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[[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|[[Webley Mk VI]] .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|[[Webley Mk VI]] .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:Sreilly.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) with [[Webley Mk VI]].]] | [[Image:Sreilly.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) with [[Webley Mk VI]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Reil5-webley1.jpg|400px|Reilly's friend and attorney Sasha Gramaticoff fires a Webley through a portrait of Andrew Jackson in his St. Petersburg office.]] | ||
[[Image:As9.jpg|thumb|none|400px| 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.]] | [[Image:As9.jpg|thumb|none|400px| 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.]] | ||
[[Image:As15.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) fires at pursuing Soviet agents sent to arrest him.]] | [[Image:As15.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) fires at pursuing Soviet agents sent to arrest him.]] | ||
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== Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector == | == Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector == | ||
Used by Zaharov ([[Leo McKern]]). Zaharov was an actual arms dealer who had great power and influence in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is a possibility that he and Reilly crossed paths. In the mini-series they are shown as having something of a love - hate relationship. It appears that the revolver used by Zaharov is a [[Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector]]. Though I was unable to get a clearer screencap.If it is a Smith & Wesson Mk II then this is a technical error. The scene when Zaharov and Reilly first meet takes place in 1904. The large frame Smith & Wesson sometimes called the 44 Frame or the N Frame wasn't intoduced until 1907. The Mk II Hand Ejector didn't come out until 1915. Nevertheless it does look "correct" for the time period and ultimately it is just a prop. | Used by Zaharov ([[Leo McKern]]). Zaharov was an actual arms dealer who had great power and influence in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is a possibility that he and Reilly crossed paths. In the mini-series they are shown as having something of a love - hate relationship. It appears that the revolver used by Zaharov is a [[Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector]]. Though I was unable to get a clearer screencap.If it is a Smith & Wesson Mk II then this is a technical error. The scene when Zaharov and Reilly first meet takes place in 1904. The large frame Smith & Wesson sometimes called the 44 Frame or the N Frame wasn't intoduced until 1907. The Mk II Hand Ejector didn't come out until 1915. Nevertheless it does look "correct" for the time period and ultimately it is just a prop. | ||
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[[Image:S&W.455Eley.jpg|none|thumb|300px|British-issued Mk.II Hand Ejector]] | [[Image:S&W.455Eley.jpg|none|thumb|300px|British-issued Mk.II Hand Ejector]] | ||
[[Image:As59.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Zaharov([[Leo McKern]]) points his Smith & Wesson at Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]). ]] | [[Image:As59.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Zaharov([[Leo McKern]]) points his Smith & Wesson at Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]). ]] | ||
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[[Image:As62.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | [[Image:As62.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | ||
[[Image:As63.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | [[Image:As63.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | ||
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| + | == Colt 1878 Double Action == | ||
| + | Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) arms himself with one of Count Massino's revolvers, a [[Colt 1878 Double Action]] when they go hunting for pigs. | ||
| + | [[Image:1878 colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt 1878 Double Action - .45 Colt]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Reil5-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Reil5-colt1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly with his Colt.]] | ||
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| + | == Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 == | ||
| + | Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uses a [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873]] when they go hunting for pigs. | ||
| + | [[Image:Chamelot-Delvigne-Model-1873A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 (bare metal) - 11mm. .]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Reil5-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.]] | ||
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| + | == Colt New Service == | ||
| + | During the hunt for pigs, Reilly's mistress Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) uses a [[Colt New Service]] slightly modified to resemble a Single Action Army. | ||
| + | [[Image:Colt New Army .357.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service 1935-1936 - .357 Magnum.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Reil5-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.]] | ||
== Colt M1911A1 == | == Colt M1911A1 == | ||
| − | After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik | + | After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) and one of his compatriots flee to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg. The embassy has been shut down and is staffed by just a skeleton crew of British citizens to include Commander Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]) of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Cromie is acting as the banker for Reilly's operation. With the counter-revolution crushed Bolshevik troops are sent to storm the embassy and if possible arrest Reilly.Commander Cromie refuses to flee deciding instead to defend the embassy and go down with the ship. It's interesting to note that Cromie is armed with two [[M1911 pistol series|Colt Model 1911 pistols]]. I assume that they are the models chambered for the .455 Webley Self-Loading Pistol Cartridge. One is also used by a Cheka assassin to kill a female prisoner in Lubyanka in 1918. |
