The Death Ray (Luch smerti)

The Death Ray (Luch smerti) Original poster Country USSR Directed by Lev Kuleshov Vsevolod Pudovkin Release Date 1925 Language Silent Studio Goskino Main Cast Character Actor Female shooter / Edith's sister Aleksandra Khokhlova Thomas Lann Sergey Komarov Fog Vladimir Fogel Father Revo, the Fascist Boss Vsevolod Pudovkin Engineer Podobed Porfiri Podobed Ruller / Circus director Pyotr Galadzhev Major Hard Leonid Obolensky

The Death Ray (Луч смерти; Luch smerti) is a Soviet 1925 B&W science fiction movie.

PC The original film is a severely damaged, so, restored, but watermarked version is used.

The following weapons were used in the film The Death Ray (Luch smerti):

Pistols

FN Model 1910

Police commissar (ucredited) uses FN Model 1910.

FN Model 1910 .380 ACP

Police commissar with the pistol.

View of the pistol from another side.

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"

Several Fascists, iclude Father Revo (Vsevolod Pudovkin) uses Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"s pistols. Father Revo gave it to Female shooter (Aleksandra Khokhlova), but she immediately gave it's back. Only a single pistol can be seen on screen, so, it's most likely a single movie prop.

Fascists draws his mauser.

Fascists fires.

Revo show his mauser to Female shooter.

Revo tries to hads it to Female shooter.

Pistol on the table.

Walther Model 9

Female shooter (Aleksandra Khokhlova) gave the Walther Model 9 to Shura (L. Strabinskaya). Another FN Model 1905 (most likely, the same movie prop) can be seen in the hands of one of the bodyguards.

Walther Model 9 - 6.35mm Browning

Shura with the pistol.

Shura aims.

Close Up.

Good view of the pistol.

The grip is seen.

Bodyguard with the pistol.

Pieper Bayard 1908

Dreyse Model 1907 can be briefly seen in the hands of another bodyguard.

Pieper Bayard Model 1908 Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP

View of Pieper Bayard from the muzzle.

Typical muzzle is seen.

Note the similar rear sight.

FN Model 1922

Ruller (Pyotr Galadzhev) draws FN Model 1922 at the one moment.

FN Model 1922 - .32 ACP

Ruller aims at his workers. Note the rear sight.

Revolvers

Nagant M1895

Nagant M1895 is the personal firearm of Engineer Podobed (Porfiri Podobed). Several Fascists agents also uses it.

Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).

Fascist agent cleans his revolver (cylynder removed)

Engineer Podobed with the revolver.

Close Up of the revolver in Fascist agent's hands.

Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model

Most Fascist agents uses Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model. Engineer Podobed and Thomas Lann (Sergey Komarov) captured and briefly uses several of it's.

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

Fascist agents puts his revolver on his knee.

Agent holds his revolver.

The same agent with the revolver.

Thomas Lann (Sergey Komarov) fires.

Engineer Podobed fires.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Thomas Lann and Revo uses Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers at the film climax.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special

Revo grabs his revolver.

Revo in ambush.

Close Up.

Thomas Lann fires.

Good view of the gun in Thomas Lann's hands.

Unknown Revolver

One Provocateur draws an unknown revolver at the film climax.

Rifles

Vetterli-Vitali rifle M1870/87

Vetterli-Vitali rifle M1870/87 can be seen on the ground near the killed rebbel. Another Vetterli Rifle (most likely, the same movie prop) is seen a few feets aside.

Vetterli-Vitali rifle 10,35x47mm R

Perfect view of the rifle.

Rifle is seen near the fireman's daughter (N. Stravinskaya).

Lee-Enfield Mk.I

Lee-Enfield Mk.I rifles can be seen on the ground.

Lee-Enfield Mk.I - .303 British. In service between 1896-1907

Perfect view of the rifle

Rifle under the hands of killed rebel.

Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"

Female shooter (Aleksandra Khokhlova) briefly holds Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy", before hands it to Circus director (a second role of Pyotr Galadzhev in the movie).

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF

Female shooter with the rifle.

Circus director takes the rifle.

Arisaka Type 38

Police uses bayonet attached Arisaka Type 38 rifles.

Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka

Police with the rifles.

Bayonets is seen.

The stock shape is seen at the far right.

Policeman with the rifle is seen at the left.

Two policemen with the rifles.

Unknown Rifles

Rebels uses an unknown rifles.

Rifles is seen at the left.