Businessmen (Delovye lyudi)

Delovye lyudi (1962). DVD Cover.

Businessmen (Delovye lyudi) is a 1963 Soviet comedy movie by Leonid Gaidai. The movie consists of three episodes, each of those is based on a short story by O. Henry: The Roads we Take, Makes The Whole World Kin and The Ransom of Red Chief.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Businessmen (Delovye lyudi):

Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model

All revolvers in the movie are Russian-produced Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Pattern II that differs a little from the original S&W. These revolvers are seen in hands of the robbers in the first episode of the movie (based on The Roads we Take), the burglar (Yuri Nikulin) in the second episode (based on Makes The Whole World Kin) and Bill Driscoll (Aleksei Smirnov) in the third episode (based on The Ransom of Red Chief). In the movie these revolvers are called "Colt".

Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian

Three masked robbers - Bob Tidball (Aleksandr Shvorin), "Shark" Dodson (Vladlen Paulus) and John Big Dog (uncredited) aim their revolvers at the engineer.

John Big Dog holds the engineer and the fireman at gunpoint with two revolvers.

A close view on "Shark" Dodson's revolver.

Unmasked "Shark" Dodson (Vladlen Paulus) with his revolver.

Smith & Wesson Pattern II in Mr. Dodson's bureau.

The burglar (Yuri Nikulin) with his revolver.

Bill Driscoll (Aleksei Smirnov) with his revolver (the second character is his companion Sam (Georgy Vitsin).

Winchester Model 1895

In the first episode the express messenger (Lev Lobov) is armed with Russian contract Winchester Model 1895. In the third episode a Winchester Model 1895 is seen on the wall in Mr. Ebenezer Dorset's house.

A Russian contract Model 1895 in 7.62x54 Russian. Note the loading bridge over the reciever.

The express messenger tries to use his rifle against the robbers.

The wounded express messenger fires at the robbers.

A Winchester Model 1895 is seen on the wall in Mr. Dorset's house.