[[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]] | [[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]] | ||
[[Image:As25.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Being a proper English Naval Officer Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]) takes a few moments to groom himself. 1911 pistols at the ready.]] | [[Image:As25.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Being a proper English Naval Officer Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]) takes a few moments to groom himself. 1911 pistols at the ready.]] | ||
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[[Image:As34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|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]].]] | [[Image:As34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|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]].]] | ||
[[Image:As35.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Alexandra displays a rather breezy attitude about gun safety. Fortunately it is unloaded.]] | [[Image:As35.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Alexandra displays a rather breezy attitude about gun safety. Fortunately it is unloaded.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:As36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) expresses doubt about her choice. He recommends a Glisenti Automatic, an Italian pistol. The Mannlicher, on the other hand, is an Austrian handgun and as Austria is at war with England in 1918 he has doubts about the availability of ammo for it.The shopkeeper informs him that he has two boxes of ammo. Reilly is still doubtful,but Alexandra wants it so he buys it for her.]] | + | [[Image:As36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) expresses doubt about her choice. He recommends a Glisenti Automatic, an Italian pistol. The Mannlicher, on the other hand, is an Austrian handgun and as Austria is at war with England in 1918 he has doubts about the availability of ammo for it. The shopkeeper informs him that he has two boxes of ammo. Reilly is still doubtful, but Alexandra wants it so he buys it for her.]] |
[[Image:As43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|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.]] | [[Image:As43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|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.]] | ||
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== Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun== | == Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun== | ||
[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt M1921A Thompson]] with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|[[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt M1921A Thompson]] with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
| − | [[Image:As46.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) prepares to open fire on a pursuing car containing a hit team.He is leaning out of his car.]] | + | [[Image:As46.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) prepares to open fire on a pursuing car containing a hit team. He is leaning out of his car.]] |
[[Image:As49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Excellent form.]] | [[Image:As49.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Excellent form.]] | ||
[[Image:As50.jpg|thumb|none|400px|One of the would be killers returns fire with his own M1921 Thompson.]] | [[Image:As50.jpg|thumb|none|400px|One of the would be killers returns fire with his own M1921 Thompson.]] | ||
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[[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Full-length, [[Mosin Nagant Rifle |Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]].]] | [[Image:M9130.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Full-length, [[Mosin Nagant Rifle |Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R]].]] | ||
[[Image:As26.jpg|thumb|none|400px| The Bolsheviks storm the British embassy in St. Petersburg.]] | [[Image:As26.jpg|thumb|none|400px| The Bolsheviks storm the British embassy in St. Petersburg.]] | ||
| − | [[Image:As29.jpg|thumb|none|400px| The Bolsheviks exchange fire with Commander | + | [[Image:As29.jpg|thumb|none|400px| The Bolsheviks exchange fire with Commander Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]). ]] |
=Machine gun= | =Machine gun= | ||
== Vickers Machine Gun == | == Vickers Machine Gun == | ||
| − | The [[Vickers]] Machine Gun is used as a | + | The [[Vickers]] Machine Gun is used as a substitute for the Maxim Model 1910 Machine gun. Especially in the episodes set in Russia in 1918 when Reilly is trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks. The mini-series was filmed in 1983 in the United Kingdom. It's plausible that it wasn't easy to obtain a Maxim 1910 so the production weapons man had to improvise. The shots of the machine gun are very fast when watching the actual production. With skillful editing the [[Vickers]] passes for a Maxim Model 1910. |
[[Image:551 02.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | [[Image:551 02.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Vickers Mark 1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] | ||
[[Image:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Maxim 1910 with wheel mount]] | [[Image:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Maxim 1910 with wheel mount]] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 12 September 2010
The following weapons can be seen in the British Thames Television miniseries 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.
Handguns
Webley Mk VI
Webley Mk VI .455 Webley
File:Sreilly.jpg
Reilly (Sam Neill) with Webley Mk VI.
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 Mk IV pocket model
Lockart's mistress Moura (Anna Nygh) 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 their spies.
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.
Nagant M1887 Revolver
Swedish Nagant M1887 revolvers are seen standing in for Russian M1895 Nagants, which were quite rare in the West when the miniseries was being filmed.
