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A Russian officer carries a handgun in a holster. The shape of the grip with lanyard ring and the shape of the holster allows to guess that this is the [[Nagant M1895]], the service sidearm of Russian army in the time of filming (and anachronistic for the Crimean War era, likely a stand-in for the [[Percussion Cap Pistol|Russian M1848 Percussion Cap Pistol]], which was the standard issue pistol of the Imperial Russian Army). | A Russian officer carries a handgun in a holster. The shape of the grip with lanyard ring and the shape of the holster allows to guess that this is the [[Nagant M1895]], the service sidearm of Russian army in the time of filming (and anachronistic for the Crimean War era, likely a stand-in for the [[Percussion Cap Pistol|Russian M1848 Percussion Cap Pistol]], which was the standard issue pistol of the Imperial Russian Army). | ||
[[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced in 1920s. This sample lacks lanyard ring that was a standard feature of 1890s-1910s produced Nagants.]] | [[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced in 1920s. This sample lacks lanyard ring that was a standard feature of 1890s-1910s produced Nagants.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-13.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer in center carries the holstered sidearm. Note the lanyard.]] | ||
= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Mosin Nagant M1891 == | == Mosin Nagant M1891 == | ||
While the | While the uniforms of Russian, French, British and Turkish armies were reproduced accurately, the guns in the hands of soldiers are anachronistic [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] Infantry rifles, by the time of the Crimean War, the Imperial Russian Army used the [[Infantry Musket M1845]] as their standard issue musket, the British Army used the [[Enfield Pattern 1853]], the Turkish Army used the [[Jezail Musket|Shishana Miquelet Musket]], and the French Army used the St. Etienne M1842 Percussion Musket. This is possibly the first appearance of Mosin Nagant rifles on screen. | ||
[[File:Mosin-Nagant-M1891-Infantry.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Mosin-Nagant-M1891-Infantry.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-02.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers fire their rifles. Some are fitted with bayonets. Vice Admiral Kornilov stands on the foreground.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-03.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers and sailors at rest.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-07.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-07.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French soldiers at the left hold M91 rifles.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-09.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian and French soldiers in close combat.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-11.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers carry their wounded comrades-in-arms.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers on the march. The rifles are seen clear enough, and the attachment of the rifle sling allows to identify the guns as original, pre-1910 Infantry models.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-13.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian troops leave Sevastopol.]] | ||
== Krnka M1869 Rifle == | == Krnka M1869 Rifle == | ||
In one scene, a Russian soldier holds what appears to be an | In one scene, a Russian soldier holds what appears to be an anachronistic [[Krnka M1869 Rifle]], while this rifle was used by the Russian Imperial Army, it was not put into service until 1869, likely a stand-in for the Infantry Musket M1845 mentioned above. | ||
[[File:Russian Krnka Rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Russian Krnka Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Russian M1869 Krnka Rifle - 15.24x40mmR]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-14.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier in center holds a Krnka rifle in addition to his Mosin Nagant rifle.]] | ||
= Trivia = | = Trivia = | ||
== Naval Cannon == | == Naval Cannon == | ||
A genuine naval cannon from the Crimean War era is seen in several scenes. It appears to be 68-pounder Paixhans gun. Such cannons were mounted on Russian ships of the line and reused during the defense of Sevastopol. | A genuine naval cannon from the Crimean War era is seen in several scenes. It appears to be 68-pounder Paixhans gun. Such cannons were mounted on Russian ships of the line and reused during the defense of Sevastopol. | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-04.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The cannon on position.]] | ||
[[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-06.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Oborona Sevastopolya-1911-06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The crewmembers man the cannon. Admiral Nakhimov stands next to the cannon.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 05:30, 19 November 2023
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Defence of Sevastopol (Oborona Sevastopolya) is a Russian 1911 historical war film, depicting the events of the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War (1854-1855). It was the first feature film made in the Russian Empire.
The following weapons were used in the film Defence of Sevastopol (Oborona Sevastopolya):
Handguns
Nagant M1895
A Russian officer carries a handgun in a holster. The shape of the grip with lanyard ring and the shape of the holster allows to guess that this is the Nagant M1895, the service sidearm of Russian army in the time of filming (and anachronistic for the Crimean War era, likely a stand-in for the Russian M1848 Percussion Cap Pistol, which was the standard issue pistol of the Imperial Russian Army).
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891
While the uniforms of Russian, French, British and Turkish armies were reproduced accurately, the guns in the hands of soldiers are anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles, by the time of the Crimean War, the Imperial Russian Army used the Infantry Musket M1845 as their standard issue musket, the British Army used the Enfield Pattern 1853, the Turkish Army used the Shishana Miquelet Musket, and the French Army used the St. Etienne M1842 Percussion Musket. This is possibly the first appearance of Mosin Nagant rifles on screen.
Krnka M1869 Rifle
In one scene, a Russian soldier holds what appears to be an anachronistic Krnka M1869 Rifle, while this rifle was used by the Russian Imperial Army, it was not put into service until 1869, likely a stand-in for the Infantry Musket M1845 mentioned above.
Trivia
A genuine naval cannon from the Crimean War era is seen in several scenes. It appears to be 68-pounder Paixhans gun. Such cannons were mounted on Russian ships of the line and reused during the defense of Sevastopol.
