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[[File:Bors4-6a.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''Bors'' (1968)]]Bors was a Hungarian TV series, that ran one season in 1968. It was originally planned as a five episode miniseries, but because of its popularity it was extended to 15 episodes. The main character is Máté Bors (István Sztankay), a Hungarian soldier who became a prisoner of war during WW1 in Russia. The series starts in 1919, when Bors and his comrades escape from prison camp. They eventually return home, and join the army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Most of the series however take place in the 1930s, when Bors and the others are members of the illegal communist movement in Hungary.
{{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}}
|name= Bors
|picture = Bors4-6a.jpg
|caption = DVD Cover
|country = [[File:HUN.jpg|25px]] Hungary
|genre = Comedy <br> War <br>
|dates = 1968
|language = Hungarian
|seasons = 1
|episodes = 15
|character1=Máté Bors
|actor1=[[István Sztankay]]
|character2=Ede Dániel
|actor2=[[Imre Antal]]
|character3=Dezső Zentay
|actor3=[[István Bujtor]]
|character4=Oszkár Ormándy
|actor4=[[Gábor Koncz]]
}}


Below are the episod titles, with english translation and the year the events of the episode take place:
'''Bors''' was a Hungarian TV series, that ran one season in 1968. It was originally planned as a five episode miniseries, but because of its popularity it was extended to 15 episodes. The main character is Máté Bors (István Sztankay), a Hungarian soldier who became a prisoner of war during WW1 in Russia. The series starts in 1919, when Bors and his comrades escape from prison camp. They eventually return home, and join the army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Most of the series however take place in the 1930s, when Bors and the others are members of the illegal communist movement in Hungary.
 
Below are the episode titles, with English translation and the year the events of the episode take place:


*Ep.1. Szervezzünk anarchiát! (Let's Make Anarchy!) - 1919
*Ep.1. Szervezzünk anarchiát! (Let's Make Anarchy!) - 1919
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*Ep.15. A győztesek (The Victors) - 1945
*Ep.15. A győztesek (The Victors) - 1945


'''The following weapons were used in the series ''Bors'':'''
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= Revolvers =
== Rast-Gasser 1898==
== Rast-Gasser 1898==
A [Gasser Revolvers|Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver is seen in Episode One.
A [[Gasser Revolvers|Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver is seen in Episode One.
[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Rast-Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser]]
[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Rast-Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser]]
[[File:Ep1_gasser_police_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|While disguised as circus performers, Bors gives instructions to Sipos (István Szilágyi), holding a Gasser Police revolver. (Ep.1.) ]]
[[File:Ep1_gasser_police_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|While disguised as circus performers, Bors gives instructions to Sipos (István Szilágyi), holding a Gasser Police revolver. (Ep.1.)]]
 


==Nagant M1895==
==Nagant M1895==
[[Nagant Revolver|Russian Nagant M1895]] revolvers turn up a big numbers in the first two episodes. Several Russian soldiers, both white and red, as well as some of the main characters have them. It seems, that it was meant as stand in for the Nagant revolver. Some also turn up in Ep.3. in the hands of Zentay's (István Bujtor) men.
[[Nagant Revolver|Russian Nagant M1895]] revolvers show up in large numbers during in the first two episodes. Several Russian soldiers, both White and Red, as well as some of the main characters have them. It seems, that it was meant as stand in for the Nagant revolver. Some also turn up in Ep.3. in the hands of Zentay's (István Bujtor) men.
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38 Nagant]]
[[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38 Nagant]]
[[File:Ep1_gasser_police.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The anarchist leader (István Dégi) points his gun at Ede Dániel (Imre Antal). (Ep.1.)]]
[[File:Ep1_gasser_police.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The anarchist leader (István Dégi) points his gun at Ede Dániel (Imre Antal). (Ep.1.)]]
[[File:Ep3_gasser_police.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Zentay's men armed with Gasser Police revolvers. (Ep.3.)]]
[[File:Ep3_gasser_police.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Zentay's men armed with Gasser Police revolvers. (Ep.3.)]]


