Discord-logo.jpg Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

Difference between revisions of "The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)"

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(grammar)
Line 21: Line 21:
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''The Turkish Gambit''' (Russian: ''Турецкий гамбит''; ''Turetskiy gambit'') is a 2005 Russian/ Bulgarian war triller/detective, based on the novel of the same name by [[Boris Akunin]]. Famous Russian detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin tries to expose an enemy spy during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. ''The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)'' is the second film about the adventures of Erast Fandorin. It was preceded by ''[[Azazel]]'' (2002) and followed ''[[The State Counsellor (Statskiy sovetnik)|The State Counsellor]]'' (2005). In all three movies Fandorin is played by different actors.
+
'''''The Turkish Gambit''''' (Russian: ''Турецкий гамбит''; ''Turetskiy gambit'') is a 2005 Russian/Bulgarian war thriller/detective film, based on the novel of the same name by [[Boris Akunin]]. Famous Russian detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin tries to expose an enemy spy during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. ''The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit)'' is the second film about the adventures of Erast Fandorin. It was preceded by ''[[Azazel]]'' (2002) and followed by ''[[The State Counsellor (Statskiy sovetnik)|The State Counsellor]]'' (2005). In all three movies, Fandorin is played by different actors.
  
 
''PS1'': Nearly all firearms in this film are heavily anachronistic.
 
''PS1'': Nearly all firearms in this film are heavily anachronistic.
Line 34: Line 34:
 
=Revolvers=
 
=Revolvers=
 
==Webley .455 Mk VI==
 
==Webley .455 Mk VI==
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses a [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] during the scene on the bridge. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) briefly holds a similar revolver one moment. This revolver is anachronism when the story takes place; probably Mk VI stands in for the early Webley models, such as [[Webley-Pryse Revolver|Webley-Pryse]].
+
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses a [[Webley .455 Mk VI]] during the scene on the bridge. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) briefly holds a similar revolver in one moment. This revolver is an anachronism when the story takes place; the Mk VI is possibly standing in for the early Webley models, such as the [[Webley-Pryse Revolver|Webley-Pryse]].
 
[[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]]
 
[[File:Webley Mk VI.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the revolver.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up of the revolver.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another close up. Note the faint "MARK VI" on the topstrap.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another close up. Note the faint "MARK VI" on the topstrap.]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erast Petrovich fires his Webley. The shot was blurred due to movement.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erast Petrovich fires his Webley. The shot is blurred due to movement.]]
  
 
==ZKR 551==
 
==ZKR 551==
A [[ZKR 551]] revolvers appears in several scenes, evidently standing in for the similar [[Colt Single Action Army]]. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) fires a ZKR 551 revolver during the firefight in the mountains. Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) briefly holds one during the training, and, later, during the preparing for duel, when he hands it to secondants - D'Hevrais ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) and McLaughlin ([[Daniel Olbrychski]]). Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) also uses the ZKR 551 throughout the movie.
+
[[ZKR 551]] revolvers appear in several scenes, evidently standing in for the similar and period-appropriate [[Colt Single Action Army]]. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) fires a ZKR 551 revolver during the firefight in the mountains. Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) briefly holds one during training, and later, during preparation for a duel, when he hands it to his seconds- D'Hevrais ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) and McLaughlin ([[Daniel Olbrychski]]). Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) also uses the ZKR 551 throughout the movie.
 
[[File:ZKR551.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ ZKR 551 sporting revolver]]
 
[[File:ZKR551.jpg|thumb|none|400px|CZ ZKR 551 sporting revolver]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
Line 64: Line 64:
 
Lukan ([[Viktor Verzhbitskiy]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] revolver several times. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) also uses a No.3 to injure himself.
 
Lukan ([[Viktor Verzhbitskiy]]) uses a [[Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model]] revolver several times. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) also uses a No.3 to injure himself.
 