Reilly (Sam Neill) greets General Bazan. Nagant Model 1895 close by - just in case.
The Bolsheviks exchange fire with Commander Cromy (Barry Stokes).
Mauser C96
Inspector Tsientsin (David Suchet) with his Mauser C96 drawn inside Reilly's Port Arthur prison cell during the attack.
Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector
Used by Zaharov (Leo McKern). Zaharov was an actual arms dealer who had great power and influence in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is a possibility that he and Reilly crossed paths. In the mini-series they are shown as having something of a love - hate relationship. It appears that the revolver used by Zaharov is a Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector. Though I was unable to get a clearer screencap.If it is a Smith & Wesson Mk II then this is a technical error. The scene when Zaharov and Reilly first meet takes place in 1904. The large frame Smith & Wesson sometimes called the 44 Frame or the N Frame wasn't intoduced until 1907. The Mk II Hand Ejector didn't come out until 1915. Nevertheless it does look "correct" for the time period and ultimately it is just a prop.
Colt 1878 Double Action
Reilly (Sam Neill) arms himself with one of Count Massino's revolvers, a Colt 1878 Double Action when they go hunting for pigs.
Count Massino (John Castle) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino (Celia Gregory) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873
Count Massino (John Castle) uses a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 when they go hunting for pigs.
Count Massino (John Castle) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino (Celia Gregory) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.
Colt New Service
During the hunt for pigs, Reilly's mistress Nadia Massino (Celia Gregory) uses a Colt New Service slightly modified to resemble a Single Action Army.
Count Massino (John Castle) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino (Celia Gregory) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.
Colt M1911A1
After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 Reilly (Sam Neill) and one of his compatriots flee to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg. The embassy has been shut down and is staffed by just a skeleton crew of British citizens to include Commander Cromie (Barry Stokes) of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Cromie is acting as the banker for Reilly's operation. With the counter-revolution crushed Bolshevik troops are sent to storm the embassy and if possible arrest Reilly.Commander Cromie refuses to flee deciding instead to defend the embassy and go down with the ship. It's interesting to note that Cromie is armed with two Colt Model 1911 pistols. I assume that they are the models chambered for the .455 Webley Self-Loading Pistol Cartridge. One is also used by a Cheka assassin to kill a female prisoner in Lubyanka in 1918.
Being a proper English Naval Officer Cromie (Barry Stokes) takes a few moments to groom himself. 1911 pistols at the ready.
Mauser C96 Bolo
A highly engraved Mauser C96 'Bolo'.
General Bazan (Alan Downer), commander of the Latvian Infantry Regiment, and one of Lenin's most trusted people confronts Reilly (Sam Neill) ,who has been waiting for him in Bazan's quarter, with a Mauser C96 'Bolo'.
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.
Reilly (Sam Neill) expresses doubt about her choice. He recommends a Glisenti Automatic, an Italian pistol. The Mannlicher, on the other hand, is an Austrian handgun and as Austria is at war with England in 1918 he has doubts about the availability of ammo for it. The shopkeeper informs him that he has two boxes of ammo. Reilly is still doubtful, but Alexandra wants it so he buys it for her.
Luger P08
Blumkin (Alfred Molina) murders the German minister with a Luger P08. Setting off the failed counter-revolution before Reilly and his people are ready.
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 Adamson (Robert Walker) 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
Mannlicher Model 1903
Submachine gun
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 is leaning out of his car.
Rifle
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Full-length, Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R.
The Bolsheviks exchange fire with Commander Cromie (Barry Stokes).
Machine gun
Vickers Machine Gun
The Vickers Machine Gun is used as a substitute for the Maxim Model 1910 Machine gun. Especially in the episodes set in Russia in 1918 when Reilly is trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks. The mini-series was filmed in 1983 in the United Kingdom. It's plausible that it wasn't easy to obtain a Maxim 1910 so the production weapons man had to improvise. The shots of the machine gun are very fast when watching the actual production. With skillful editing the Vickers passes for a Maxim Model 1910.
Shotgun
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 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is empty, but Reilly (Sam Neill) is making a point. At this point he believes that she might have been ordered murdered because of fears that Reilly would have talked to her while in her bed. He notes that while the shotgun is of English origin, its trigger mechanism is from Texas.
