Fanfan la Tulipe
Original French Poster
Fanfan la Tulipe 1952 film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and starring Vincent Perez and Penélope Cruz .
The following weapons were used in the film Fanfan la Tulipe :
Flintlock Pistol Flintlock Pistols are seen in hands of Fanfan (Vincent Perez ), Adeline (Penélope Cruz ), Corsini (Gérald Laroche ), Adjudant (Sgt. Maj.) Fier-à-Bras (Philippe Dormoy), French gendarmes and highwaymen. Several different models are used.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charleville Model 1777 Cavalry Officer Flintlock- .69 cal Error creating thumbnail: File missing British 1756 Light Dragoon Pistol - .68 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gendarmes carry pistols and muskets when they arrest Fanfan. The gendarmes' pistols have short handguards and resemble Mle 1777 Officer model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gendarme carries a pistol tucked into his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A highwayman aims at Fanfan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Adeline fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The pistol "fires" very plausible, with sparks from the lock and muzzle fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fanfan holds a pistol when he breaks into the castle to save abducted Adeline. This is a cavalry model with full-length handguard, more in British style. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Fanfan's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fier-à-Bras holds a pistol, most likely an Officer model, in the climactic scene. His soldiers are armed with Charleville Muskets . Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more good view of Fanfan's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corsini aims at Fanfan and Adeline. Charleville Flintlock Musket Soldiers of French and several other armies are mostly armed with flintlock Charleville Muskets .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charleville Mousquet Modèle 1777 - .69 caliber Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing French soldiers in battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of unspecified enemy army in battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of the recruting command with muskets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dragoons also carry infantry muskets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fanfan (in center) carries a Charleville musket. Most other soldiers are armed with Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of a flintlock (at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fanfan holds a musket during the drills. Note the two barreled band which indicates to a Mle. 1777 Dragoon variant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Prussian soldiers hold Charleville muskets with bayonets, attached backwards (a common cinematic pracice). Brown Bess Flintlock Musket French and British soldiers also carry Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets , identified by the different barrel bands and muzzle caps. In reality these guns were never adopted in France.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modern reproduction "Long Land Pattern" Brown Bess Infantry musket made from 1722-1768 - .75 caliber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Brown Bess musket is seen in hands of a soldier at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brown Bess muskets are seen in the field camp of the French regiment. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most soldiers hold Brown Bess muskets with bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing British soldiers with Brown Bess muskets. Cannons Field cannons of 18th to early 19th century patterns are seen on the battlefield. These are definitely modern replicas.
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