Film & Prop Hire - Technical Advice
We also hold a substantial stock of old equipment in our museum including a lot of high-technology defence-related hardware ranging from radio equipment to electro-optics, shells, inert bombs and bullets to night vision, thermal and surveillance. All these are available to film and stage props and costume managers on hire. We have even built dummy IED’s and Bomb belts for one production…!
Civil Defence Supply also deals/has accounts with numerous Government Surplus agents and wholesalers acting as a procurement manager in larger productions. We have sources armoured vehicles, aircraft, clothing, tents, specialist vehicles, pyrotechnics and even deactivated weapons and live weapons right up to artillery. As Civil Defence Supply holds a Home Office Section 5 Authority we can provide not only weapons but blank ammunition and Armourer Support. Our SKIPPER mobile armoury can be found here which is ideal as temporary on-set secure storage for cameras, weapons and other high-value equipment and props.
Please ask for further information as we can manufacture items to order to suit a particular period.
Just a small example of what DSC can offer.
LEFT - Billy ELLIOT stage riot kit
RIGHT - Crash Test Dummies Series
Expert opinions on numerous TV News and Investigations including features like Danny DYER’s Most Dangerous Men
BELOW - Our own Army vehicles fully equipped with radios, personal kit, 7.62mm GPMG and .50cal machines guns