Miss Mend
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Miss Mend The Adventures of the Three Reporters ) is a 1926 Soviet B&W silent three-part adventure movie directed by Boris Barnet and Fyodor Otsep and loosely adapted from the novels "Mess-Mend: Yankees in Petrograd" and "Laurie Lane, Metalworker" by Marietta Shaginyan. The main characters are Vivian Mend (Natalya Gland), an American typist and labour union activist, and her three friends and admirers, a clerk Hopkins (Igor Ilyinsky ), a journalist Barnet (Boris Barnet ), and newspaper photographer Fogel (Vladimir Fogel ). Millionaire Gordon Stern is murdered by the ultra-right conspiracy led by villanous Chiche (Sergey Komarov ). Accusing the Bolsheviks in the murder, the conspirators get help from Stern's son Arthur (Ivan Koval-Samborsky ) and start the plan to make a biological attack on the USSR. Vivian and her friends accidentally discover the plot and try to stop it, pursuing the conspirators from America to Soviet Russia.
The following weapons were used in the film Miss Mend :
Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 3 During the shootout in the tunnel, Barnet (Boris Barnet ), Hopkins (Igor Ilyinsky ) and Chiche (Sergey Komarov ) use Smith & Wesson Model 3 revolvers, possibly Russian contract 1st Model. These guns are identified by the shape of the grip and the length of the barrel and the rib under the barrel that are longer than on Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model - .44 Russian Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche's henchman holds a revolver in the scene in Stern's crypt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnet runs to the tunnel with the revolver in hand. The long barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The wide grip of Barnet's revolver is seen. When inside the tunnel, only muzzle flashes of his revolver are seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche fires his revolver during the shootout in the tunnel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hopkins holds his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Hopkins' revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hopkins fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Hopkins' revolver. Nagant M1895 After the shootout in the tunnel, Hopkins' revolver switches to a Nagant M1895 . Soviet border guards and Militsiya also use Nagants.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38R Nagant. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hopkins fires at Chiche who escapes in the river. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Astonished Hopkins with the Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nagant is seen in holster of a Soviet border guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche's henchman holds Barnet at gunpoint with a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsioner holds a Nagant when he assists Fogel to break into the house where Chiche holds Vivian, Barnet and Hopkins. In this scene the Militsioner' s gun constantly switches between Nagant and FN Model 1900 in a row of continuity errors. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the Militsioner with Nagant. Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless When Barnet exposes Arthur Stern under the falshe identity, the latter draws a pocket hammerless nickel plated revolver that is most likely a Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless revolver with Mother of Pearl grips - .32 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the shootout in the tunnel, Fogel (Vladimir Fogel ) holds a revolver that may be the same hammerless gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur holds the revolver during the brawl with Barnet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur threatens a taxi driver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing What seems to be the same revolver is seen near Arthur in the climactic scene. When Arthur picks up the gun, it switches to an FN Model 1900 pistol. Pistols Mauser C96 Mauser C96 pistols are sidearms of the American police (totally inappropriate weapon) during the confrontation with striking workers. In the scene in Leningrad, several of Chiche's henchmen use Mauser C96s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser holster of a police officer is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the police officers who arrests Vivian holds a Mauser C96. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer in center holds a Mauser C96. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Barnet grapples with a henchman in gas mask for the pistol. The gun is glossy and shiny, maybe nickel plated. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsioner holds a Mauser C96 during the chase after Chiche in the final scene. Mauser C96 "Bolo" One of Chiche's henchmen holds a short barreled Mauser C96 "Bolo" model. In the climactic scene Fogel's (Vladimir Fogel ) FN Model 1900 switches to a Mauser "Bolo" due to a continuity error.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 "Bolo" - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche's henchman at the left holds a Mauser C96 "Bolo". