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==Mauser C96== | ==Mauser C96== | ||
A [[Mauser C96]] is used by one of the overseers ([[Ivan Savelyev]]) who killed The Girl ( | A [[Mauser C96]] is used by one of the overseers ([[Ivan Savelyev]]) who killed The Girl (San Bo Yan) and later by Chinese officers. | ||
[[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-C96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Overseers playing cards in the third class. Note the grip of the holstered C96 on the left.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-C96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Overseers playing cards in the third class. Note the grip of the holstered C96 on the left.]] | ||
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==Mauser M1914== | ==Mauser M1914== | ||
The other overseer ( | The other overseer (Yakov Gudkin) a [[1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]]. The Chinese General (Chai Wan Sen) and the British envoy ([[Sergei Minin]]) can be seen using this pistol at the end. | ||
[[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mmSR]] | [[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mmSR]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-MPocket1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol being fired during the wrangling.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-MPocket1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol being fired during the wrangling.]] | ||
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==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ==Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model== | ||
The [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] is used by the brother ( | The [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] is used by the brother (Chu She Wang) of the Girl. | ||
[[Image:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | [[Image:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Peasant with his S&W revolver in a close-up.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Revolver1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Peasant with his S&W revolver in a close-up.]] | ||
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==Ortgies Pocket Pistol== | ==Ortgies Pocket Pistol== | ||
The Secretary of the English envoy ( | The Secretary of the English envoy (Igor Chernyak) uses an [[Ortgies Pocket Pistol]]. | ||
[[Image:Ortgies 765mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ortgies Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP]] | [[Image:Ortgies 765mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Ortgies Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He threatens the train driver to stop the train.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|He threatens the train driver to stop the train.]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Chinese soldiers, some policemen and later workers can be seen carrying German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]], probably standing for [[Hanyang Type 88]], [[1907 Chinese Mauser|M1907]] and [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle|Type 24 Zhongzheng]] rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonets. | Chinese soldiers, some policemen and later workers can be seen carrying German [[Mauser Gewehr 1898|Gewehr 98]]s, probably standing for [[Hanyang Type 88]], [[1907 Chinese Mauser|M1907]] and [[Type Zhongzheng Rifle|Type 24 Zhongzheng]] rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with ''Seitengewehr'' 98/05 bayonets. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers on the railway platform stand with their Gewehrs with fixed bayonets.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese soldiers on the railway platform stand with their Gewehrs with fixed bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of police officers stands guard.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A line of police officers stands guard.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coolie ( | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Coolie (A Vardul) fires his Mauser at soldiers.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of his firing rifle.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another angle of his firing rifle.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese worker on the roof of the wagon, fires his rifle at a Chinese officer.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chinese worker on the roof of the wagon, fires his rifle at a Chinese officer.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After laying down their arms, three soldiers allowed to pick them up | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|After laying down their arms, three soldiers allowed to pick them up to join the fight on the worker's side. Note the large "butcher blade" bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Gew7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the last remaining loyal soldiers aims his Mauser.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Gew7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|One of the last remaining loyal soldiers aims his Mauser.]] | ||
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Some [[Arisaka Type 30]] rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers. | Some [[Arisaka Type 30]] rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers. | ||
[[Image:Arisaka t30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 30 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | [[Image:Arisaka t30.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 30 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers behind the Chinese Officer ( | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Two soldiers behind the Chinese Officer (Spasaevsky) with their rifles with fixed bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same soldiers carry out the command to arrest the Coolie. Before and after these scenes in the third-class wagon, the soldiers are all armed with G98s.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same soldiers carry out the command to arrest the Coolie. Before and after these scenes in the third-class wagon, the soldiers are all armed with G98s.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Workers take the Arisak rifles out of the crate. Note the typical Type 30's hook safety.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Workers take the Arisak rifles out of the crate. Note the typical Type 30's hook safety.]] | ||
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The Blue Express, or China Express, is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film directed by Ilya Trauberg (Assistant director of October: Ten Days That Shook the World). China in the 1920s: an express train to bring travelers to Russia is waiting to depart. As in the reality of society, passengers on the train are divided into three classes: in the first class, accompanied by military honors, the British envoy; with him missionaries, diplomats, entrepreneurs. Sales representatives, citizens, and scholars sit in the compartments of the second class. The ordinary workers have to be satisfied with the third class.
The following weapons were used in the film The Blue Express:
Handguns
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 is used by one of the overseers (Ivan Savelyev) who killed The Girl (San Bo Yan) and later by Chinese officers.
Mauser M1914
The other overseer (Yakov Gudkin) a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol. The Chinese General (Chai Wan Sen) and the British envoy (Sergei Minin) can be seen using this pistol at the end.
Steyr M1912
Chinese workers arm themselves with Austrian Steyr M1912 pistols.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
The Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model is used by the brother (Chu She Wang) of the Girl.
Ortgies Pocket Pistol
The Secretary of the English envoy (Igor Chernyak) uses an Ortgies Pocket Pistol.
Star Ruby
An English diplomat can be seen with a Star Ruby.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Chinese soldiers, some policemen and later workers can be seen carrying German Gewehr 98s, probably standing for Hanyang Type 88, M1907 and Type 24 Zhongzheng rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonets.
Arisaka Type 30
Some Arisaka Type 30 rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers.