[[Image:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]]
 
[[Image:S&w russian.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lukan puts the unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs a Mle.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lukan puts the unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs an Mle.]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two revolvers in the hads of secondants - D'Hevrais ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) and McLaughlin ([[Daniel Olbrychski]]), before Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) took them and exchanging them. The No.3 is at the right.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two revolvers in the hands of the seconds- D'Hevrais ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) and McLaughlin ([[Daniel Olbrychski]]), before Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) takes them and exchanges them. The No.3 is at the right.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close view of the cylinder.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close view of the cylinder.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perepyolkin holds his S&W.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 3 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perepyolkin holds his S&W.]]
Line 72: Line 72:
  
 
==Rast-Gasser M1898==
 
==Rast-Gasser M1898==
General Sobolev ([[Aleksandr Baluev]]) and other Russian officers fires [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolvers (standing for early Gasser models, as the M1870 or M1876) during the training. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses a [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver to kill Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) and Kazanzaki ([[Aleksey Guskov]]). Later he places the Gasser in the hand of the dying Kazanzaki.
+
General Sobolev ([[Aleksandr Baluev]]) and other Russian officers fire [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolvers (standing for early Gasser models, such as the M1870 or M1876) during training. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses a [[Rast-Gasser M1898]] revolver to kill Zurov ([[Dmitriy Pevtsov]]) and Kazanzaki ([[Aleksey Guskov]]). Later, he places the Gasser in the hand of the dying Kazanzaki.
 
[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Austrian Rast Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser.]]
 
[[Image:Rast-Gasser.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Austrian Rast Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Sobolev fires his revolver.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Sobolev fires his revolver.]]
Line 80: Line 80:
  
 
==Mle 1892==
 
==Mle 1892==
Several characters, include D'Hevrais  ([[Didier Bienaimé]]), Lukan ([[Viktor Verzhbitskiy]]) and Mitya Gridnev ([[Marat Basharov]]) use the [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s during the training. General Ganetsky ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]) fires a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] during the night scene. This is certainly an anachronism; probably Mle 1892 stands in for the [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873|Mle 1873]] (on which was based Mle 1887, which in turn is the direct predecessor of Mle 1892).
+
Several characters, include D'Hevrais  ([[Didier Bienaimé]]), Lukan ([[Viktor Verzhbitskiy]]), and Mitya Gridnev ([[Marat Basharov]]) use the [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]s during training. General Ganetsky ([[Anatoly Kuznetsov]]) fires a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]] during the night scene. This is certainly an anachronism; the Mle 1892 may be standing in for the [[Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873|Mle 1873]] (which the later Mle 1887 was based on, which in turn is the direct predecessor of the Mle 1892).
 
[[Image:LebelRevolver1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR]]
 
[[Image:LebelRevolver1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|D'Hevrais  ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) fires at the target.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|D'Hevrais  ([[Didier Bienaimé]]) fires at the target.]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitya Gridnev ([[Marat Basharov]]) fires at the same scene]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitya Gridnev ([[Marat Basharov]]) fires in the same scene]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lukan puts an unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs a Mle.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 6 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lukan puts an unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs an Mle.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 7 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ganetsky fires his Mle.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit revolver 7 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|General Ganetsky fires his Mle.]]
  
 
=Pistols=
 
=Pistols=
 
==Flobert gun==
 
==Flobert gun==
Varvara Suvorova ([[Olga Krasko]]) owns a [[Flobert gun]] (known in Russia as ''Monte Cristo''), but all shots of it was blurred due to movement.
+
Varvara Suvorova ([[Olga Krasko]]) owns a [[Flobert gun]] (known in Russia as a ''Monte Cristo''), but all shots of it are blurred due to movement.
[[File:Flober Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Flobert Monte Cristo 6 mm., 1856]]
+
[[File:Flober Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Flobert Monte Cristo 6 mm, 1856]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pocket 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pocket 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pocket 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Varvara Suvorova fires.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pocket 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Varvara Suvorova fires.]]
  
 
==Flintlock Pistol==
 
==Flintlock Pistol==
Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carries [[Flintlock Pistol]]s. Several Flintlock pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film climax.
+
Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carry [[Flintlock Pistol]]s. Several Flintlock Pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film's climax.
 
[[Image:Otto-flint-pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Turkish Flintlock Pistol.]]
 
[[Image:Otto-flint-pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Turkish Flintlock Pistol.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit flintlock 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit flintlock 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
Line 104: Line 104:
  
 
==Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol==
 
==Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol==
Two [[Percussion Cap Pistol|Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol]]s can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film climax.
+
Two [[Percussion Cap Pistol|Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol]]s can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film's climax.
 
