The Lost Letter (Propala hramota)

The Lost Letter (Propala hramota) Soviet Russian Poster Country USSR Directed by Boris Ivchenko Release Date 1972 Language Ukrainian Studio Dovzhenko Film Studios Main Cast Character Actor Cossack Vasyl Ivan Mykolaichuk Cossack Andriy Fyodor Strigun Vasyl's Wife Lidiya Belozyorova Odarka Zemfira Tsakhilova The Good Devil Vladimir Glukhoy Bad Man Mikhail Golubovich Witch Mariya Kapnist Petro Vladimir Shakalo Ivan Anatoli Barchuk

The Lost Letter (Ukrainian: Пропала грамота; Propala hramota Russian: Пропавшая грамота; Propavshaya gramota) is a 1972 Soviet Ukrainian language fantstic comedy, loosely based on the Nikolai Gogol's novel with the same name. Among with the Chasing Two Hares (Za dvumya zaytsami), this movie were the two most popular Soviet movie, filmed complitely in Ukrainian language.

The following weapons were used in the film The Lost Letter (Propala hramota):

Pistols

Flintlock Pistol

Genuine Flintlock Pistols is seen in the hands of several characters, include the main hero, cossack Vasyl (Ivan Mykolaichuk). Most of it's are anachronistic (for the Catherine the Great's era) Russian Cavalry M1809. No one of the pistols didn't fired onscreen due obviosly reason.

Russian Cavalry Pistol M1809 - .70 cal

Vasyl with the pistol on the belt.

Vasyl holds two pistols akimbo.

Wheellock Pistol

Antique genuine Wheellock Pistols can be seen in the hands of several characters, include the cossack Andriy (Fyodor Strigun) and the Good Devil (Vladimir Glukhoy). No one of it weren't fired onscreen as well.

Wheellock pistol

The Good Devil (at the left) holds wheellock pistol after firing it. In fact, seconds before, he fired different gun (see below). Andriy with a pair of wheellock pistol on the belt is seen at the right).

Andriy cocks his wheellock pistol.

Andriy (at the right) with the pair wheellock and Vasyl (at the left) with the pair of flintlock pistol on the belts,

Percussion Cap Pistol

Anachronistic genuine Percussion Cap Pistol can be seen hanged on the wall of Vasyl's home.

Russian M1848 Infantry soldier's percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber

Pistol is seen ath the top, left, between ther horn and shield.

Shotguns

IZh-18 (Sawn-Off, mocked as flintlock pistols)

Most of firing onscreen guns and all firing handguns actually is the sawn-off IZh-18s, mocked up as flintlock pistols.

Izhmekh IZh-17 single barreled Sawed Off shotgun - 16 gauge. The IZh-18 is the same, aside from not having an exposed hammer.

Cossack Vasyl draws his "pistol" to shot the Janissar. Note the spur on the trigger guard.

Cossack Ivan (Anatoli Barchuk) with the "pistol" on the belt. Note the spur on the trigger guard..

Petro (Vladimir Shakalo) with the similar "pistol" as well.

Andriy aims.

Vasyl fires.

Bad Man (Mikhail Golubovich) with the "pistol" on his belt.

Brigand fires his "pistol". Brigands at the left carry the similar "pistol on the belt.

The Good Devil fires the "pistol" tooked from Petro. A second later, this gun switches to wheeelock pistol.

Fat man (uncredited) in the Inn with the "pistol" on the belt. Note the spur on the trigger guard.

Cossacks Vasyl (at the left) and Andriy (at the right) fires their "pistols" at the brigands akimbo.

Blunderbuss

Cossack Petro fires Blunderbuss at the one moment. Althought, this gunshot was pyrotechnicaly produced, this is the only antique genuine firearm, that can be seen in action onscreen.

English Flintlock Blunderbuss

Petro with the blunderbuss.

Petro aims.

Note the flintlock.

Petro fires.

Muskets

Kabyle Musket

Cossacks Ivan and Petro carry Kabyle Muskets at the first part on the movie. Similar looking guns can be seen on the slings of several brigands. This guns didn't fired onscreen. Most likely, the same movie props later were used in the TV-series In Search for Captain Grant (V poiskakh kapitana Granta) and movie Cossacks Go (Kozaky Ydut)

Kabyle musket

Ivan and Petro with the muskets and "pistols" on the belts.

Ivan and Petro puts ther guns to the wall.

Barrels is seen.

Note the curved stock.

Note the curved stock.

Note the very long barrels and curved stocks.

Brigand at the center with the musket.