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= Handguns =
 
== Percussion Cap Pistol ==
 
== Percussion Cap Pistol ==
 
[[Percussion Cap Pistol]]s, standing for more appropriated flintlock pistols, are seen in hands of various characters, including Shura Azarova and Rzhevsky.
 
[[Percussion Cap Pistol]]s, standing for more appropriated flintlock pistols, are seen in hands of various characters, including Shura Azarova and Rzhevsky.
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[[Flintlock Pistol]]s are also seen though much less often.
 
[[Flintlock Pistol]]s are also seen though much less often.
 
[[File:Russian Flintlock Pistol 1809.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809 (reproduction) - .70 cal]]
 
[[File:Russian Flintlock Pistol 1809.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809 (reproduction) - .70 cal]]
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Pistol-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivan ([[Nikolai Kryuchkov]]), Shura's servant, fires a pistol at pursuing French cavalrymen.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Pistol-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivan ([[Nikolai Kryuchkov]]), Shura's servant, fires a pistol at pursuing French cavalrymen. When Ivan fires, the flintlock doesn't move and the flame and smoke are produced by pyrotechnical charge in the muzzle.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Pistol-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Count Nurin ([[Antoni Khodursky]]) carries a pistol tucked at his belt.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Pistol-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Count Nurin ([[Antoni Khodursky]]) carries a pistol tucked at his belt.]]
  
== Flintlock Muskets ==
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= Long Guns =
Russian and French soldiers are armed with [[Flintlock Musket]]s of several models. A few of it is the [[Charleville Musket]]s.
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== Berdan No.2 Rifles (visually modified) ==
[[Image:Charlie.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Charleville Musket - .69 caliber]]
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Russian and French soldiers are armed with fake flintlock muskets that appear to be [[Berdan Rifle|Berdan No.2]] rifles with removed bolt handles and sights. Some of these guns are fitted with fake flint locks, this props are seen close, while the guns at the background are less detailed.
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several muskets are seen at the left.]]
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[[Image:Russian Berdan No2 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R]]
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with muskets greet Field-Marshal Kutuzov.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Several "muskets" are seen at the left.]]
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier carries a musket during the retreat of the ''Grande Armée'' through the Russian winter.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A "musket" is seen on top of a pile of guns.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with "muskets" greet Field-Marshal Kutuzov. The gun at the left is fitted with flint lock while the second from left lacks it.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier carries a "musket" during the retreat of the ''Grande Armée'' through the Russian winter.]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
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[[File:Hussar Ballad-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier with a "musket", fitted with a prop bayonet, fights against the Russian Cossack.]]
  
== Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine ==
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== Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854 Carbine ==
A [[Charleville Musket#Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine|Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine]] is constantly carried by Ivan ([[Nikolai Kryuchkov]]). Similar carbines are also used by Russian and French soldiers.
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Ivan ([[Nikolai Kryuchkov]]) carries a percussion cap carbine that is supposed to be [[Lorenz Rifle|Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854]]. Similar carbine is briefly seen in other scenes, possibly it's the same prop.
[[File:Charleville 1777 carbine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|French 1777 Cavalry Flintlock Carbine - .69 caliber]]
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[[File:Dornstutzen M1854 Lorenz.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854 Carbine - .54 caliber]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Cossack fires a carbine during the skirmish. A pile of muskets and pistols are seen next to him.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Cossack fires a carbine during the skirmish. A pile of muskets and pistols are seen next to him.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivan carries a carbine.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ivan carries a carbine.]]
 
== Mauser-style Rifle ==
 
Some of French soldiers carry bolt action rifles, supposedly due to the shortage of authentic flintlock muskets. These rifles resemble some Mauser model, but it's hard to identify them for sure.
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Musket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bolt action rifle is seen on top of a pile of muskets and pistols.]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Hussar Ballad-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A French soldier with a bolt action rifle, fitted with a prop bayonet, fights against the Russian Cossack.]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:23, 5 November 2017


Hussar Ballad (Gusarskaya ballada)
Gusarskaya ballada Poster.jpg
Original Theatrical Release Poster
Country SOV.jpg USSR
Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
Release Date 1962
Language Russian
Studio Mosfim
Main Cast
Character Actor
Shura Azarova Larisa Golubkina
Poruchik (Lt.) Rzhevsky Yuriy Yakovlev
Ivan Nikolai Kryuchkov
Field-Marshal Kutuzov Igor Ilyinsky
Count Nurin Antoni Khodursky
Capt. Pelymov Lev Polyakov
Azarov, Shura's uncle Viktor Koltsov


Hussar Ballad (Gusarskaya ballada) is a Soviet 1962 adventure comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The story takes place in 1812, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Shura Azarova, a young girl from a noble family, dresses herself as a Hussar officer and joins the Russian Army to fight against the invaders.


The following weapons were used in the film Hussar Ballad (Gusarskaya ballada):


Handguns

Percussion Cap Pistol

Percussion Cap Pistols, standing for more appropriated flintlock pistols, are seen in hands of various characters, including Shura Azarova and Rzhevsky.

Russian M1848 Infantry soldier's percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber
Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber
Poruchik Rzhevsky (Yuriy Yakovlev) carries a pistol tucked at his belt.
Rzhevsky readies to the duel.
Shura Azarova (Larisa Golubkina) (as Hussar cornet Aleksand Azarov) holds a pistol in the same scene.
Capt. Pelymov (Lev Polyakov) carries a pistol.
A French officer fires a pistol.

Flintlock Pistols

Flintlock Pistols are also seen though much less often.

Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809 (reproduction) - .70 cal
Ivan (Nikolai Kryuchkov), Shura's servant, fires a pistol at pursuing French cavalrymen. When Ivan fires, the flintlock doesn't move and the flame and smoke are produced by pyrotechnical charge in the muzzle.
Count Nurin (Antoni Khodursky) carries a pistol tucked at his belt.

Long Guns

Berdan No.2 Rifles (visually modified)

Russian and French soldiers are armed with fake flintlock muskets that appear to be Berdan No.2 rifles with removed bolt handles and sights. Some of these guns are fitted with fake flint locks, this props are seen close, while the guns at the background are less detailed.

Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R
Several "muskets" are seen at the left.
A "musket" is seen on top of a pile of guns.
Russian soldiers with "muskets" greet Field-Marshal Kutuzov. The gun at the left is fitted with flint lock while the second from left lacks it.
A French soldier carries a "musket" during the retreat of the Grande Armée through the Russian winter.
Hussar Ballad-Rifle-1.jpg
A French soldier with a "musket", fitted with a prop bayonet, fights against the Russian Cossack.

Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854 Carbine

Ivan (Nikolai Kryuchkov) carries a percussion cap carbine that is supposed to be Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854. Similar carbine is briefly seen in other scenes, possibly it's the same prop.

Lorenz Dornstutzen M1854 Carbine - .54 caliber
A Cossack fires a carbine during the skirmish. A pile of muskets and pistols are seen next to him.
Ivan carries a carbine.

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