[[File:Russian Percussion Pistol M1854.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber]]
 
[[File:Russian Percussion Pistol M1854.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistols 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistols 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  
 
==Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894==
 
==Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894==
Ismail-Bei ([[Gosha Kutsenko]]) tries to use a anachronistic [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894]] in the night scene, but Erast Fandorin disarms him. All shots of it were blurred. While the signal pistol of "modern type" was developed in 1877 by E. W. Very, it did not see the known use until 1882. Earlier signal pistols were small launchers without barrel and with a muzzle loading and a cap lock.
+
Ismail-Bei ([[Gosha Kutsenko]]) tries to use an anachronistic [[Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894]] in the night scene, but Erast Fandorin disarms him. All shots of it are blurred. While the signal pistol of the "modern type" was developed in 1877 by E. W. Very, it did not see use until at least 1882. Earlier signal pistols were small, muzzle loading launchers without a barrel and used a cap lock.
 
[[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none|300px|Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm]]
 
[[Image:Hebel Model 1894 Flare Gun (26.5mm).jpg|thumb|none|300px|Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ismail-Bei draws the gun.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ismail-Bei draws the gun.]]
Line 117: Line 117:
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erast Fandorin dissarms Ismail-Bei.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Erast Fandorin disarms Ismail-Bei.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol is accidentally discharged.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The pistol is accidentally discharged.]]
  
 
=Rifles=
 
=Rifles=
 
==Martini-Henry==
 
==Martini-Henry==
Turkish soldiers use [[Martini-Henry]] rifles with bayonets many times, but it never seen clear: only in the distance or blurred. Ismail-Bei also uses it in one scene.
+
Turkish soldiers use [[Martini-Henry]] rifles with bayonets many times, but they are never seen clearly- only in the distance or blurred. Ismail-Bei also uses it in one scene.
 
[[Image:Martini-HenryMarkI(1871-1876).jpg|thumb|none|400px|Martini-Henry Mk. I (1871-1876) .577-.450 caliber.]]
 
[[Image:Martini-HenryMarkI(1871-1876).jpg|thumb|none|400px|Martini-Henry Mk. I (1871-1876) .577-.450 caliber.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish soldiers fire their rifles.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turkish soldiers fire their rifles.]]
Line 129: Line 129:
  
 
==Winchester Model 1894==
 
==Winchester Model 1894==
Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) fires a [[Winchester Model 1894]] rifle at the film beginning scene, set in 1876. This is a another anachronistic weapon, but it can stand for the [[Winchester Model 1873|Model 1873]].
+
Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) fires a [[Winchester Model 1894]] rifle at the film's beginning scene, set in 1876. This is another anachronistic weapon, but it can stand in for the [[Winchester Model 1873|Model 1873]].
 
[[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1894 - .30-30]]
 
[[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1894 - .30-30]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 2 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
Line 136: Line 136:
  
 
==Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
 
==Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"==
Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) captures a [[Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] rifle from the horse of one of Bashi Bazouks. The Turks really used this rifle in that war.
+
Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) captures a [[Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] rifle from the horse of one of the Bashi Bazouks. The Turks really used this rifle during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.
 
[[Image:Winchester66.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF]]
 
[[Image:Winchester66.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 3 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good shot.]]
Line 142: Line 142:
  
 
==Berdan Rifle==
 
==Berdan Rifle==
In the beggining scene, Serbian soldiers and volunteers (including a Fandorin) carries the [[Berdan Rifle]]s. It is also the main rifle of the Russian army in the film. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) briefly holds a few of it. For some reasons, it's the only Russian long firearm in this movie.
+
In the beginning scene, Serbian soldiers and volunteers (including Fandorin) carry the [[Berdan Rifle]]. It is also the main rifle of the Russian Army in the film. Erast Petrovich Fandorin ([[Egor Beroev]]) briefly holds a few of it. For some reason, it's the only Russian long gun in this movie.
 
