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[[Image:Reil5-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.]] | [[Image:Reil5-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Count Massino ([[John Castle]]) uncovers the four revolvers they will use during the hunt. Reilly takes the Colt 1878 DA, Nadia Massino ([[Celia Gregory]]) takes the large Colt New Service (modified to resemble an SAA), and Sasha Gramaticoff takes the Webley, leaving the Count with the Chamelot-Delvigne.]] | ||
== Colt | == Colt M1911 == | ||
After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) and one of his compatriots flee to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg. The embassy has been shut down and is staffed by just a skeleton crew of British citizens to include Commander Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]) of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Cromie is acting as the banker for Reilly's operation. With the counter-revolution crushed Bolshevik troops are sent to storm the embassy and if possible arrest Reilly.Commander Cromie refuses to flee deciding instead to defend the embassy and go down with the ship. It's interesting to note that Cromie is armed with two [[M1911 pistol series|Colt Model 1911 pistols]]. I assume that they are the models chambered for the .455 Webley Self-Loading Pistol Cartridge. One is also used by a Cheka assassin to kill a female prisoner in Lubyanka in 1918. | After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) and one of his compatriots flee to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg. The embassy has been shut down and is staffed by just a skeleton crew of British citizens to include Commander Cromie ([[Barry Stokes]]) of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Cromie is acting as the banker for Reilly's operation. With the counter-revolution crushed Bolshevik troops are sent to storm the embassy and if possible arrest Reilly.Commander Cromie refuses to flee deciding instead to defend the embassy and go down with the ship. It's interesting to note that Cromie is armed with two [[M1911 pistol series|Colt Model 1911 pistols]]. I assume that they are the models chambered for the .455 Webley Self-Loading Pistol Cartridge. One is also used by a Cheka assassin to kill a female prisoner in Lubyanka in 1918. | ||
[[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]] | [[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|350px|none|M1911 - .455 Webley, a licensed handgun to the British Armed Forces during and after World War 1, later issued to members of the R.A.F. and Royal Navy]] | ||
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[[Image:As27.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Having squared his uniform away Cromie prepares to greet the embassy's uninvited guests.]] | [[Image:As27.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Having squared his uniform away Cromie prepares to greet the embassy's uninvited guests.]] | ||
[[Image:As28.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Cromie goes down blazing.]] | [[Image:As28.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Cromie goes down blazing.]] | ||
[[Image:Reil111-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Georgi Schulz ([[Rob Hyland]]), a member of The Trust, loads his 1911 before escorting Reilly through to the Russian border.]] | |||
== Mauser C96 Bolo == | == Mauser C96 Bolo == | ||
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[[Image:As38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Bolshevik hitman Adamson ([[Robert Walker]]) fails in his attempt to murder Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]). He misses and Reilly kills him with his Luger.]] | [[Image:As38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Bolshevik hitman Adamson ([[Robert Walker]]) fails in his attempt to murder Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]). He misses and Reilly kills him with his Luger.]] | ||
[[Image:As40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | [[Image:As40.jpg|thumb|none|400px|]] | ||
== Browning Hi-Power == | |||
Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) hands a [[Browning Hi-Power]] to his secretary Eugenie ([[Eleanor David]]) when she takes the position. The use of this pistol is very anachronistic, as the scene takes place in 1924. The following year, a Cheka agent sets down a Hi-Power while searching Reilly's flat. | |||
[[Image:Reil110-bhp1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly shows the Hi-Power to Eugenie.]] | |||
[[Image:Reil110-bhp2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Eugenie holds Reilly's Hi-Power.]] | |||
[[Image:Reil112-bhp1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Cheka agent sets down a Hi-Power.]] | |||
== unidentified pistols == | |||
Reilly ([[Sam Neill]]) shoots someone close to him for betraying him with a small pistol he carries in a brown leather shoulder holster. Capt. Hill ([[Hugh Fraser]]) is also seen loading one after Reilly's capture. | |||
[[Image:Reil110-pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Reilly fires his pistol after surviving an assassination attempt.]] | |||
[[Image:Reil111-pistol1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Capt. Hill loads a magazine into his pistol while in Cummings' office. Based on the open top design, it may be an early Beretta.]] | |||
== Webley & Scott Mk I == | == Webley & Scott Mk I == | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 19 September 2010
The following weapons can be seen in the British Thames Television miniseries Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983):
British mini-series portraying the adventures of real-life spy Lt. Sidney George Reilly (Sam Neill) (1873-1925). The series is a fictionalized account of his exploits. There are twelve episodes and the stories take place in various locales such as Korea, Armenia, Germany, England, United States and Russia.
