Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)

Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Sergey Solovyov Aleksandr Shein Andrei Ladynin Release Date 1969 Language Russian Studio Mosfilm Main Cast Character Actor Anna Kapitonova Alisa Freyndlikh Nikolai Kapitonov Vyacheslav Tikhonov Ivan Shupaltsev Nikolay Burlyaev Fyodor Sigayev Andrey Mironov Madame Sigayeva Alla Budnitskaya Clerk in gun store Valentin Gaft Ivan Lomov Georgiy Burkov Stepan Chubukov Anatoli Papanov

Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye) is a 1969 Soviet comedy movie based on several short stories by Anton Chekhov. It depicts various tragicomical situations in life of several families in late XIX century Russia.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye):

Nagant M1895 Revolver

A bright, presumably nickel plated Nagant M1895 revolver is seen in hands of Ivan Shupaltsev (Nikolay Burlyaev) when he falls in love with the wife of his employer and thinks about commiting suicide. The same movie prop is seen also in the scene in gun store when Fyodor Sigayev (Andrey Mironov) decides to purchase a revolver in order to punish his adulterous wife and her lover.

Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sing of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N

Ivan Shupaltsev draws the revolver. Note the typical Nagant shape of the frame and grip.

A rounded front sight, typical for pre-1930 Russian Nagants, can be seen.

The revolver lacks extractor rod which was apparently lost during the long service of this old gun.

The same bright Nagant is seen on the table in gun store among with a caplock pistol (at the left) and Smith & Wesson revolver (at the right).

Smith & Wesson Revolver

One of handguns that can be seen in the scene in gun store is a revolver with pearl grips that resembles Smith & Wesson New Model No.3. Supposedly it is a Spanish or Belgian copy of S&W in .38 caliber. It can be same movie prop that appeares in The Sannikov Land four years later.

Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 - .44 S&W

A pearl grip is seen when Sigayev (Andrey Mironov) hides the revolver behind his back.

Sigayev holds the revolver.

Caplock Pistol

Caplock pistols are seen in several scenes.

A caplock pistol (at the left) is seen on the table in gun store among with a Nagant and Smith & Wesson revolvers.

Sigayev (Andrey Mironov) examines a caplock pistol.

Sigayev holds another pistol.

A wealthy landowner Stepan Chubukov (Anatoli Papanov) loads a caplock pistol before firing at a target.

Ivan Lomov (Georgiy Burkov), the fiance of Chubukov's daughter, suddenly finds out that the pistol was loaded.

Winchester Model 1895

About two dosen long guns that are seen in a rack in the scene in gun store look like Winchester Model 1895 rifles.

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

Rifles in the rack are supposed to be M1895 Winchesters.

A closer view at the rifles in the rack.

Percussion cap musket M1845

Several percussion cap muskets M1845 are seen in the scene in gun store.

Russian percussion cap musket M1845 - .70

Two M1845 muskets and a flintlock pistol are seen on the wall.

Various Handguns

In the scene in gun store the clerk (Valentin Gaft) shows Sigayev (Andrey Mironov) two handguns that aren't seen clear enough to be identified.

The left gun is a revolver while the right one lacks a cylinder.

A flintlock pistol is seen among other weapons in gun store. It is supposed to be a Russian cavalry pistol M1809 in .70 caliber.

Two M1845 muskets and a flintlock pistol are seen on the wall.

Various Shotguns

Several hunting shotguns with exposed hammers are seen in the scene in gun store.

A shotgun is seen on the wall.

Two shotguns are seen over the gun rack.

Three more shotguns are seen on the other wall.