= Pistols =
==Steyr M1908==
==Steyr M1908==
Dezső Zentay (István Bujtor) carries a [[Steyr_M1908|Steyr M1908]] in Ep.3. The commander of the cadets (József Kautzky) as well as Bors has one in Ep.4.
Dezső Zentay (István Bujtor) carries a [[Steyr_M1908|Steyr M1908]] in Ep.3. The commander of the cadets (József Kautzky) as well as Bors has one in Ep.4.
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==Frommer Stop==
==Frommer Stop==
In Ep.4. Bors has a [[Frommer Stop]], when he infiltrates the Central Post Office, but as a continuity mistake it turns into a Steyr M1908. In Ep.5. baron Rhédey's trigger happy butler also has one.
In Ep.4. Bors has a [[Frommer Stop]], when he infiltrates the Central Post Office, but as a continuity mistake it turns into a Steyr M1908. In Ep.5. baron Rhédey's trigger happy butler also has one.
[[File:FromStop9.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Frommer Stop]]
[[File:Frommer-Stop-Rightside.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Frommer Stop]]
[[File:Ep4_fromer_stop.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with a Frommer Stop.(Ep.4.)]]
[[File:Ep4_fromer_stop.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with a Frommer Stop.(Ep.4.)]]
[[File:Ep5_fromer_stop.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The butler points his gun at Bors. (Ep.5.)]]
[[File:Ep5_fromer_stop.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The butler points his gun at Bors. (Ep.5.)]]
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Starting with Ep.7. Zentay and Oszkár Ormándy (Gábor Koncz), the two gendarme colonels, both have a [[Femaru_37M|FEG M37]]. Bors and Dániel also get a pair from an officer, when they pretend to be Zentay and Ormándy.
Starting with Ep.7. Zentay and Oszkár Ormándy (Gábor Koncz), the two gendarme colonels, both have a [[Femaru_37M|FEG M37]]. Bors and Dániel also get a pair from an officer, when they pretend to be Zentay and Ormándy.
[[File:FEG_37M_1538.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FEG M37]]
[[File:FEG_37M_1538.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FEG M37]]
[[File:Ep7_feg_m37.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A hungarian policeman with an M37. This is anachronistic, as the M37 was not yet introduced in 1930, when the episode takes place. However, the FEG M29, which was used at this time looks quite similar.(Ep.7.)]]
[[File:Ep7_feg_m37.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A Hungarian policeman with an M37. This is anachronistic, as the M37 was not yet introduced in 1930, when the episode takes place. However, the FEG M29, which was used at this time looks quite similar.(Ep.7.)]]
[[File:Ep10_feg_m37_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors prepares to knock out a soldier with an M37.(Ep.10.)]]
[[File:Ep10_feg_m37_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors prepares to knock out a soldier with an M37.(Ep.10.)]]
[[File:Ep13_feg_m37_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ormándy and Zentay with M37s. (Ep.13.)]]
[[File:Ep13_feg_m37_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ormándy and Zentay with M37s. (Ep.13.)]]


==Luger P08==
==Luger P08==
In Ep.9. Dániel and some of the nazis have [[Luger_P08|Lugers]].
In Ep.9. Dániel and some of the Nazis have [[Luger_P08|Lugers]].
[[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08]]
[[File:Luger.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08]]
[[File:Ep9 luger 2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Dániel points his Luger at the station master. (Ep.9.)]]
[[File:Ep9 luger 2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Dániel points his Luger at the station master. (Ep.9.)]]
[[File:Ep9_luger_3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Two of the nazis armed with Lugers(Ep.9.)]]
[[File:Ep9_luger_3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Two of the Nazis armed with Lugers(Ep.9.)]]