Handguns
Webley Mk VI
Webley Mk IV Pocket Model
Nagant M1887 Revolver
Swedish Nagant M1887 revolvers are seen standing in for Russian M1895 Nagants, which were quite rare in the West when the miniseries was being filmed.
Mauser C96
Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector
Used by Zaharov (Leo McKern). Zaharov was an actual arms dealer who had great power and influence in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is a possibility that he and Reilly crossed paths. In the mini-series they are shown as having something of a love - hate relationship. It appears that the revolver used by Zaharov is a Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector. Though I was unable to get a clearer screencap.If it is a Smith & Wesson Mk II then this is a technical error. The scene when Zaharov and Reilly first meet takes place in 1901. The large frame Smith & Wesson sometimes called the 44 Frame or the N Frame wasn't intoduced until 1907. The Mk II Hand Ejector didn't come out until 1915. Nevertheless it does look "correct" for the time period and ultimately it is just a prop.
Colt 1878 Double Action
Reilly (Sam Neill) arms himself with one of Count Massino's revolvers, a Colt 1878 Double Action when they go hunting for pigs.
Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873
Count Massino (John Castle) uses a Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873 when they go hunting for pigs.
Colt New Service
During the hunt for pigs, Reilly's mistress Nadia Massino (Celia Gregory) uses a Colt New Service slightly modified to resemble a Single Action Army.
Colt M1911
After having failed in his attempt to overthrow the Bolshevik government in 1918 Reilly (Sam Neill) and one of his compatriots flee to the British Embassy in St. Petersburg. The embassy has been shut down and is staffed by just a skeleton crew of British citizens to include Commander Cromie (Barry Stokes) of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Cromie is acting as the banker for Reilly's operation. With the counter-revolution crushed Bolshevik troops are sent to storm the embassy and if possible arrest Reilly.Commander Cromie refuses to flee deciding instead to defend the embassy and go down with the ship. It's interesting to note that Cromie is armed with two Colt Model 1911 pistols. I assume that they are the models chambered for the .455 Webley Self-Loading Pistol Cartridge. One is also used by a Cheka assassin to kill a female prisoner in Lubyanka in 1918.
Mauser C96 Bolo
Mannlicher Model 1905
Luger P08
Browning Hi-Power
Reilly (Sam Neill) hands a Browning Hi-Power to his secretary Eugenie (Eleanor David) when she takes the position. The use of this pistol is very anachronistic, as the scene takes place in 1924. The following year, a Cheka agent sets down a Hi-Power while searching Reilly's flat.
unidentified pistols
Reilly (Sam Neill) shoots someone close to him for betraying him with a small pistol he carries in a brown leather shoulder holster. Capt. Hill (Hugh Fraser) is also seen loading one after Reilly's capture.
Webley & Scott Mk I
Mannlicher Model 1903
Submachine gun
Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun
Rifle
Mosin Nagant Rifle
Machine gun
Vickers Machine Gun
The Vickers Machine Gun is used as a substitute for the Maxim Model 1910 Machine gun. Especially in the episodes set in Russia in 1918 when Reilly is trying to overthrow the Bolsheviks. The mini-series was filmed in 1983 in the United Kingdom. It's plausible that it wasn't easy to obtain a Maxim 1910 so the production weapons man had to improvise. The shots of the machine gun are very fast when watching the actual production. With skillful editing the Vickers passes for a Maxim Model 1910.
Shotgun
Unidentified Double Barrel Shotgun
In the first episode Reilly's mistress has been murdered. He demands answers from the head of British naval intelligence in the man's office. The 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is empty, but Reilly (Sam Neill) is making a point. At this point he believes that she might have been ordered murdered because of fears that Reilly would have talked to her while in her bed. He notes that while the shotgun is of English origin, its trigger mechanism is from Texas.
