Cabbages and Kings

Cabbages and Kings (Koroli i kapusta) DVD Cover Country USSR Directed by Nikolai Rasheyev Release Date 1978 Language Russian Studio Dovzhenko Film Studios Main Cast Character Actor Billy Keogh Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Frank Goodwin Valentin Gaft Dicky Maloney Nikolai Karachentsov Colonel Sabas Kakhi Kavsadze Pasa Nelli Volshaninova Isabel Vaiva Vida Mainelyte

Cabbages and Kings (original title Koroli i kapusta) is a 1978 Soviet made for TV adventure movie based on the novel by O. Henry. Two adventurers, Billy Keogh (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) and Frank Goodwin (Valentin Gaft), spent their days in a fictional Central American country Anchuria.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Cabbages and Kings:

Handguns

Nagant M1895 (visually modified)

A Nagant M1895, visually modified to resemble Western-style revolvers, is Frank Goodwin's (Valentin Gaft) sidearm. The revolver is fitted with custom grips, an elongated barrel and a side positioned ejector rod. Similar revolvers are carried by officers of the army of Anchuria.

Frank Goodwin aims his revolver at Colonel Sabas (Kakhi Kavsadze).

Goodwin cocks his revolver with left hand, showing a high rate of fire with a single action revolver.

A large amount of flame is produced when the revolver fires.

A custom grip can be seen.

Another view at Goodwin's revolver.

A side mounted ejector rod can be seen.

A muzzle can be seen.

An Anchurian officer at the left holds similar revolver.

Another version of visually modified Nagant revolver is used by Billy Keogh (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) in one scene. This revolver also has a side positioned ejector rod but unlike Goodwin's revolver, it has a barrel of standard length.

A view at Keogh's revolver.

A trigger guard can be seen.

Smith & Wesson Military & Police

In the final scene Billy Keogh's (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) revolver switches to another one that is supposed to be a Smith & Wesson Military & Police. It is more likely to be a European copy of S&W revolver. This revolver is never seen firing.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 5" Barrel - .38 Special

It can be seen that the revolver has a swing-out cylinder.

Keogh holds his revolver while Goodwin (at the right) is armed with his visually modified Nagant.

A close view at Keogh's revolver.

Another close view at the revolver.

Reichsrevolver M1879

A Reichsrevolver M1879 is the sidearm of Colonel Sabas (Kakhi Kavsadze).

Reichsrevolver M1879 - 10,6x25R

Sabas aims his revolver.

Sabas cocks the single action revolver with left hand.

Another view at Sabas' revolver.

A close view at the revolver.

Unidentified pistol

A pistol is seen in hand of former Anchurian president Miraflores (Vasili Chkhaidze). It is supposed to be some model of single-shot breech-loading handgun of mid-19th century.

A muzzle can be seen.

A view at the pistol.

Another view at the pistol.

Rifles

Mannlicher M1895

Many soldiers of the army of Anchuria carry Mannlicher M1895 rifles.

Original Austro-Hungarian Steyr Mannlicher M1895 - 8x50R

A soldier holds a Mannlicher M95 rifle.

A soldier with a Mannlicher M95 rifle.

Mannlicher M1888-90

Anchurian soldiers also carry Mannlicher M1888-90 rifles.

Austro-Hungarian Steyr Mannlicher M1888-90 - 8x50R

A typical muzzle of Mannlicher M88-90 is seen.

A soldier is armed with a Mannlicher M88-90.

FEG Mannlicher 35M

Anchurian soldiers also carry FEG 35M rifles (also known as Mannlicher 35M).

Hungarian FEG Puska 1935 Minta (35M) rifle - 8x56R

A soldier at the left is armed with a 35M rifle.

Another view at 35M rifle.

Unidentified rifle

A sporterised or hunting rifle is seen in hands of Anchurian soldiers.

A soldier aims his rifle.

A soldier at the background carries the same rifle.

A cavalryman holds the same rifle.