The following weapons can be seen in the British Thames Television miniseries Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983):
British television mini-series Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)
British mini-series portraying the adventures of real-life spy Lt. Sidney George Reilly (Sam Neill) (1873-1925). The series is a fictionalized account of his exploits. There are twelve episodes and the stories take place in various locales such as Korea, Armenia, Germany, England, United States and Russia.
Webley & Scott Mk I pistol in 455 Webley auto
Reilly and one of his compatriots blast off a lock on a cell door. There has been a failed counter-revolution in Moscow and they are freeing a female compatriot who is being held in Lubyanka while everything is in chaos.Lubyanka will later become infamous for being the KGB prison.
Reilly (
Sam Neill) fires at pursuing Soviet agents sent to arrest him.
A Bolshevik hitman prepares to shoot Reilly in London. Reilly (
Sam Neill) had escaped the Bolshevik secret police and made it back to London. However the Bolsheviks don't forgive or forget that easily.
Lockart's mistress greets Reilly. It's Moscow in 1918. The Bolsheviks, Germans, Czarist Loyalists and various other foreign powers are all trying to outmanuver each other and they're spies.
She lets them in, but makes sure nobody is loitering in the hallway.
Lockart (
Ian Charleson) loads his Webley. Things are not going well for the British agents at this point. However his mistress has nerves of steel. Notice she's reading a book.
For understandable reasons Lockart looks stressed.
Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun
Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP
Reilly (
Sam Neill) prepares to open fire on a pursuing car containing a hit team.He himself his leaning out of his car.
One of the would be killers returns fire with his own M 1921 Thompson.
Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R