The Turkish Gambit
Film poster
The Turkish Gambit (Russian: Турецкий гамбит ; Turetskiy gambit ) is a 2005 Russian/ Bulgarian war triller/detective, based on the novel of the same name by Boris Akunin . Famous Russian detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin tries to expose an enemy spy during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) is the second film about the adventures of Erast Fandorin. It was preceded by Azazel The State Counsellor
PS1 : Nearly all firearms in this film are heavily anachronistic.
PS2 : This article contains major spoilers, so, if you still haven't watched this movie, DON'T READ IT!!!
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The following weapons were used in the film The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) :
Revolvers Webley .455 Mk VI Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov ) uses a Webley .455 Mk VI throghout the movie. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev ) briefly holds a similar revolver one moment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close up of the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close up. Note the faint "MARK VI" on the topstrap. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Erast Petrovich fires his Webley. The shot was blurred due to movement. ZKR 551 A ZKR 551 revolvers appears in several scenes, evidently standing on the similar Colt SAA . Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev ) fires a ZKR 551 revolver during the firefight in the mountains. Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov ) briefly holds one during the training, and, later, during the preparing for duel, when he hands it to secondants - D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé ) and McLaughlin (Daniel Olbrychski ). Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov ) also uses the ZKR 551 throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ ZKR 551 sporting revolver Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Erast Fandorin fires his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zurov fires his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perepyolkin holds his ZKR 551. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perepyolkin fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perepyolkin takes Varvara Suvorova hostage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perepyolkin fires his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gasser M1880 Montenegrin D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé ) owns a Gasser M1880 Montenegrin revolver. Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko ) tries to shoot it once.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gasser Montenegrin M1880 - 11.75 x 36mm Gasser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Lukan (Viktor Verzhbitskiy ) uses a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver several times. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov ) also uses a No.3 to injure himself.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lukan puts the unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs a Mle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two revolvers in the hads of secondants - D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé ) and McLaughlin (Daniel Olbrychski ), before Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov ) took them and exchanging them. The No.3 is at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close view of the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Perepyolkin holds his S&W. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lukan holds another S&W. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anwar-Efendi shoots himself. Rast-Gasser M1898 General Sobolev (Aleksandr Baluev ) and other Russian officers fires Rast-Gasser M1898 revolvers during the training. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov ) uses a Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver to kill Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov ) and Kazanzaki (Aleksey Guskov ). Later he places the Gasser in the hand of the dying Kazanzaki.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1894 - .30-30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Erast Petrovich Fandorin reloads his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev ) captures a Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle and fires it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Good shot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berdan Rifle Many Russian soldiers uses Berdan Rifles . Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev ) briefly holds a few of it. For some reasons, it's the only Russian firearm in this movie.
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