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Finances of the Grand Duke (Die Finanzen des Großherzogs)
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Finances of the Grand Duke (original title Die Finanzen des Großherzogs; also released in English as The Grand Duke's Finances) is a German 1924 B&W silent adventure comedy directed by F.W. Murnau (it's the only comedy of this master of horror movies). The story is set on a fictional Mediterranean island of Abacco. Grand Duke Don Ramon, the ruler of Abacco, finds himself in heavy debt. His only hope is a wedding with the Russian Grand Duchess Olga. Don Ramon incognito goes to Berlin to meet Olga who is pursued by her brother, Crown Prince Nikolai who opposes this wedding. Meanwhile businessman Bekker, whose plans to start a sulfur mining on Abacco were rejected by Don Ramon, makes a conspiracy to overthrow the Grand Duke. Only the intervention of a gentleman thief Philipp Collins saves the day.
The following weapons were used in the film Finances of the Grand Duke (Die Finanzen des Großherzogs):
Handguns
Dreyse Model 1907
Grand Duke Ramon (Harry Liedtke) owns a Dreyse Model 1907. In the climactic scene the pistol is used by Philipp Collins (Alfred Abel).
Mauser C96
Luis Hernandez (Walter Rilla), Bekker's hireling and self-proclamed "President of Republic Abacco", has a Mauser C96 pistol at hand when he is surprised by Grand Duke and Collins.
Reichsrevolver M1879
One of the conspirators (Max Schreck; credied as "the sinister conspirator") carries a Reichsrevolver M1879. A holstered Reichsrevolver is also carried by a traffic policeman in Berlin.
Rifles
Mauser Rifle
Most rifles in the movie are Mauser rifles that appear to be a 1920s conversion of Mauser Gewehr 1898s. They have straight bolt handles but Lange sights are replaced with conventional tangent-leaf sights. These rifles are used by conspirators and by Russian sailors from Crown Prince Nikolai's ship. Note: these rifles are not Karabiner 98b as the latter has a turned-down bolt handle.
Serbian Mauser M1908 Carbine
Some Russian sailors carry Mauser carbines with short barrels and turned-down bolt handles. The scenes on Abacco were filmed in Croatia (at that date Yugoslavia) so the rifles appear to be Serbian Mauser M1908 Carbines.
Vetterli Model 1869/70
What appears to be a Vetterli Model 1869/70 is seen in hands of a conspirator.
Trivia
A German M1916-class minesweeper stands for the Russian cruiser under the flag of Crown Prince Nikolai. It is armed with two 105mm guns on bow and stern and a pair of small caliber guns (possibly 5.2cm).
