Jánošík

Jánošík Original poster Country Czechoslovakia Directed by Jaroslav Siakel Release Date 1921 Language Silent Studio Tatra Film Corporation Main Cast Character Actor Juraj Jánošík Theodor Pistek Anička Maria Fabryova Count Šándor Vladimír Srámek Highwayman Hrajnoha P. Kutný Priest František Horlivý

Jánošík is the 1921 silent movie, the first Slovak language feature movie. The plot revolves about life of the real Slovak brigand and national hero, named Juraj Jánošík. The story tooked plase at the early 1700th years (before 1713, the year of Jánošík's death), but many of the weapons, that appears in this movie were designet more ther hundred years later.

The following weapons were used in the film Jánošík:

Pistols

British Heavy Dragoon Pistol

Brigand Hrajnoha (P. Kutný) carry British Heavy Dragoon Pistol on the belt. Later, he gave it to Juraj Jánošík (Theodor Pistek).

British Heavy Dragoon Pistol - .62 caliber

Hrajnoha with the pistol on the belt.

Jánošík fires a pistol, tooked from Hrajnoha. The flash from the blasting aperture means, that's genuine flintlock pistol, that's availile in 1920th years.

Oriental Flintlock pistol

Several brigands were armed with the Oriental Flintlock pistols.

Turkish Flintlock Pistol.

Brigands with the pistols.

Saint Etienne 1810 Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol

Brigand Hrajnoha (P. Kutný) uses Saint Etienne 1810 Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol at the film climax.

Saint Etienne 1810 Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol - .69 cal

Hrajnoha holds the pistol and the musket...

...while beeng shot.

Belgian E.I.C. (East India Company) pattern flintlock pistol

Belgian E.I.C. (East India Company) pattern flintlock pistol can be seen in the hands of one brigand.

Belgian E.I.C. (East India Company) pattern flintlock pistol - .69 cal

Brigands with the pistol on the belt. The grip is seen.

Brigand brandishes his pistol.

Flintlock Pistol

Flintlock Pistols can be seen in the hands of several brigands.

Brigand fires.

Percussion Cap Pistol

Several soldier, include Pišta (Jozef Chylo) fires Percussion Cap Pistol during the manhunt. Juraj Jánošík (Theodor Pistek) uses another Percussion Cap Pistol at the chirch.

Percussion cap pistol

Soldier fires.

Good view of the percussion lock of the pistol in the hands of Jánošík.

Double Barreled Percussion Cap Pistol

Several heavy anachronistic Double barreled Percussion Cap Pistols can be seen hanged on the walls.

Double barreled percussion cap pistol.

At the right.

Unknown Pistols

Several unknown pistols is seen hanged on the walls. Several brigands, include Hrajnoha uses another muzzleloaded pistols.

Double barreled percussion cap pistol (at the left) and two unknown pistols is hanged on the wall. The general shape of the pistol at the center resembles to Allen & Thurber Pepperbox, but it's only guess.

Pistol is hunged on the wall. The hammer's shape are similar to percussion caps, but it's may be just visual illusion.

Assorted pistols is seen at the left among with turkish musket. Unknown musket is hanged at the right.

More close view of the same guns. The pistol on the bottom have some reeses of Augustin Model 1851.

Hrajnoha aims his pistol. This pistol has some Wheellocks reeses, but the dog (if this part of the lock is the dog) are to small for wheellock pistols of this size.

Rifles

Percussion Rifle

At least two brigands uses heavy anachronistic percussion rifles.

Brigands at the left with the rifle.

Good view of the percussion lock

Brigand fires.

Typical hammer of percussion lock is seen.

Steyr Mannlicher M1895

Soldiers carry heavy anachronistic (for 1725th years) Steyr Mannlicher M1895 rifles.

Original Austro-Hungarian Steyr Mannlicher M1895 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher

Note magazine shape.

Muzzle shape is seen.

Chassepot 1866

Several soldiers were armed with the Chassepot 1866s. This rifle could be ID by yataghan bayonets (the only other rifle with yataghan bayonet is the breach loaded Werndl Rifle without bolt handle, while screen rifles are single shot bolt action).

French 1866 Chassepot Rifle with yataghan bayonet - 11 mm.

Note the yataghan bayonets.

The bolt handle is seen.

Note the lack of magazine.

Note the massive rear part of the bolt action.

Muskets

Brown Bess Carbine

One brigand uses a flintlock long gun during the final shotout. It was seen very unclear, but the general shape resembles Brown Bess Carbine. Another (probably, the same) musket with the same shape is seen in the hands of another brigand during the robbery.

File:S262b.jpg

Modern reproduction Brown Bess Carbine - .75 caliber

Brigand fires.

Flintlock freezen is seen.

Brigands with the muskets.

Turkish Flintlock Musket

Turkish Flintlock Musket is seen hanged on the wall.

Turkish Flintlock Musket

At the left among pistols.

Unknown Muskets

An unknown muskets is seen hanged on the wall. Several brigands also uses an unknown muskets.

Musket is hanged across with spear under the shield.

Inverted musket is hanged at the right. While the curved stock's shape may help with iD, the lock isn't seen, so it's may be flintlock or percussion.

Brigand with the musket on the shoulder. The only clearly detale, that can be seen is the lack of barrel bands.

Brigand with the musket while beeng shot.

Hrajnoha holds the musket and pistol...

...while beeng shot. The muzzle shape is similar to Charleville, but the screen gun is too short for Charleville and has only one barrel band.