[[Image:Russian Berdan No1 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Berdan No.1 (M1868) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R]]
 
[[Image:Russian Berdan No1 Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Russian Berdan No.1 (M1868) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
Line 151: Line 151:
  
 
==Serbian Mauser M1899 (Mocked up as Remington-Keene)==
 
==Serbian Mauser M1899 (Mocked up as Remington-Keene)==
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses during the firefight in the mountains the [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#1895_Chilean_Mauser|Serbian Mauser M1899]], mocked up as a [[Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle]] in carbine configuration. The front part of the wooden foregrip was removed, and a fake tubular magazine was mounted. The rifle is also equipped with a historically correct long brass telescopic scope. The exact model is ID'd by the shape of the bolt shroud, which is the Mauser Model 1893 style, and the unique safety lug on the receiver tang behind the bolt handle of the Model 1895 can be clearly distinguished. The presence of a thumb cut in the receiver wall most likely makes this a Serbian Model 1899. This gun also seems to be a carbine, converted from a full-size rifle in the 1920s (note the straight bolt handle).
+
Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin ([[Aleksandr Lykov]]) uses a [[Mauser_Rifle_Series#1895_Chilean_Mauser|Serbian Mauser M1899]], mocked up as a [[Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle]] in carbine configuration during the firefight in the mountains. The front part of the wooden foregrip is removed and a fake tubular magazine is mounted. The rifle is also equipped with a historically correct long brass telescopic scope. The exact model is ID'd by the shape of the bolt shroud, which is the Mauser Model 1893 style, and the unique safety lug on the receiver tang behind the bolt handle of the Model 1895 can be clearly distinguished. The presence of a thumb cut in the receiver wall most likely makes this a Serbian Model 1899. This gun also seems to be a carbine, converted from a full-size rifle in the 1920s (note the straight bolt handle).
  
In any case, this is an unusual choice. Remington-Keene existed in 1878, but production did not begin until 1880, and even then it was a rare weapon (actually, therefore, in the movie uses a fake version). A more accurate choice for the early high-capacity bolt-action rifle would be a [[Vetterli Rifle|Vetterli]]. This is probably should have shown, that a Anwar-Efendi is an truly elite agent with access to exclusive weapons.
+
In any case, this is an unusual choice. The Remington-Keene existed in 1878, but production did not begin until 1880, and even then it was a rare weapon (which is most likely why the film has to use a fake version). A more accurate choice for an early high-capacity bolt-action rifle would be a [[Vetterli Rifle|Vetterli]]. This is probably to show that Anwar-Efendi is a truly elite agent with access to exclusive weapons.
[[Image:Chil95car1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 1895 Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser. Serbian M1899 converted to carbine is looks analougos, but has the straight bolt handle.]]
+
[[Image:Chil95car1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 1895 Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser. A Serbian M1899 converted to carbine looks similar, but has a straight bolt handle.]]
[[Image:Excellent.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle in carbine configuration - 45-70 Government, for comparision.]]
+
[[Image:Excellent.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle in carbine configuration - 45-70 Government, for comparison.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close Up. Note the rectangular safety lug projecting up from the receiver tang.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close Up. Note the rectangular safety lug projecting up from the receiver tang.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
Line 162: Line 162:
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close Up. Again the Model 1895's safety lug is visible.]]
+
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close Up. Again, the Model 1895's safety lug is visible.]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
[[File:Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
  

Revision as of 01:55, 29 August 2020


The Turkish Gambit
(Turetskiy gambit)
Turetskiy gambit poster.jpg
Film poster
Country RUS.jpg Russia
BUL.jpg Bulgaria
Directed by Dzhanik Fayziev
Release Date 2005
Language Russian
Turkish
French
Bulgarian
English
Romanian
Studio Studio Trite
Main Cast
Character Actor
Erast Petrovich Fandorin Egor Beroev
Varvara Suvorova Olga Krasko
Lukan Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Gen. Sobolev Aleksandr Baluev
Kazanzaki Aleksey Guskov


The Turkish Gambit (Russian: Турецкий гамбит; Turetskiy gambit) is a 2005 Russian/Bulgarian war thriller/detective film, based on the novel of the same name by Boris Akunin. Famous Russian detective Erast Petrovich Fandorin tries to expose an enemy spy during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit) is the second film about the adventures of Erast Fandorin. It was preceded by Azazel (2002) and followed by The State Counsellor (2005). In all three movies, Fandorin is played by different actors.

PS1: Nearly all firearms in this film are heavily anachronistic.