= Rifles =
==Mosin-Nagant M91/30==
==Mosin-Nagant M91/30==
The Russian soldiers and the main characters often carry [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin-Nagant]] rifles in the first two episodes, however they are all anachronistic M91/30s. In Ep.11. the Spanish Republicans also have Mosin-Nagants.
The Russian soldiers and the main characters often carry [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin-Nagant]] rifles in the first two episodes, however they are all anachronistic M91/30s. In Ep.11. the Spanish Republicans also have Mosin-Nagants.
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[[File:Ep11_mosin_nagant.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The republican soldier on the left has a Mosin-Nagant. (Ep.11.)]]
[[File:Ep11_mosin_nagant.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The republican soldier on the left has a Mosin-Nagant. (Ep.11.)]]


==Mosin-Nagant M44 Carabine==
==Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine==
Anachronistically both in episodes 1 and 2 few [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M44]] carabines show up.
Anachronistically both in episodes 1 and 2 few [[Mosin_Nagant_Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M44]] carbines show up.
[[File:M44Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin-Nagant M44]]
[[File:M44Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin-Nagant M44]]
[[File:Ep1_mosin_m44_carabine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The anarchist on the left has an anachronistic Mosin-Nagant M44. (Ep.1.)]]
[[File:Ep1_mosin_m44_carabine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The anarchist on the left has an anachronistic Mosin-Nagant M44. (Ep.1.)]]


==Mannlicher M95==
==Mannlicher M95==
Being the standard rifle of the Hungarian Army, Police and Gendarme during this time period, [[Steyr_Mannlicher_M1895|Manlicher M95s]] turn up in large numbers, used mostly by extras.
Being the standard rifle of the Hungarian Army, Police and Gendarme during this time period, [[Steyr_Mannlicher_M1895|Mannlicher M95s]] turn up in large numbers, used mostly by extras.
[[File:SteyrM95Long.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Manlicher M95]]
[[File:SteyrM95Long.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Manlicher M95]]
[[File:Ep3_manlicher_m95_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A gendarme armed with a Manlicher M95. (Ep.3.)]]
[[File:Ep3_manlicher_m95_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A gendarme armed with a Mannlicher M95. (Ep.3.)]]
[[File:Ep13_manlicher_m95.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Policemen armed with M95s. (Ep.13.)]]
[[File:Ep13_manlicher_m95.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Policemen armed with M95s. (Ep.13.)]]


==Mannlicher M90/30 Carabine==
==Mannlicher M90/30 Carbine==
Some of the policemen are armed with [[Steyr_Mannlicher_M1895|Manlicher M90/30 carabines]].
Some of the policemen are armed with [[Steyr_Mannlicher_M1895|Mannlicher M90/30 carbines]].
[[File:SteyrM95Short.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08]]
[[File:SteyrM95Short.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08]]
[[File:Ep7_manlicher_m9030_carabine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Policemen armed with Manlicher carabines. (Ep.7.)]]
[[File:Ep7_manlicher_m9030_carabine.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Policemen armed with Mannlicher carbines. (Ep.7.)]]


==Mannlicher Hunting Rifles==
==Mannlicher Hunting Rifles==
In Ep.8. there's a big hunt organized by a baron. Several of the hunters are armed with different kind of hunting rifles, most of the appear to be variations of the [[Steyr_Mannlicher-Schoenauer|Mannlicher Hunting Rifle]].
In Ep.8. there's a big hunt organized by a baron. Several of the hunters are armed with different kind of hunting rifles, most of the appear to be variations of the [[Steyr_Mannlicher-Schoenauer|Mannlicher Hunting Rifle]].
[[File:Ep8_manlicher_hunting.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The hunter in the front has a Mannlicher Hunting Rifle. (Ep.8.)]]
[[File:Ep8_manlicher_hunting.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The hunter in the front has a Mannlicher Hunting Rifle. (Ep.8.)]]
==12 Gauge Shotgun==
Also in Ep.8. some of the hunters, including Bors and Dániel, have different types of [[12_Gauge_Double_Barreled_Shotgun|12 gauge double barreled shotguns]]. Most of them appear to be Frommer shotguns.
[[File:Ep8_fromer_shotgun.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with his shotgun. (Ep.8.)]]
[[File:Ep8_shotgun.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The baron aiming at a wild boar. (Ep.8.)]]