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fogel runs to help Barnet who brawls with two henchmen. Previously seen Fogel's FN 1900 switches to a Mauser C96 "Bolo" (note the short barrel), and in the next moment Fogel again holds an FN 1900. FN Model 1906 In the opening scene, a firing FN Model 1906 pistol is seen. Later Chiche (Sergey Komarov ) holds same looking pistol, most likely same prop reused. Chiche's henchmen also use same pocket pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1905 - .25 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing An unknown person holds a pocket pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires, provoking the police to use of weapons against the strikers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Disguised Chiche aims the pocket pistol at the trio, demanding Stern's letter that accidentally falls in hands of Hopkins. In next moment of the same scene the pocket pistol switches to an FN Model 1900 and then back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of Chiche's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche's henchwoman aims a pocket pistol at Hopkins. A henchman next to her holds an FN Model 1900 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the climactic scene, Fogel's (Vladimir Fogel ) pistol several times switch from one model to another. One of the guns that he holds is the same pocket pistol. FN Model 1900 When Chiche's pistol in the scene when he threatens the trio is seen close, it switches from a pocket pistol to an FN Model 1900 . Later Chiche uses an FN 1900 in several scenes. FN 1900 pistols are also used by Arthur Stern (Ivan Koval-Samborsky ), Engineer Berg (the second role of Ivan Koval-Samborsky ), Fogel (Vladimir Fogel ), Chiche's henchmen and Soviet Militsiya personnel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of Chiche's FN 1900 when it switches from a pocket pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berg draws his pistol in the scene on the steamer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fogel fires at Chiche's henchman, grappling with Barnet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur with an FN 1900. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsioner aims his FN 1900 at Hopkins, thinking him to be Chiche's henchman. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arthur, realising that Chiche decieved and used him, commits suicide. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The head of local Militsiya draws his pistol in the final scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche holds an FN 1900 in the final scene when he tries to escape through the elevator shaft. Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Chiche (Sergey Komarov ) holds a Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police pistol in the final scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley & Scott Metropolitan Police Pistol - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chiche, in gas mask, draws his pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires at Elizabeth Stern... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and puts the pistol back in pocket. Steyr M1908 In the opening scene the commander of the police unit holds a Steyr M1908 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr M1908 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing The commander of the police unit raises the Steyr M1908, ordering to push aside the striking workers. The holster that is seen on his belt matches this model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the pistol. Unidentified pistol In the climactic scene, Fogel's (Vladimir Fogel ) pistol several times switch from one model to another. One of the guns that he holds is an unidentified pistol, seen only partially. This is a compact pistol but larger than FN Model 1906 that Fogel also holds in this scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Fogel's pistol is seen. Rifles Mannlicher M1895 American police use Mannlicher M1895 Stutzen short rifles during the crackdown on striking workers. Fogel (Vladimir Fogel ) captures a Mannlicher from a police officer during attempt to save Vivian from arrest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr Repetier-Stutzen M1895 - 8x50mmR Mannlicher Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the police officers, arresting Vivian, holds a Mannlicher short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Police officers (Vladimir Uralskiy at the right) hold Mannlicher short rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer aims his rifle at Fogel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fogel holds a captured rifle. Mosin Nagant M1891 Soviet border guards in Leningrad hold Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles when they cordon off the plague steamer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berdan No.2 Carbine During the crackdown on striking workers, one of the police officers holds an unidentified carbine. It may be a Berdan No.2 carbine.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A family of Berdan No.2 rifles: 1 - Infantry rifle, 2 - Dragoon rifle, 3 - Cossack rifle, 4 - carbine. Drawing from Strelkovoye orujie ("Firearms") by Aleksandr Juck. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer at the left holds a carbine. Shotguns Berdan Shotgun A watchman in Stern's estate holds a Berdan shotgun when the trio makes an attempt to sneak in the estate.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berdanka bolt action shotgun - 28 GaugeError creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The watchman with the shotgun in hands runs to search for the intruders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The watchman meets a police officer. Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing English language release poster 
