The Pacing Mustang (Mustang-inokhodets)

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Country	USSR
Directed by	Igor Negrescu
Release Date	1976
Language	Russian
Studio	Kievnauchfilm

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Wild Jo Calone	Mikhail Golubovich
Thomas "Turkeytrack" Bates	Aleksey Chernov
James Foster	Stasis Petronaitis
Fred Montgomery	Pavel Klyonov
Charley	Georgi Dvornikov

The Pacing Mustang (Mustang-inokhodets) is a Soviet 1976 (filmed 1975) adventure family movie, directed by Igor Negrescu and based on the story by Ernest Thompson Seton. A black pacing mustang lives in prairies of New Mexico. It is highly prized, and local men relentlessly hunt for the horse. But when at last they manage to capture the mustang, it prefers death to captivity.

The following weapons were used in the film The Pacing Mustang (Mustang-inokhodets):

Revolvers

Single Action Army

Charley (Georgi Dvornikov), James Foster (Stasis Petronaitis) and Wild Jo (Mikhail Golubovich) carry Colt-pattern revolvers in holsters. Judging by the grips, and the length and shape of the barrel, it's a "Cavalry" model Single Action Army. It appears to be a single prop that is reused in several scenes. In action scenes this revolver then switches to Nagant M1895 (see below).

Colt Single Action Army "Cavalry" model with wooden grips - .45 Long Colt

Charley carries a Colt revolver in holster. Long barrel are seen.

Same gun is seen in Jo's holster.

Same gun is seen in Foster's holster. An varnished wooden grips are seen here.

Unidentified S&W revolver

Fred Montgomery (Pavel Klyonov) carries a revolver in holster. Its grip resembles some models of Smith & Wesson but the exact model cannot be identified. In action scenes this revolver then switches to Nagant M1895 (see below).

For comparison: Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model - .32 S&W Long

The grip of Montgomery's revolver is seen.

The grip of Montgomery's revolver is seen (at the left).

Rast-Gasser M1898

In one scene Thom "Turkeytrack" (Aleksey Chernov) carried the Rast-Gasser M1898. This revolver is also seen in hands of Wild Jo (Mikhail Golubovich). In action scenes this revolver then switches to Nagant M1895 (see below).

Rast Gasser 1898 - 8x27mm Gasser

Thom carries a Rast-Gasser revolver in holster.

Wild Jo disarms Thom.

Nagant M1895

All main characters' revolvers in the movie - Wild Jo Calone (Mikhail Golubovich), Thomas "Turkeytrack" Bates (Aleksey Chernov), James Foster (Stasis Petronaitis), Fred Montgomery (Pavel Klyonov) and Charley (Georgi Dvornikov) - switches to Nagant M1895 revolvers in combat scenes, evidently due to wide availability of blank ammo for Nagant revolvers.

Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant

Thom "Turkeytrack" holds a Nagant.

Charley aims.

Foster raises his revolver.

Montgomery carries his Nagant in holster. The holster appears to be a Soviet kirza model, partially cut to look more "Western"-style.

Foster draws the gun.

Wild Jo loads his Nagant.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1895

Wild Jo (Mikhail Golubovich) and James Foster (Stasis Petronaitis) use Winchester Model 1895 rifles.

A Russian contract Model 1895 in 7.62x54 Russian. Note the loading bridge over the reciever

Wild Jo holds a Winchester M95.

Wild Jo with a Winchester in another scene.

He aims. The loading bridge can be seen.

Foster with a Winchester.

Mannlicher M1895 Sporter

During the hunt for the mustang Fred Montgomery (Pavel Klyonov) uses a sporterized Mannlicher M1895 rifle.

Mannlicher M1895 Sporter - 8x56mmR Mannlicher

Montgomery with a sporterized Mannlicher M95 and Foster with a Mauser 98 Sporter.

Another view of the scene.

Mauser 98 Sporter

During the hunt for the mustang James Foster (Stasis Petronaitis) uses a Mauser 98 Sporter. Later his rifle is used by Thom "Turkeytrack" (Aleksey Chernov), and then by Wild Jo (Mikhail Golubovich).