==Mauser 98K==
==Mauser 98K==
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[[File:Ep11_mauser_m1913_spanish.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Spanish Republicans with Spanish Mausers. (Ep.11.)]]
[[File:Ep11_mauser_m1913_spanish.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Spanish Republicans with Spanish Mausers. (Ep.11.)]]


==Berthier Mle. 1916 Carabine==
==Berthier Mle. 1916 Carbine==
At the end of Ep.10. is a montage of stock footage from the 1934 Austrian and French uprising. At one point it shows french policemen armed with [[Berthier_Rifles#Fusil_Mod.C3.A8le_1916_Carabine|Berthier Mle. 1916 carabines]].
At the end of Ep.10. is a montage of stock footage from the 1934 Austrian and French uprising. At one point it shows french policemen armed with [[Berthier_Rifles#Fusil_Mod.C3.A8le_1916_Carabine|Berthier Mle. 1916 carbines]].
[[File:Bert-c92 70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Mle. 1916]]
[[File:Bert-c92 70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Berthier Mle. 1916]]
[[File:Ep10_berthier_mle_1916.jpg|thumb|450px|none|French mounted policemen with Berthier carabines. (Ep.10.)]]
[[File:Ep10_berthier_mle_1916.jpg|thumb|450px|none|French mounted policemen with Berthier carbines. (Ep.10.)]]


= Submachine Guns =
==MP40==
==MP40==
The [[MP40]]-s first appear in Ep.9., used by German soldiers. This is of course anachronistic, as the MP40 didn't exist in 1933. The situation is the same in Ep.11., where the Condor Legion soldiers are armed with MP40-s. MP40-s appear in large numbers in the last episode, and Bors and his comrades are armed with MP40-s during the final showdown with Zentay and Ormándy.  
The [[MP40]]-s first appear in Ep.9., used by German soldiers. This is of course anachronistic, as the MP40 didn't exist in 1933. The situation is the same in Ep.11., where the Condor Legion soldiers are armed with MP40-s. MP40-s appear in large numbers in the last episode, and Bors and his comrades are armed with MP40-s during the final showdown with Zentay and Ormándy.  
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[[File:Ep15_mp40_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Vera (Zsuzsa Pálos) uses an MP40 (Ep.15.)]]
[[File:Ep15_mp40_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Vera (Zsuzsa Pálos) uses an MP40 (Ep.15.)]]


==Sa.24==
==Sa 25==
Probably the most egregious case of anachronism in the series is the appearance of the [[SA.23_submachine_gun_series|Sa.24]] sub-machinegun, which was introduced in 1948, after the events of the show. Sipos uses on in Ep.9., while in Ep.15. Zentay, Ormándy and the other gendarmes are armed with Sa.24-s too.
Probably the most egregious case of anachronism in the series is the appearance of the [[Sa 25]] submachine gun, which was introduced in 1948, after the events of the show. Sipos uses on in Ep.9., while in Ep.15. Zentay, Ormándy and the other gendarmes are armed with Sa 25s too.
[[File:CzechSA24 SMG.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sa.24]]
[[File:Sa 25.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sa 25 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Ep9_sa25.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Sipos with the Sa.24. (Ep.9.)]]
[[File:Ep9_sa25.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Sipos with the Sa 25. (Ep.9.)]]
[[File:Ep15_sa24.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Zentay on the left is armed with an Sa.24. (Ep.15.)]]
[[File:Ep15_sa24.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Zentay on the left is armed with a Sa 25. (Ep.15.)]]


