Mayerling
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Mayerling Terence Young and starring Omar Sharif , Catherine Deneuve and Ava Gardner . The film is based on the real story of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera, and their tragical death in the hunting lodge at Mayerling in 30 January 1889.
The following weapons were used in the film Mayerling :
Revolvers Mle 1892 Revolver A Mle 1892 Revolver is seen in hands of Crown Prince Rudolf (Omar Sharif ) when he fires at bottles and mirrors, being drunk. The gun is anachronistic for late 1880s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Military & Police In the final scene at Mayerling Crown Prince Rudolf uses Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolver with 4" barrel that also doesn't fit for 1889 (in reality the revolver used during the Mayerling Incident was a Gasser-Kropatschek ). A smaller version in .32 caliber is also possible but less credible as the revolver seems to be large enough for K-frame.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 4" barrel - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudolf aims his revolver at sleeping Maria. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudolf prepares to shoot himself. Unidentified revolvers A pair of similar looking revolvers is briefly seen in Rudolf's apartments. They seem to have folding triggers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two revolvers are seen on the table. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Rifle The soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army carry Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles, which is completely incorrect (Austrian infantry rifle in late 1880s was Steyr Mannlicher M1886, the predecessor of Steyr Mannlicher M1895 ). During the assassination attempt the shooter is also armed with a Mosin Nagant M1891 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen during the assassination attempt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A plainclothes police agent holds the rifle, taken from the shooter. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier holds his rifle on shooting range (seen at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Crown Prince Rudolf examines an Austrian soldier's rifle. Note the position of sling holes that match the Dragoon version of M1891. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Austo-Hungarian infantry march with rifles with bayonets. Lebel Mle 1886 During the street riot in Vienna some soldiers carry rifles that appear to be French Lebel Mle 1886 , never issued to Austro-Hungarian army.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Mle 1886 - 8x50mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appears to be a Lebel is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of supposed Lebel at the right. Unidentified short rifle During the riot in Vienna the soldiers carry short rifles of unidentified model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Short rifles are seen in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of a short rifle in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same short rifles are seen in center and at the right. Unidentified rifle Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full lenght rifle is seen in hands of a soldier at the background. It is fitted with a short sword bayonet. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun During the scene of the winter hunt, double barreled shotguns are seen in hands of Crown Prince Rudolf (Omar Sharif ), Emperor Franz Josef (James Mason ) and Albert Prince Of Wales (James Robertson Justice ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emperor Franz Josef (in center) and Albert Prince Of Wales (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rudolf aims at a deer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several long guns, including double barreled shotguns, are seen in Rudolf's apartments. Single Barreled Shotgun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several long guns, including single barreled shotguns, are seen in Rudolf's apartments. Trivia During the maneuvers of Austro-Hungarian army field cannons are seen. They appear to be anachronistic Soviet 76.2mm M1902/30.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cannon on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It fires. No recoil is seen, so the muzzle flame must be a result of pyrotechnical charge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A battery of field artillery. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gun on march. 
