The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka)The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka) - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesThe Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka)
The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka) (1968) is a cult classic Soviet crime comedy about misadventures of a Soviet tourist (Yuri Nikulin) who suddenly becomes a figure in a smuggling operation, when in Turkey his broken arm is plastered not only with a plaster, but also with gold and diamonds. When he contacts the authorities, he becomes a target for two unfortunate smugglers (Anatoli Papanov and Andrei Mironov).
The following weapons were used in the film The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka):
5. Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action, nickel plated with pearl grips (most likely not original S&W but a European, possibly Spanish clone)
Error creating thumbnail: File missingOrbea Hermanos nickel plated revolver with pearl grips, a Spanish version of Smith Wesson Double Action - .44 Russian
8. Flintlock cavalry carbine, most likely a Russian cavalry Stutzer (rifled carbine).
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Long Guns
Karabiner 98k
A Karabiner 98k rifle is seen on the wall in the smugglers' den.