==Sa.23==
==Sa 23==
During the final showdown one of the gendarmes is armed with an anachronistic [[SA.23_submachine_gun_series|Sa.23]].
During the final showdown one of the gendarmes is armed with an anachronistic [[Sa 23]].
[[File:Ep15_sa23.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The gendarme with the Sa.23 gets shot by Dániel. (Ep.15.)]]
[[File:Sa 23.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Sa 23 - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Ep15_sa23.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The gendarme with the Sa 23 gets shot by Dániel. (Ep.15.)]]


==Danuvia M43==
==Király M50==
In Ep.14. Bors and his men infiltrate a millitary base, where new weapons are tested. They are armed with an odd variation of the [[Kiraly_39M/43M_Submachine_Gun|Danuvia M43]] sub-machinegun. The wood handguard after the magazine has been removed, and the barrel has been covered with a ventillated shroud. This way it looks like the Danuvia M44, however that never went beyond the prototype stage, and was therefore never issued to the troops. The reason for this conversion remains a mystery.
In Ep.14. Bors and his men infiltrate a military base, where new weapons are tested. They are armed with [[Király M50]] sub-machinegun, a postwar variant of the Király M43, that used 7.62mm Tokarev ammunition instead of the 9mm Mauser. This is of course anachronistic, as the Király M50 was only introduced in the 1950s.
[[File:43m_2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Danuvia M43]]
[[File:M50.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Király M50 - 7.62x25mm]]
[[File:Ep14_danuvia_m43_3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with the odd Danuvia M43. (Ep.14.)]]
[[File:Ep14_danuvia_m43_3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with the Kiraly M50. (Ep.14.)]]
[[File:Ep14_danuvia_m43_4.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A closer look at the odd Danuvia. (Ep.14.)]]
[[File:Ep14_danuvia_m43_4.jpg|thumb|450px|none|A closer look at the Kiraly M50. (Ep.14.)]]


==PPSh-41==
==PPSh-41==
The main characters and also the soviet soldiers in Ep.15. are all armed with [[PPSh-41_/_PPS-43#PPSh-41|PPSh-41]] sub-machineguns.
The main characters and also the soviet soldiers in Ep.15. are all armed with [[PPSh-41]] submachine guns.
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41]]
[[File:PPSH-01-SMG.jpg|thumb|none|400px|PPSh-41]]
[[File:Ep15_ppsh41.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Lukács and Sipos as soldiers of the Red Army. (Ep.15.)]]
[[File:Ep15_ppsh41.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Lukács and Sipos as soldiers of the Red Army. (Ep.15.)]]


= Shotguns =
==12 Gauge Shotgun==
Also in Ep.8. some of the hunters, including Bors and Dániel, have different types of [[12_Gauge_Double_Barreled_Shotgun|12 gauge double barreled shotguns]]. Most of them appear to be Frommer shotguns.
[[File:Ep8_fromer_shotgun.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Bors with his shotgun. (Ep.8.)]]
[[File:Ep8_shotgun.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The baron aiming at a wild boar. (Ep.8.)]]
= Machine Guns =
==Madsen Machine Gun==
==Madsen Machine Gun==
Inside the barracks of Bors and his comrades in Ep.15. is a [[Madsen_machine_gun|Madsen machine gun]]. This is not an oddity. Hungary bought Madsen MGs from Denmark near the end of WW1, and they were reissued to reserve troops in 1944. It is possible, that Bors captured a Madsen during the fight.
Inside the barracks of Bors and his comrades in Ep.15. is a [[Madsen_machine_gun|Madsen machine gun]]. This is not an oddity. Hungary bought Madsen MGs from Denmark near the end of WW1, and they were reissued to reserve troops in 1944. It is possible, that Bors captured a Madsen during the fight.
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[[File:Ep15_madsen_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Another look at the Madsen in the background. (Ep.15.)]]
[[File:Ep15_madsen_2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Another look at the Madsen in the background. (Ep.15.)]]


