The Lost Letter
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The Lost Letter (Ukrainian: Пропала грамота ; Propala hramota Пропавшая грамота ; Propavshaya gramota Chasing Two Hares (Za dvumya zaytsami)
The following weapons were used in the film The Lost Letter (Propala hramota) :
Pistols Flintlock Pistol Genuine Flintlock Pistols is seen in the hands of several characters, include the main hero, cossack Vasyl (Ivan Mykolaichuk ). Most of it's are anachronistic (for the Catherine the Great's era) Russian Cavalry M1809. No one of the pistols didn't fired onscreen due obviosly reason.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809 - .70 cal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasyl with the pistol on the belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasyl holds two pistols akimbo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wheellock Pistol Antique genuine Wheellock Pistols can be seen in the hands of several characters, include the cossack Andriy (Fyodor Strigun) and the Good Devil (Vladimir Glukhoy). No one of it weren't fired onscreen as well.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wheellock pistol Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Good Devil (at the left) holds wheellock pistol after firing it. In fact, seconds before, he fired different gun (see below). Andriy with a pair of wheellock pistol on the belt is seen at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andriy cocks his wheellock pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andriy (at the right) with the pair wheellock and Vasyl (at the left) with the pair of flintlock pistol on the belts, Percussion Cap Pistol Anachronistic genuine Percussion Cap Pistol can be seen hanged on the wall of Vasyl's home.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian M1848 Infantry soldier's percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pistol is seen ath the top, left, between ther horn and shield. Shotguns IZh-18 (Sawn-Off, mocked as flintlock pistols) Most of firing onscreen guns and all firing handguns actually is the sawn-off IZh-18s , mocked up as flintlock pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Izhmekh IZh-17 single barreled Sawed Off shotgun - 16 gauge. The IZh-18 is the same, aside from not having an exposed hammer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossack Vasyl draws his "pistol" to shot the Janissar. Note the spur on the trigger guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossack Ivan (Anatoli Barchuk ) with the "pistol" on the belt. Note the spur on the trigger guard.. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petro (Vladimir Shakalo ) with the similar "pistol" as well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andriy aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasyl fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bad Man (Mikhail Golubovich ) with the "pistol" on his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brigand fires his "pistol". Brigands at the left carry the similar "pistol on the belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Good Devil fires the "pistol" tooked from Petro. A second later, this gun switches to wheeelock pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fat man (uncredited) in the Inn with the "pistol" on the belt. Note the spur on the trigger guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossacks Vasyl (at the left) and Andriy (at the right) fires their "pistols" at the brigands akimbo. Blunderbuss Cossack Petro fires Blunderbuss at the one moment. Althought, this gunshot was pyrotechnicaly produced, this is the only antique genuine firearm, that can be seen in action onscreen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing English Flintlock Blunderbuss Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petro with the blunderbuss. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petro aims. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the flintlock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petro fires. Muskets Kabyle Musket Cossacks Ivan and Petro carry Kabyle Muskets at the first part on the movie. Similar looking guns can be seen on the slings of several brigands. This guns didn't fired onscreen. Most likely, the same movie props later were used in the TV-series In Search for Captain Grant (V poiskakh kapitana Granta) Cossacks Go (Kozaky Ydut)
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