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Difference between revisions of "The Blue Express"
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[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|As workers coming to him, he opens fire at them.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|As workers coming to him, he opens fire at them.]] | ||
[[File:BlueExpress-Pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol is also used by a first-class traveler in the background.]] | [[File:BlueExpress-Pistol4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The pistol is also used by a first-class traveler in the background.]] |
Revision as of 09:41, 9 August 2020
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The Blue Express, or China Express, is a 1929 Soviet silent drama film directed by Ilya Trauberg (Assistant director of October: Ten Days That Shook the World). China in the 1920s: an express train to bring travelers to Russia is waiting to depart. As in the reality of society, passengers on the train are divided into three classes: in the first class, accompanied by military honors, the British envoy; with him missionaries, diplomats, entrepreneurs. Sales representatives, citizens, and scholars sit in the compartments of the second class. The ordinary workers have to be satisfied with the third class.
The following weapons were used in the film The Blue Express:
Handguns
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 is used by one of the overseers (Ivan Savelyev) who killed The Girl (San Bo Yan) and later by Chinese officers.
Mauser M1914
The other overseer (Yakov Gudkin) a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol. The Chinese General (Chai Wan Sen) and the British envoy (Sergei Minin) can be seen using this pistol at the end.
Steyr M1912
Chinese workers arm themselves with Austrian Steyr M1912 pistols.
Roth-Steyr M1907
A Roth-Steyr M1907 is seen among the guns of Chinese workers.
Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model
The Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model is used by the brother (Chu She Wang) of the Girl.
Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol
The Secretary of the English envoy (Igor Chernyak) uses an Ortgies 6.35mm Pocket Pistol.
Star Ruby
An English diplomat can be seen with a Star Ruby.
Rifles
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Chinese soldiers, some policemen and later workers can be seen carrying German Gewehr 98s, probably standing for Hanyang Type 88, M1907 and Type 24 Zhongzheng rifles. Most of these rifles are fitted with Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonets.
Arisaka Type 30
Some Arisaka Type 30 rifles with fixed Type 30 bayonets are also used by soldiers and workers.