A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka)

A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze Release Date 1974 Language Russian Studio Lenfilm Main Cast Character Actor Leonidas Fadinard Andrey Mironov Antoine Nonancourt Vladislav Strzhelchik Monsieur de Beauperthuis Yefim Kopelyan Anais de Beauperthuis Yekaterina Vasilyeva Lt. Émile Tavernier Igor Kvasha Tardiveau Zinoviy Gerdt Clara Beauckardone Lyudmila Gurchenko Baroness de Champigny Alisa Freyndlikh Vésinet Aleksandr Beniaminov

A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (original title Solomennaya shlyapka) is a Soviet 1974 made for TV musical comedy directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze and based on the French play "Un chapeau de paille d'Italie" by Eugène Labiche. The story takes place in mid 19th century in France. Fadinard (Andrey Mironov), a nobleman who is deep in debts, plan to marry the daughter of a wealthy person from province. In the day of the marriage Fadinard's horse by chance eats a certain straw hat, thus triggering a chain of comical events that can ruin Fadinard's plans.

The following weapons were used in the film A Golden-coloured Straw Hat (Solomennaya shlyapka):

Quadruple Tap-Action Pistol

One of the handguns, used by Monsieur de Beauperthuis (Yefim Kopelyan), is a Quadruple Percussion Pocket Pistol. Fadinard (Andrey Mironov) briefly holds de Beauperthuis' pistol in one scene. It appears to be the same movie prop that is seen in Ostrov sokrovishch and Tri tolstyaka, also filmed by Lenfilm studios. This is almost certain Tap-Action Flintlock Pistol converted to percussion, since the original multi-barreled percussion pistols had a rotating barrel block.

Four Barrel Tap Action Flintlock Pistol, made circa the late 1700s to early 1800s - .40 caliber

De Beauperthuis surprises Fadinard.

A good view of quad barrels.

Fadinard disarms de Beauperthuis.

De Beauperthuis holds both his pistols in the final scene.

Pinfire Double Barreled Pistol

Another handgun, used by Monsieur de Beauperthuis (Yefim Kopelyan), is a Pinfire Double Barreled Pistol.

Pinfire double barreled pistol, Belgian manufacture - .58 caliber. The screen gun is a generally similar but more compact version.

De Beauperthuis holds a double barreled pistol.

De Beauperthuis holds both his pistols in the final scene.

Percussion Cap Musket

A percussion cap musket is carried by Tardiveau (Zinoviy Gerdt) during his service in Garde nationale (French National Guard). It appears to be a hunting gun, fitted with a bayonet to resemble a military musket.

Tardiveau carries a musket on sling.

Tardiveau leaves the musket in the watch-box.

Another view of the musket.