==SG-43 Geryunov==
==Goryunov SGMB==
In Ep.11. the Spanish Nationalists use an anachronistic soviet BTR-40 armored car, which is armed with an [[Goryunov_SG-43_Machine_Gun|SG-43]] machine gun.
In Ep.11. the Spanish Nationalists use an anachronistic soviet BTR-40 armored car, which is armed with an [[Goryunov_SG-43_Machine_Gun|Goryunov SGMB]] machine gun.
[[File:SGMT.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SG-43 Goryunov]]
[[File:SGMB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Goryunov SGMB, mounted on BTR-152 - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[File:Ep11_dshk.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The BTR-40. (Ep.11.)]]
[[File:Ep11_dshk.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The BTR-40. (Ep.11.)]]


= Other Weapons =
==RPG 7==
==RPG 7==
Another egregious case of anachronism. In Ep.14. the secret millitary base Borse and his comrades infiltrate is the place where the germans test out some new Panzerfausts. These "Panzerfausts" are actually [[RPG-7]]-s.
Another egregious case of anachronism. In Ep.14. the secret military base Borse and his comrades infiltrate is the place where the Germans test out some new Panzerfausts. These "Panzerfausts" are actually [[RPG-7]]s.
[[File:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-7]]
[[File:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|RPG-7]]
[[File:Ep14_rpg7.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The "Panzerfaustsˇduring training. (Ep.14.)]]
[[File:Ep14_rpg7.jpg|thumb|450px|none|The "Panzerfaustsˇ during training. (Ep.14.)]]


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Bors
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DVD Cover
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hungary
Language Hungarian
Genre Comedy
War
Broadcast 1968
No. of Seasons 1
No. of Episodes 15
Main Cast
Character Actor
Máté Bors István Sztankay
Ede Dániel Imre Antal
Dezső Zentay István Bujtor
Oszkár Ormándy Gábor Koncz



Bors was a Hungarian TV series, that ran one season in 1968. It was originally planned as a five episode miniseries, but because of its popularity it was extended to 15 episodes. The main character is Máté Bors (István Sztankay), a Hungarian soldier who became a prisoner of war during WW1 in Russia. The series starts in 1919, when Bors and his comrades escape from prison camp. They eventually return home, and join the army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Most of the series however take place in the 1930s, when Bors and the others are members of the illegal communist movement in Hungary.

Below are the episode titles, with English translation and the year the events of the episode take place:

  • Ep.1. Szervezzünk anarchiát! (Let's Make Anarchy!) - 1919
  • Ep.2. Szent Dimitrij éjszakája (The Night of Saint Dimitry) - 1919
  • Ep.3. Vesztegzár a határon (Quaratine on the Border) - 1919
  • Ep.4. Halló...központ? (Hallo...Operator?) - 1919
  • Ep.5. A futár (The Curier) - 1919
  • Ep.6. A zsokékirály (The King of Jockeys) - 1930
  • Ep.7. Magdolnabál (The Magdalene Ball) - 1930
  • Ep.8. Borban a szabadság (In Wine, Liberty) -1931
  • Ep.9. Az attasé (The Attaché) - 1933
  • Ep.10. A papagáj akció (Operation Parrot) - 1934
  • Ep.11. Camarada Matteo - 1937
  • Ep.12. Máté evangéliuma (The Gospel of Matthew) - 1938
  • Ep.13. Ujjé a ligetben (Hurray, in the Park) - 1941
  • Ep.14. Különleges osztag (Special Unit) - 1944
  • Ep.15. A győztesek (The Victors) - 1945

The following weapons were used in the television series Bors:



Revolvers

Rast-Gasser 1898

A Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver is seen in Episode One.

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Rast-Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser
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While disguised as circus performers, Bors gives instructions to Sipos (István Szilágyi), holding a Gasser Police revolver. (Ep.1.)

Nagant M1895

Russian Nagant M1895 revolvers show up in large numbers during in the first two episodes. Several Russian soldiers, both White and Red, as well as some of the main characters have them. It seems, that it was meant as stand in for the Nagant revolver. Some also turn up in Ep.3. in the hands of Zentay's (István Bujtor) men.

