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The Turkish Gambit (Russian: Турецкий гамбит; Turetskiy gambit) is a 2005 Russian/ Bulgarian war triller/detective, based on the novel of the same name by Boris Akunin. Famous Russian detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin tries to expose an enemy spy during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) is the second film about the adventures of Erast Fandorin. It was preceded by Azazel (2002) and followed The State Counsellor (2005). In all three movies Fandorin is played by different actors.
PS1: Nearly all firearms in this film are heavily anachronistic.
PS2: This article contains major spoilers, so, if you still haven't watched this movie, DON'T READ IT!!!
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The following weapons were used in the film The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit):
Revolvers
Webley .455 Mk VI
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses a Webley .455 Mk VI throghout the movie. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) briefly holds a similar revolver one moment.
ZKR 551
Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) fires a ZKR 551 revolver during the firefight in the mountains. Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov) briefly holds one during the training, and, later, during the preparing for duel, when he hands it to secondants - D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) and McLaughlin (Daniel Olbrychski). Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) also uses the ZKR 551 throughout the movie (Standing in for the similar Colt SAA).
Gasser M1880 Montenegrin
D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) owns a Gasser M1880 Montenegrin revolver. Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko) tries to shoot it once.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
Lukan (Viktor Verzhbitskiy) uses a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver several times. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) also uses a No.3 to injure himself.
Rast-Gasser M1898
General Sobolev (Aleksandr Baluev) and other Russian officers fires Rast-Gasser M1898 revolvers during the training. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses a Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver to kill Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov) and Kazanzaki (Aleksey Guskov). Later he places the Gasser in the hand of the dying Kazanzaki.
Mle 1892
Several characters, include D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé), Lukan (Viktor Verzhbitskiy) and Mitya Gridnev (Marat Basharov) use the Mle 1892 Revolvers during the training. General Ganetsky (Anatoly Kuznetsov) fires a Mle 1892 Revolver during the night scene.
Pistols
Flobert gun
Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko) owns a Flobert gun (known in Russia as Monte Cristo), but all shots of it was blurred due to movement.
Flintlock Pistol
Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carries Flintlock Pistols. Several Flintlock pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film climax.
Two Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film climax.
Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894
Ismail-Bei (Gosha Kutsenko) tries to use a Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 in the night scene, but Erast Fandorin disarms him. All shots of it were blurred.
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Rifles
Martini-Henry
Turkish soldiers use Martini-Henry rifles with bayonets many times, but it never seen clear: only in the distance or blurred.
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Winchester Model 1894
Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) fires a Winchester Model 1894 rifle at the film beginning.
Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"
Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) captures a Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle and fires it.
Berdan Rifle
Many Russian soldiers uses Berdan Rifles. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) briefly holds a few of it. For some reasons, it's the only Russian firearm in this movie.
1895 Chilean Mauser (mocked up as Remington-Keene)
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses during the firefight in the mountains the 1895 Chilean Mauser, mocked up as a Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle.The front part of the wooden foregrip was removed, and a fake tubular magazine was mounted. The exact model is ID'd by the shape of the bolt shroud, which is the Model 1893 style, and the unique safety lug on the receiver tang behind the bolt handle of the Model 1895 can be clearly distinguished. The presence of a thumb cut in the receiver wall most likely makes this a Serbian Model 1899.
Jezail musket
Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carries Jezail muskets.
