Reilly: Ace of Spies

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.

Mauser C96 Bolo

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A Mauser C96 'Bolo' with rifle stock attached

Mannlicher Model 1903

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Mannlicher Model 1903

Mannlicher Model 1905

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Mannlicher Model 1905

After returning safely to London Reilly (Sam Neill) picks up a mistress. Alexandra (Lindsay Duncan) is her name but she prefers the nickname "The Plugger." At her request Reilly takes her shopping for a handgun. In downtown London! However it is 1918.She falls for the Mannlicher Model 1905.

Alexandra displays a rather breezy attitude about gun safety. Fortunately it is unloaded.

Reilly (Sam Neill) expresses doubt about her choice. It's an Austrian handgun and Austria is at war with England in 1918. He has doubts about the ability to obtain ammo for it.The shopkeeper informs him that he has two boxes of ammo. But she wants it and he buys it for her.

The war is now over. Alexandra realizes that life is dangerous with Reilly and she is returning home to mother.He makes sure she takes her Mannlicher with her.Reilly prefers the Luger.

Luger P08

Luger P08 9mm

Blumkin (Alfred Molina) murders the German minister to the Bolsheviks. Setting off the failed counter-revolution before Reilly and his people are ready.

Blumkin proceeds to kills the German minister's secretary.

While Alexandra (Lindsay Duncan) is picking out a handgun Reilly sets his Luger on the counter. He has brought it by for servicing.

The Bolshevik hitman fails in his attempt to murder Reilly (Sam Neill). He misses and Reilly kills him with his Luger.

Webley & Scott Mk I

Webley & Scott Mk I pistol in 455 Webley auto

Webley Mk VI

Webley Mk VI .455 Webley

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Reilly (Sam Neill) with Webley Mk VI

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.

Webley Mk IV Pocket Model

Webley MkIv pocket model

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.

Excellent form.

One of the would be killers returns fire with his own M 1921 Thompson.

Mosin Nagant Rifle

Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

Unidentified Double Barrel Shotgun

In the first episode Reilly's mistress has been murdered. He demands answers from the head of British naval intelligence in the man's office. The shotgun is empty but Reilly is making a point. At this point he believes that she might have been ordered murdered becasue of fears that Reilly would have talked to her while in her bed.