Demons (Besy)

Poster

Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Creator	Valeri Akhadov Gennady Karyuk Felix Schultess
Broadcast	2006
No. of Seasons	1
No. of Episodes	6

Main Cast
Character	Actor

Nikolay Stavrogin	Yuri Kolokolnikov
Pyotr Verkhovensky	Evgeniy Stychkin
Ivan Shatov	Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Marya Lebyadkina	Inga Strelkova-Oboldina
Varvara Petrovna Stavrogina	Irina Kupchenko
Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky	Leonid Mozgovoy
Liza Drozdova	Glafira Tarkhanova
Ignat Lebyadkin	Vitaliy Khaev
The Chronicler	Aleksey Grishin
Aleksey Kirillov	Igor Gordin

Demons (Besy) is a Russian 2006 mini-series, a screen adaptation of the famous novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

The following weapons were used in the film Demons (Besy) (2006):

Revolvers

Single Action Army "Cavalry" Model

Pyotr Verkhovensky (Evgeniy Stychkin) owns a Single Action Army "Cavalry" model revolver. The revolver is partially disassembled, or shows signs of careless repair, as it is fastened with non-standard screws; it also lacks the loading gate door and the extractor rod.

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

Verkhovensky draws his revolver.

Verkhovensky threatens Kirillov.

Verkhovensky draws his revolver in the climactic scene.

Verkhovensky fires at Shatov. Note the lack of the loading gate door.

Verkhovensky holds his revolver in the scene in Kirillov's room. It is secured with non-standard screws; all three are different, and one is clearly longer than the standard.

Reichsrevolver M1883

Aleksey Kirillov (Igor Gordin) owns an anachronistic Reichsrevolver M1883 revolver.

Reichsrevolver M1883 - 10.6x25R

Kirillov shows his revolver to Stavrogin.

Kirillov with the Reichsrevolver in standoff with Verkhovensky with SAA revolver.

Another view of the same scene.

Pepperbox Revolver

Ivan Shatov (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) owns a pepperbox revolver. It has the bar hammer that is common for percussion cap models, like Allen & Thurber Pepperbox, but the large nut of the fixing screw is a feature that can be seen on some models of Lefaucheux Pepperbox.

For reference: Allen & Thurber Pepperbox revolver. The screen gun has similar fluted cylinder and bar hammer.

In dire need of money, Shatov comes to Lyamshin (Anatoliy Goryachev) to sell the gun. The bar hammer can be seen.

Shatov forces Lyamshin to buy the gun.

The wide flat grip of the pepperbox is seen. Rounded grips are more common for the guns of this type.

A close-up of the pepperbox in hands of Lyamshin. Note the rod below the cylinder. Possibly this is a part of the broken support that is used in Lefaucheux system.

Another view of the pepperbox.

Webley Bulldog

The revolver, used by an unknown man to shoot himself, is a Webley Bulldog. The gun lacks the extractor rod.

Belgian copy of a Webley Bulldog - 32 caliber

The Bulldog in the dead hand.

Pistols

M1854 Naval Percussion Cap Pistol

During the duel between Nikolay Stavrogin (Yuri Kolokolnikov) and Artemy Gaganov (Pavel Trubiner), both duelists use Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistols. Exactly the same pistols are used in the corresponding scene in the 2014 TV adaptation.