PS2: This article contains major spoilers, so, if you still haven't watched this movie, DON'T READ IT!!!

SPOILERS.jpg WARNING! WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS!!!



The following weapons were used in the film The Turkish Gambit (Turetskiy gambit):


Revolvers

Webley .455 Mk VI

Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses a Webley .455 Mk VI during the scene on the bridge. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) briefly holds a similar revolver in one moment. This revolver is an anachronism when the story takes place; the Mk VI is possibly standing in for the early Webley models, such as the Webley-Pryse.

Webley Mk. VI - .455 Webley
Close up of the revolver.
Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 2.jpg
Another close up. Note the faint "MARK VI" on the topstrap.
Erast Petrovich fires his Webley. The shot is blurred due to movement.

ZKR 551

ZKR 551 revolvers appear in several scenes, evidently standing in for the similar and period-appropriate Colt Single Action Army. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) fires a ZKR 551 revolver during the firefight in the mountains. Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov) briefly holds one during training, and later, during preparation for a duel, when he hands it to his seconds- D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) and McLaughlin (Daniel Olbrychski). Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) also uses the ZKR 551 throughout the movie.

CZ ZKR 551 sporting revolver
Turetskiy gambit revolver 4 1.jpg
Erast Fandorin fires his revolver.
Zurov fires his revolver.
Perepyolkin holds his ZKR 551.
Perepyolkin fires.
Perepyolkin takes Varvara Suvorova hostage.
Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 9.jpg
Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 5.jpg
Perepyolkin fires his revolver.
Turetskiy gambit revolver 1 7.jpg

Gasser M1880 Montenegrin

D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) owns a slightly anachronistic Gasser M1880 Montenegrin revolver. Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko) tries to shoot it once.

Gasser Montenegrin M1880 - 11.75 x 36mm Gasser
Turetskiy gambit revolver 2 1.jpg
Turetskiy gambit revolver 9 1.jpg

Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model

Lukan (Viktor Verzhbitskiy) uses a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver several times. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) also uses a No.3 to injure himself.

Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian
Lukan puts the unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs an Mle.
Two revolvers in the hands of the seconds- D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) and McLaughlin (Daniel Olbrychski), before Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov) takes them and exchanges them. The No.3 is at the right.
Close view of the cylinder.
Perepyolkin holds his S&W.
Lukan holds another S&W.
Anwar-Efendi shoots himself.

Rast-Gasser M1898

General Sobolev (Aleksandr Baluev) and other Russian officers fire Rast-Gasser M1898 revolvers (standing for early Gasser models, such as the M1870 or M1876) during training. Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses a Rast-Gasser M1898 revolver to kill Zurov (Dmitriy Pevtsov) and Kazanzaki (Aleksey Guskov). Later, he places the Gasser in the hand of the dying Kazanzaki.

Austrian Rast Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser.
General Sobolev fires his revolver.
Russian officers fires their revolvers.
Kazanzaki's corpse with the revolver.
Turetskiy gambit revolver 5 4.jpg

Mle 1892

Several characters, include D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé), Lukan (Viktor Verzhbitskiy), and Mitya Gridnev (Marat Basharov) use the Mle 1892 Revolvers during training. General Ganetsky (Anatoly Kuznetsov) fires a Mle 1892 Revolver during the night scene. This is certainly an anachronism; the Mle 1892 may be standing in for the Mle 1873 (which the later Mle 1887 was based on, which in turn is the direct predecessor of the Mle 1892).

Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR
D'Hevrais (Didier Bienaimé) fires at the target.
Mitya Gridnev (Marat Basharov) fires in the same scene
Lukan puts an unloaded No.3 on the table and grabs an Mle.
General Ganetsky fires his Mle.

Pistols

Flobert gun

Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko) owns a Flobert gun (known in Russia as a Monte Cristo), but all shots of it are blurred due to movement.

Flobert Monte Cristo 6 mm, 1856
Turetskiy gambit pocket 1.jpg
Varvara Suvorova fires.

Flintlock Pistol

Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carry Flintlock Pistols. Several Flintlock Pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film's climax.

