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|name= The Christofel of<br> Grimmelshausen Adventurous<br> Simplizissimus<br> (Des Christoffel von<br> Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher<br> Simplizissimus)
|picture = Simplizissimus poster.jpg
|caption = DVD Cover
|country = [[File:GER.jpg|25px]] Germany<br> [[File:AUT.jpg|25px]] Austria<br> [[File:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
|channel = 
|genre = Adventure<br> Drama<br> History<br> Comedy
|creator = FSK
|dates = 1975
|language = German
|seasons = 1
|episodes = 4
|character1=Simplex Simplizissimus
|actor1=[[Matthias Habich]]
|character2=Herzbruder Ulrich
|actor2=Christian Quadflieg
|character3=Jupiter
|actor3=Herbert Stass
}}

'''''The Christofel of Grimmelshausen Adventurous Simplizissimus''''' (German: ''Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus'') is a 1975 German-French-Austrian historical adventure-comedy television series, based on the first part of the 1668 Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen novel "Der abentheuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch" (commonly known in English as "Simplicius Simplicissimus"). Set during the Thirty Years' War, the series stars [[Matthias Habich]] as roguish mercenary and adventurer Simplex Simplizissimus.


{{TV Title|The Christofel of Grimmelshausen Adventurous Simplizissimus (Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus)}}

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=Pistol=
==Wheellock Pistol==
[[Wheellock Pistol]]s used frequently throughout the series. It appears in the hands of various characters, include Simplex Simplizissimus ([[Matthias Habich]]), Springinsfeld (Günter Strack), Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg), and Leupold ([[Herbert Fux]]).
[[Image:Wheel lock.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wheellock pistol]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reiter uses the pistol as a torture device in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Governor (uncredited) draws the pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest". Colonel Zwirnbeiss (Alexander Golling) with the holstered pistol at the left.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus ([[Matthias Habich]]) aims his wheellock pistol at Jupiter (Herbert Stass) in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistols 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus arranges numerous pistols, including wheellocks, in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springinsfeld (Günter Strack) takes cover with his wheellock pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Swedish Commandant (uncredited) holds the wheellock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]

==Flintlock Pistol==
[[Flintlock Pistol]]s are also widely used throughout the TV series.
[[File:British Heavy Dragoon pistol.jpg|thumb|300px|none|British Heavy Dragoon Pistol - .62 caliber]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus ([[Matthias Habich]]) aims his pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistols 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus arranges numerous pistols, including flintlocks, in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]

==Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistol==
[[Flintlock Pistol|Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistol]]s are used by Simplex Simplizissimus ([[Matthias Habich]]) and Knan ([[Radovan Lukavský]]).
[[Image:Irishtwinflintlockpistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Irish Twin Flintlock, among the earliest multi-barreled handguns.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus arranges numerous pistols, including a double-barreled flintlock (far left) in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 4 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Knan ([[Radovan Lukavský]]) aims the double-barreled flintlock pistol in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Knan fires in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]

==Wheellock Pocket Pistol==
[[Wheellock Pocket Pistol]]s are used by several characters, include Simplex Simplizissimus.
[[Image:WheellockPocketPistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Wheellock pocket pistol]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An ambusher aims his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 3 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The French Colonel (uncredited) threatens Simplex Simplizissimus with his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]

=Muskets=
==Matchlock Musket==
As in the real Thirty Years' War, the [[Matchlock Musket]] is the most popular long firearm. It's used by most musketeers, soldiers, and mercenaries, including Simplex Simplizissimus, Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg), Springinsfeld (Günter Strack) and brigands, including Knan ([[Radovan Lukavský]]) and Olivier (Kurt Jaggberg).
[[Image:MatchlockMusket.jpg|thumb|none|450px|European Matchlock musket]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hanau musketeers with the muskets in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier with a musket on a musket fork in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Musketeers rest while their guns lean on the wall in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg) hands his musket to Simplex Simplizissimus in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Musketeers with the musket in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus grabs his musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires his musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]

==Wheellock Musket==
Forest Guards briefly use [[Wheellock Musket]]s in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".
[[Image:Mayflower_gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mayflower Wheellock Musket]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Forest Guard holds a musket while taking a direct hit.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Forest Guard aims. The dog is seen.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Forest Guard fires.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 2 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]

=Cannons=
==Howitzer==
Howitzers are seen in the German military camp in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of a howitzer is seen at the center.]]

==Siege Cannon==
Siege cannons are seen in several scenes.
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A disassembled cannon in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon in the German military camp in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon in Swedish military camp in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon in German military camp in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]

==Fake "Cannons"==
The Swedish make fake "cannons", made of wine barrels, to deceive the castle defenders in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A "cannon" of wine barrels is seen.]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|View from the "muzzle".]]

==Light Field Cannon==
Light cannons can be seen in the Swedish military camp in "Teil 3: Der Schatz". 
[[Image:Simplizissimus cannon 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A cannon in the background.]]

=Trivia=
In most live action media, the firing of muzzleloading firearms are either real firing (blanks of course) or all pyrotechnic produced, in this TV series it is a rather rare case where some gunshots are real, while some are just pyrotechnic effects. The two main differences is the lack of any flash from the flash pan and lack of movement in firing mechanisms in a pyrotechnic-produced flash, while the real gunshots of muzzleloaders have those details.

==Real Firing Guns==
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reiter fires the flintlock pistol in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another Reiter fires the wheellock pistol in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Swedish soldier fires the matchlock musket in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Swedish soldier fires the wheellock pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires the flintlock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 1 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires numerous pistols in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires the matchlock musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus musket 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Obviously real gunshot: Simplex Simplizissimus fires the matchlock musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]

==Pyrothechnic Produced Muzzle Flash==
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reiter fires the wheellock pistol in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus ([[Matthias Habich]]) fires the wheellock pistol in  "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Springinsfeld (Günter Strack) fires the wheellock pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An ambusher fires the flintlock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires the flintlock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires the wheellock pocket pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Simplex Simplizissimus fires the wheellock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus gunshot 2 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Olivier (Kurt Jaggberg) fires the matchlock musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]
[[Image:Simplizissimus pistol 4 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Knan fires the double barreled flintlock pistol in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".]]

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