Au revoir, BB!
With the passing of the late, great Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025), who held spicy takes about various religions and was a champion of animal rights, it is perhaps fitting to note her work in steel over the decades, particularly in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Brigitte Bardot aims an FN Model 1922 pistol as Juliette Hardy in And God Created Woman (1956).
Brigitte Bardot holds a Single Action Army revolver as Catherine Emmerson in Shalako (1968).
Brigitte Bardot holds a Winchester Model 1894 as Maria I in Viva Maria! (1965).
And a gold scrolled Vickers Mk. I in the same film.
Which she uses to good effect, with Maria II– French actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017)– working as her feeder.
And with a lit French Modèle 1847 Hand Grenade in Viva Maria (1965)
She indirectly gave a lot of, um, moral support to GIs around the globe in her day. I remember my grandpa, a retired Marine with service across Korea and Vietnam, having an old press photo of her in his “war locker.”
Au revoir, BB!