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Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38 Nagant
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The anarchist leader (István Dégi) points his gun at Ede Dániel (Imre Antal). (Ep.1.)
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Zentay's men armed with Gasser Police revolvers. (Ep.3.)

Pistols

Steyr M1908

Dezső Zentay (István Bujtor) carries a Steyr M1908 in Ep.3. The commander of the cadets (József Kautzky) as well as Bors has one in Ep.4.

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Steyr M1908
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The officer (József Kautzky) points his gun at the head of Bors. (Ep.4.)
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Bors with a Steyr M1908. (Ep.4.)

Frommer Stop

In Ep.4. Bors has a Frommer Stop, when he infiltrates the Central Post Office, but as a continuity mistake it turns into a Steyr M1908. In Ep.5. baron Rhédey's trigger happy butler also has one.

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Frommer Stop
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Bors with a Frommer Stop.(Ep.4.)
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The butler points his gun at Bors. (Ep.5.)

Steyr-Hahn M1912

Ödön Lukács (Károly Gyulai) uses a Steyr-Hahn M1912 to knock out several cadets in Ep.4.

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Steyr-Hahn M1912
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Lukács hits one of the cadets on the head with his gun.(Ep.4.)

Beretta M1935

One of the plain cloths policemen in Ep.6. has a Beretta M1935. Inez (Éva Pap) in Ep.11. also has one in a holster hidden under her skirt.

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Beretta M1935
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The policeman with a Beretta.(Ep.6.)
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Inez kills a german soldier with a Beretta. (Ep.11.)

Astra 300

In Ep.7. Bors has an Astra 300.

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Astra 300
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A closeup of Bors' Astra 300.(Ep.7.)

FEG M37

Starting with Ep.7. Zentay and Oszkár Ormándy (Gábor Koncz), the two gendarme colonels, both have a FEG M37. Bors and Dániel also get a pair from an officer, when they pretend to be Zentay and Ormándy.

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FEG M37
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A Hungarian policeman with an M37. This is anachronistic, as the M37 was not yet introduced in 1930, when the episode takes place. However, the FEG M29, which was used at this time looks quite similar.(Ep.7.)
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Bors prepares to knock out a soldier with an M37.(Ep.10.)
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Ormándy and Zentay with M37s. (Ep.13.)

Luger P08

In Ep.9. Dániel and some of the Nazis have Lugers.

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Luger P08
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Dániel points his Luger at the station master. (Ep.9.)
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Two of the Nazis armed with Lugers(Ep.9.)

Rifles

Mosin-Nagant M91/30

The Russian soldiers and the main characters often carry Mosin-Nagant rifles in the first two episodes, however they are all anachronistic M91/30s. In Ep.11. the Spanish Republicans also have Mosin-Nagants.

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Mosin-Nagant M91/30
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One of the anarchists armed with a Mosin-Nagant. (Ep.1.)
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The republican soldier on the left has a Mosin-Nagant. (Ep.11.)

Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine

Anachronistically both in episodes 1 and 2 few Mosin-Nagant M44 carbines show up.

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Mosin-Nagant M44
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The anarchist on the left has an anachronistic Mosin-Nagant M44. (Ep.1.)

Mannlicher M95

Being the standard rifle of the Hungarian Army, Police and Gendarme during this time period, Mannlicher M95s turn up in large numbers, used mostly by extras.

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Manlicher M95
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A gendarme armed with a Mannlicher M95. (Ep.3.)
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Policemen armed with M95s. (Ep.13.)

Mannlicher M90/30 Carbine

Some of the policemen are armed with Mannlicher M90/30 carbines.

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Policemen armed with Mannlicher carbines. (Ep.7.)

Mannlicher Hunting Rifles

In Ep.8. there's a big hunt organized by a baron. Several of the hunters are armed with different kind of hunting rifles, most of the appear to be variations of the Mannlicher Hunting Rifle.

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The hunter in the front has a Mannlicher Hunting Rifle. (Ep.8.)

Mauser 98K

The Spanish Nationalists in Ep.11. have Mauser 98K-s.

