bushman's Pass, but as far as I am aware he did not lose the arm itself.

[Malamute]

That sleeve looks awfully empty and flat to me. 

You are right, especially on the mounted one, the dismount less so.

 Although they have got his droopy moustache spot on, which I believe is far more important to represent. Something Burt failed to do in the film along with his terrible Irish accent

[joroas]

Yes, I took a look at Dave Bickley's painted one, there does not appear to be any depth in the lower  sleeve or a corresponding bulge in the jacket.....

[Malamute]

As Nick says, he lost the use of his left arm at Bushman's Pass, but as far as I am aware he did not lose the arm itself.

Absolutely, he was reported at Isandlwana by some of his Edendale troopers who escaped to have assisted those whose carbines had jammed. He would stick the carbine between his disabled arm and body and extract the Jammed cartridge with his hunting knife in his right hand.

I believe the damage was done at the Bushmans pass fight. I have heard reference to the arm being"withered" years later.

[joroas]

Hollywood misrepesents history again..............

[Plynkes]

Hollywood misrepesents history again..............

Not really, as Burt did have two arms, and he quite clearly has one of them tucked in his jacket for the entire film. This time the blame belongs to Bezzo and Empress, not Hollywood. 

[OSHIROmodels]

He was still shit in the role though 

cheers

James

[Plynkes]

No one is slagging you off, Bezzo. I cannot see where I slagged you off. It was a joke, merely referencing your own joke earlier about Burt cutting his arm off for the role. Please do not turn this into another drama, as there was no ill intent here, merely friendly banter.

[Bugsda]

If anybody should feel slagged off I think it's Burt Lancaster 

Could have been worse, could have been Burt Reynolds 

[joroas]

The Osprey picture, although captioned as his arm, disabled years before, is tucked into his jacket, but the picture shows a thin sleeve.  I wonder if his arm had lost muscle through lack of use and was, therefore, atrophied.  I sense a Master's Degree thesis here............. 

[Shikari Sahib]

Well after this long debating on Burt 's arms , has somebody there seen the film?
Piero

[6milPhil]

Nah, got it on DVD... good shout on Bezzo's part though.

[Marine0846]

Hey Guys,
Lets go and dig him up.
That will settle the arguement.
Always wanted to go to South Africa.
Who's paying?