Defence of Sevastopol (Oborona Sevastopolya)Defence of Sevastopol (Oborona Sevastopolya) - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesDefence of Sevastopol (Oborona Sevastopolya)
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):
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).
While the uniform 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 Infantry Musket M1845 was the standard issue musket of the Imperial Russian Army. This is possibly the first appearance of Mosin Nagant rifles on screen.
In one scene, a Russian soldier holds what appears to be an anachonistic Krnka M1869 Rifle 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.
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.