Turkish Flintlock Pistol.
Turetskiy gambit flintlock 1.jpg
British Heavy Dragoon Pistol - .62 caliber
Turetskiy gambit flintlock 2.jpg
Turetskiy gambit flintlock 3.jpg
Turetskiy gambit pistols 1.jpg

Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol

Two Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistols can be seen in the Turkish bank at the film's climax.

Russian M1854 Naval percussion cap pistol - .71 caliber
Turetskiy gambit pistols 1.jpg

Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894

Ismail-Bei (Gosha Kutsenko) tries to use an anachronistic Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 in the night scene, but Erast Fandorin disarms him. All shots of it are blurred. While the signal pistol of the "modern type" was developed in 1877 by E. W. Very, it did not see use until at least 1882. Earlier signal pistols were small, muzzle loading launchers without a barrel and used a cap lock.

Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm
Ismail-Bei draws the gun.
Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 2.jpg
Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 3.jpg
Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 4.jpg
Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 5.jpg
Turetskiy gambit pistol 3 6.jpg
Erast Fandorin disarms Ismail-Bei.
The pistol is accidentally discharged.

Rifles

Martini-Henry

Turkish soldiers use Martini-Henry rifles with bayonets many times, but they are never seen clearly- only in the distance or blurred. Ismail-Bei also uses it in one scene.

Martini-Henry Mk. I (1871-1876) .577-.450 caliber.
Turkish soldiers fire their rifles.
Close up, but blurred.
Ismail-Bei (Gosha Kutsenko) aiming the rifle.

Winchester Model 1894

Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) fires a Winchester Model 1894 rifle at the film's beginning scene, set in 1876. This is another anachronistic weapon, but it can stand in for the Model 1873.

Winchester 1894 - .30-30
Turetskiy gambit rifle 2 1.jpg
Erast Petrovich Fandorin reloads his rifle.
Turetskiy gambit rifle 2 3.jpg

Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"

Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) captures a Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" rifle from the horse of one of the Bashi Bazouks. The Turks really used this rifle during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Carbine - .44 RF
Good shot.
Turetskiy gambit rifle 3 2.jpg

Berdan Rifle

In the beginning scene, Serbian soldiers and volunteers (including Fandorin) carry the Berdan Rifle. It is also the main rifle of the Russian Army in the film. Erast Petrovich Fandorin (Egor Beroev) briefly holds a few of it. For some reason, it's the only Russian long gun in this movie.

Russian Berdan No.1 (M1868) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R
Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 1.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 2.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 3.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 4 4.jpg
Erast Fandorin carries the rifles.

Serbian Mauser M1899 (Mocked up as Remington-Keene)

Anwar-Efendi/Captain Perepyolkin (Aleksandr Lykov) uses a Serbian Mauser M1899, mocked up as a Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle in carbine configuration during the firefight in the mountains. The front part of the wooden foregrip is removed and a fake tubular magazine is mounted. The rifle is also equipped with a historically correct long brass telescopic scope. The exact model is ID'd by the shape of the bolt shroud, which is the Mauser Model 1893 style, and the unique safety lug on the receiver tang behind the bolt handle of the Model 1895 can be clearly distinguished. The presence of a thumb cut in the receiver wall most likely makes this a Serbian Model 1899. This gun also seems to be a carbine, converted from a full-size rifle in the 1920s (note the straight bolt handle).

In any case, this is an unusual choice. The Remington-Keene existed in 1878, but production did not begin until 1880, and even then it was a rare weapon (which is most likely why the film has to use a fake version). A more accurate choice for an early high-capacity bolt-action rifle would be a Vetterli. This is probably to show that Anwar-Efendi is a truly elite agent with access to exclusive weapons.

Mauser 1895 Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser. A Serbian M1899 converted to carbine looks similar, but has a straight bolt handle.
Remington-Keene Repeating Rifle in carbine configuration - 45-70 Government, for comparison.
Close Up. Note the rectangular safety lug projecting up from the receiver tang.
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 2.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 3.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 4.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 5.jpg
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 6.jpg
Close Up. Again, the Model 1895's safety lug is visible.
Turetskiy gambit rifle 5 8.jpg

Jezail musket

Several Bashi Bazouks briefly carries Jezail muskets.

Ottoman musket
Turetskiy gambit jezail 1.jpg
Turetskiy gambit jezail 2.jpg

Do Not Sell My Personal Information