| Horror Express
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English Language Release Poster
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| Country
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 United Kingdom
 Spain
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| Directed by
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Eugenio Martin
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| Release Date
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1972
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| Language
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English
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| Studio
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Granada Films
Benmar Productions
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Horror Express (Spanish title Pánico en el Transiberiano ("Panic in the Trans-Siberian Train")) is a 1972 British-Spanish English language horror film, directed by Eugenio Martin (credited as Gene Martin). In 1906 a renowned British anthropologist Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee) works in China and finds a frozen prehistoric humanoid. He returns to Europe by the Trans-Siberian Express with a crate containing the creature remains. During the voyage, the creature returns to life, and a series of horrible events follow, as the humanoid turns out to be only a host for an alien creature that can transfers itself from a body to another.
The following weapons were used in the film Horror Express:
Revolvers
Bulldog
One of the passengers of the Trans-Siberian Express, Polish Count Maryan Petrovski (George Rigaud) owns a Bulldog revolver.
Webley British Bulldog - .45 caliber - 1870s
Count Petrovski takes his revolver. This is a 5-shot gun of a large caliber, and the ammo looks like .476 Enfield or .455 Webley. Note that the bullets are flat-nosed, and some of them have cross-shaped notchs.
Petrovski loads the revolver.
Petrovski demonstrates the revolver ti Inspector Mirov.
The Count's undead corpse, raised by the alien creature, holds the revolver.
Pistols
FN Model 1903
Russian police Inspector Mirov (Julio Peña) carries an FN Model 1903 pistol (it's worth noting that Russian Imperial police didn't use Inspector rank). Later the pistol is taken from Mirov by Cossack Capt. Kazan (Telly Savalas). FN Model 1903 was really issued to Russian police and gendarmes force but it happened only in 1908.
FN Browning Model 1903 - 9x20mm Browning Long
Mirov fires at the creature that attacked Dr. Wells.
A close view of the pistol.
Kazan takes Mirov's pistol.
Note the non-standard thick smooth black grips.
Kazan fires at Mirov whose body is inhabited by the alien creature.
The pistol in hand of Kazan is seen on a promotional image.
Star Model B
Capt. Kazan's sidearm is a Star Model B pistol (definitely not the right gun for that time and place) but he doesn't use it.
A Cossack of Kazan's unit cleans his commander's pistol. With difficulty, but it is possible to see the external extractor.
The Cossack loads the gun.
Another view of the pistol.
The Cossack puts the gun in Kazan's holster.
The holster of Kazan's pistol on the table.
Rifles
Mauser Model 1893
Russian soldiers are armed with Spanish Mauser M1893 rifles. They are fitted with bayonets of Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle (likely from the supplies of M91/30 rifles from the USSR during the Spanish Civil War); some rifles are fitted with mockup Mosin Nagant style magazines. These rifles are also seen in the 1971 movie Nicholas and Alexandra.
Mauser Modelo 1893 - 7x57mm Mauser
Russian soldiers, subordinated to Inspector Mirov, in the scene on Beijing railroad station.
A rifle in hands of a soldier in same scene.
A good view of top barrel band of Mauser 1893 and of M1891/30 bayonet.
A rifle in hands of a soldier at the background is fitted with fake protruding magazine.
Soldiers threaten Prof. Saxton when Mirov demands to open the crate with the frozen creature inside.
A close view of the barrel and bayonet.
A soldier patrols the railway wagon in search of escaped creature. His rifle is fitted with a fake magazine.
A rifle in hands of a soldier who guards arrested Saxton.
Mauser M1895 Carbine
Russian Cossacks of Capt. Kazan's unit are armed with Spanish Mauser M1895 Carbines. Chinese soldiers in the opening scene carry the same carbines but with sword bayonets.
Carabina Modelo 1895 - 7x57mm Mauser
In the scene on Beijing railroad station Chinese soldiers hold Mauser M1895 carbines with attached sword bayonets (supposedly Spanish M1913, issued for Mauser M1916 and M1943 short rifles). In reality M1895 carbines weren't equipped with bayonets.
A good view of M1895 carbine in hands of a Cossack.
A close view of the handguard.
Cossacks with carbines in the train.
An astonished Cossack with a carbine in hands watches Kazan killing Mirov.
Cossacks shoot at Pujardov, in whose body the alien is now... but in vain.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing) owns a Double Barreled Shotgun. Later he gives the shotgun to Sir Alexander Saxton (Christopher Lee).
Remington Model 1889 - 12 Gauge. An example of double-barreled shotgun with exposed hammers.
Wells puts his wrapped shotgun on a shelf.
Wells shows the shotgun to Saxton and Mirov.
Saxton defends Countess Irina Petrovska against undead Cossacks.
The shotgun in hands of Dr. Wells on a promotional image.
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