Khaspush: Difference between revisions
Khaspush: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Khaspush: Difference between revisions
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shadow of a revolver is seen at the background. It may be a top-break gun, possibly a [[Smith & Wesson]].]]
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A shadow of a revolver is seen at the background. It may be a top-break gun, possibly a [[Smith & Wesson]].]]
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A large frame revolver is seen at the background.]]
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A large frame revolver is seen at the background. It may be a early Webley ([[Webley .455 Mk I|Mk I]] to [[Webley .455 Mk V|Mk V]]) or some Smith & Wesson top-breal model.]]
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An unidentified revolver in hands of an Englishman. This is possibly a gun with a swing-out cylinder.]]
[[File:Khaspush-Revolver-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An unidentified revolver in hands of an Englishman. This is possibly a gun with a swing-out cylinder.]]
Khaspush (Khas-push or Khaz-push) is a 1928 Soviet Armenian B&W silent historical drama directed by Hamo Beknazarian (credited as Amo Bek-Nazaryan). It depicts the uprising of Khaspushes (impoverished peasants and townspeople) in Qajar Persia in 1891 against the tobacco monopoly, given by Nasir al-Din Shah to a British company.
The following weapons were used in the film Khaspush:
During the storming of the British embassy by the Khaspushes, several British guards are armed with Webley RIC style revolvers (the barrels are too long for compact Bulldogs).
Most Persian soldiers, both infantry and cavalry, are armed with Berdan No.2 rifles. In reality the Persian military of late 19th century was equipped with a mix of Martini-Henry, Snider-Enfield and Chassepot 1866 rifles.
Probably due to insufficient number of avaiable Berdan rifles, some Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also used in the movie, carried by the Persian soldiers and Khaspushes. Most if not all of these rifles are Infantry model.
