The Assassination of Trotsky
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The Assassination of Trotsky
The following weapons were used in the film The Assassination of Trotsky :
Revolvers Rast-Gasser 1898 A Rast-Gasser 1898 revolver is seen on Trotsky's (Richard Burton ) table in the scene of the murder.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Austrian Rast Gasser 1898 - 8 x 27mm Gasser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trotsky puts the revolver on table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver on the table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver is seen from another side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of the revolver. Webley .38 Mk IV Lou (Jack Betts , credited as Hunt Powers), the head of Trotsky's bodyguards, carries a revolver in holster. Judging by the shape of the grip with lanyard ring and by the holster, Webley .38 Mk IV seems to be a decent guess. Webley-style revolvers are also seen in hands of Trotsky's bodyguard Jim (Michael Forest ) and of a Mexican police detective.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk IV - .38 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing A plainclothes detective holds a Webley-style revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lou carries a revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of Lou's revolver is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim runs to wounded Trotsky, holding a revolver in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jim's revolver is seen when he and another bodyguard capture Frank Jackson. Trotsky's Rast-Gasser 1898 is seen on the table. Colt Detective Special A Colt-style compact revolver, supposedly a Colt Detective Special , is seen in hands of Trotsky's bodyguard Sam (Joshua Sinclair ). A Mexican police detective holds a same looking revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Detective Special 1st Gen with Square Butt - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sam runs with a snub nose revolver in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sam carries his revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican police detective holds a snub nose revolver. The shape of the frame matches Colt DS. A uniformed officer next to him holds what appears to be an M1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sam and other bodyguards drag severly beaten Frank Jackson. The wide grip of Sam's holstered revolver matches Colt revolver, and the round logo is just in place. Pistols Browning Hi-Power What appears to be a Browning Hi-Power is briefly seen in hands and holster of Ruiz (Luigi Vannucchi) (this character is a substitution of real person of David Alfaro Siqueiros, a Mexican painter) when he, disguised as a Mexican police officer, leads his men to attack Trotsky's house.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian manufacture) - 9x19mm. Such post-war version doesn't fit for 1940 but the screen pistol is definitly not a correct pre-war P-35. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz, disguised as a police officer, carries a pistol in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz holds his pistol. A step on the front part of the slide, typical for Hi-Power, can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shape of the grip also matches Hi-Power. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of Ruiz' holstered pistol is seen when he fires a Thompson. The heel also matches Hi-Power. FÉG Tokagypt 58 Firebird Gita Samuels finds a FÉG Tokagypt 58 (most likely a commercial version, known as Firebird ) in Jackson's suitcase.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FÉG Tokagypt 58 - 9x19mm Parabellum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gita finds Jackson's pistol. The shadow reveals additional round lanyard ring. Black grips match Firebird commercial version of Tokagypt. M1911-style pistol Frank Jackson (Alain Delon ) carries an M1911-style pistol in the climactic scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jackson tries to draw his pistol during the assassination. Error creating thumbnail: File missing But he is captured by bodyguards. Various pistols Some Trotsky's bodyguards and police personnel carry pistols that aren't seen clear enough for identification.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bodyguard Sheldon Harte (Carlos Miranda) carries a pistol in holster. A small part of the grip is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Sheldon's holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer convoys an arrestee. The pistol has rounded hammer spur. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer at the right holds a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A police officer holds a pistol that can be an FN Model 1903 or an M1911; both appear in the movie in other scenes. Submachine Guns M1928A1 Thompson Ruiz (Luigi Vannucchi) and several of his men use M1928A1 Thompson SMGs during the attack on Trotsky's house. Lou (Jack Betts ), the head of Trotsky's bodyguards, also carries a Thompson.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Ruiz' men in center holds a Thompson. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz fires during the attack on Trotsky's house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view from the muzzle. The SMG lacks Cutts compensator. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lou takes a Thompson during the attack on the house. His revolver holster is also seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Lou's Thompson is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lou on rooftop. Rifles M43 Spanish Mauser Most of Ruiz' men, disguised as Mexican police, carry M43 Spanish Mauser , standing for correct M1936 Mexican Mausers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ruiz' men take rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifle in a basket with police uniform. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fake policemen carry rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An auxiliary bayonet lug, a typical feature of M43 Mauser, can be seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifle is seen in night scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mexican police officer aims his rifle at a suspect. Sporter rifle In one scene Lou (Jack Betts ) holds a sporter or hunting rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lou with his rifle on rooftop. 