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Mauser 98K
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Nationalist soldiers arrest Inez. (Ep.11.)

Mauser M1916

At the start of Ep.11. is some stock footage of Republican soldiers from the Spanish Civil War armed with Spanish Mausers.

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Mauser M1916
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Spanish Republicans with Spanish Mausers. (Ep.11.)

Berthier Mle. 1916 Carbine

At the end of Ep.10. is a montage of stock footage from the 1934 Austrian and French uprising. At one point it shows french policemen armed with Berthier Mle. 1916 carbines.

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Berthier Mle. 1916
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French mounted policemen with Berthier carbines. (Ep.10.)

Submachine Guns

MP40

The MP40-s first appear in Ep.9., used by German soldiers. This is of course anachronistic, as the MP40 didn't exist in 1933. The situation is the same in Ep.11., where the Condor Legion soldiers are armed with MP40-s. MP40-s appear in large numbers in the last episode, and Bors and his comrades are armed with MP40-s during the final showdown with Zentay and Ormándy.

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MP40
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Dániel leaves the HQ of the SA. The guards are armed with MP40-s. (Ep.9.)
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Vera (Zsuzsa Pálos) uses an MP40 (Ep.15.)

Sa 25

Probably the most egregious case of anachronism in the series is the appearance of the Sa 25 submachine gun, which was introduced in 1948, after the events of the show. Sipos uses on in Ep.9., while in Ep.15. Zentay, Ormándy and the other gendarmes are armed with Sa 25s too.

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Sa 25 - 9x19mm
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Sipos with the Sa 25. (Ep.9.)
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Zentay on the left is armed with a Sa 25. (Ep.15.)

Sa 23

During the final showdown one of the gendarmes is armed with an anachronistic Sa 23.

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Sa 23 - 9x19mm
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The gendarme with the Sa 23 gets shot by Dániel. (Ep.15.)

Király M50

In Ep.14. Bors and his men infiltrate a military base, where new weapons are tested. They are armed with Király M50 sub-machinegun, a postwar variant of the Király M43, that used 7.62mm Tokarev ammunition instead of the 9mm Mauser. This is of course anachronistic, as the Király M50 was only introduced in the 1950s.

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Király M50 - 7.62x25mm
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Bors with the Kiraly M50. (Ep.14.)
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A closer look at the Kiraly M50. (Ep.14.)

PPSh-41

The main characters and also the soviet soldiers in Ep.15. are all armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns.

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PPSh-41
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Lukács and Sipos as soldiers of the Red Army. (Ep.15.)

Shotguns

12 Gauge Shotgun

Also in Ep.8. some of the hunters, including Bors and Dániel, have different types of 12 gauge double barreled shotguns. Most of them appear to be Frommer shotguns.

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Bors with his shotgun. (Ep.8.)
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The baron aiming at a wild boar. (Ep.8.)

Machine Guns

Madsen Machine Gun

Inside the barracks of Bors and his comrades in Ep.15. is a Madsen machine gun. This is not an oddity. Hungary bought Madsen MGs from Denmark near the end of WW1, and they were reissued to reserve troops in 1944. It is possible, that Bors captured a Madsen during the fight.

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Madsen
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The Madsen is behind Gusztáv Parádi˙(Géza Tordy). (Ep.15.)
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Another look at the Madsen in the background. (Ep.15.)

Goryunov SGMB

In Ep.11. the Spanish Nationalists use an anachronistic soviet BTR-40 armored car, which is armed with an Goryunov SGMB machine gun.

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Goryunov SGMB, mounted on BTR-152 - 7.62x54mm R
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The BTR-40. (Ep.11.)

Other Weapons

RPG 7

Another egregious case of anachronism. In Ep.14. the secret military base Borse and his comrades infiltrate is the place where the Germans test out some new Panzerfausts. These "Panzerfausts" are actually RPG-7s.

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The "Panzerfaustsˇ during training. (Ep.14.)