The Christofel of
Grimmelshausen Adventurous
Simplizissimus
(Des Christoffel von
Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher
Simplizissimus)

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Country	Germany Austria France
Language	German
Creator	FSK
Genre	Adventure Drama History Comedy
Broadcast	1975
No. of Seasons	1
No. of Episodes	4

Main Cast
Character	Actor

Simplex Simplizissimus	Matthias Habich
Herzbruder Ulrich	Christian Quadflieg
Jupiter	Herbert Stass

The Christofel of Grimmelshausen Adventurous Simplizissimus (German: Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus) is the 1975 German-French-Austrian TV-series, based on the first part of the novel of the Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen "Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus" (English "Simplicius Simplicissimus"). Story tooked plase during the Thirty Years' War stared Matthias Habich in the maine role.

The following weapons were used in the television series The Christofel of Grimmelshausen Adventurous Simplizissimus (Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus):

Pistol

Wheellock Pistol

Wheellock Pistols is the very popular firearm in the TV series. It's appers in the hands of many varios characters, include Simplex Simplizissimus (Matthias Habich), Springinsfeld (Günter Strack), Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg) and Leupold (Herbert Fux).

Wheellock pistol

Reiter uses pistol as torture device in the "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb"

Governor (uncredited) draws the pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest". Colonel Zwirnbeiss (Alexander Golling) with the holstered pistol at the left.

Simplex Simplizissimus (Matthias Habich) aims his wheellock pistol at Jupiter (Herbert Stass) in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Simplex Simplizissimus puts numerous pistols, include wheellocks in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Springinsfeld (Günter Strack) covers with his wheellock pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Swedish Commandat (uncredited) holds the wheellock pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Flintlock Pistol

Flintlock Pistols is also popular firearm in the TV series.

British Heavy Dragoon Pistol - .62 caliber

Simplex Simplizissimus (Matthias Habich) aims his pistol in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Simplex Simplizissimus puts numerous pistols, include flintlocks in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistol

Double-Barreled Flintlock Pistol can be seen used by Simplex Simplizissimus (Matthias Habich) and Knan (Radovan Lukavský).

Irish Twin Flintlock, among the earliest multi-barrelled handguns.

Simplex Simplizissimus puts numerous pistols, include Double-Barreled flintlock (far left) in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Knan (Radovan Lukavský) aims the Double-Barreled flintlock pistol in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Knan fires. "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Wheellock Pocket Pistol

Wheellock Pocket Pistol can be seen used by several characters, include Simplex Simplizissimus.

A Wheellock pocket pistol

Ambusher aims his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Simplex Simplizissimus fires his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

French Colonel (uncredited) threatens Simplex Simplizissimus with his pistol in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Muskets

Matchlock Musket

Matchlock Musket is the popular long firearm. It's used by most musketeers, soldiers and mercenaries, include Simplex Simplizissimus, Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg), Springinsfeld (Günter Strack) and brigands, include Knan (Radovan Lukavský) and Olivier (Kurt Jaggberg).

European Matchlock musket.

Hanau musketers with the muskets in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".

Soldier with the musket in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".

Musketeers puts their firearm to the wall in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Herzbruder Ulrich (Christian Quadflieg) hands his musket to Simplex Simplizissimus in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Musketeers with the musket in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Simplex Simplizissimus grabs his musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Simplex Simplizissimus fires his musket in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Wheellock Musket

Forest Guards briefly uses Wheellock Muskets in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Mayflower Wheellock Musket

Forest Guards holds musket, while beeng shot.

Another Forest Guard aims. The dog is seen.

Fores Guard fires.

Cannons

Howitzer

Howitzer can be seen in the German military camp in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".

Barrel of cannon is seen at the center

Siege Cannon

Siege cannons can be seen in the several scenes.

Dissassembled cann in "Teil 1: Das Hanauer Kalb".

Cannon in the German military camp in "Teil 2: Der Jäger von Soest".

Cannon in Swedish military camp in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Cannon in German military camp in "Teil 4: Adieu Welt".

Face "Cannons"

Swedish make fake "cannons", made of wine barrels, to deceive the castle deffenders in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

"Cannon" of wine barrels is seen'.

View from the "muzzle"

Light Field Cannon

Light cannon can be seen in Swedish military camp in "Teil 3: Der Schatz".

Cannon at the background.

Trivia

While in most live action medias, all gunshots of muzzleloader firearms are real firing (blanks of course) or all pyrotechnic produced, in this TV series, we can see rather rare case, when some gunshots are real, while some are just pyrothechnic effects. The two main differs in the lack of any flash from the blasting aperture and moving of firing mechanism of the pyrothechnic produced flash, while the real gunshots of muzzloaders have it.