The Great - Season 2

The Great is a British-American comedy "anti-historical" (as it is described by the releaser) TV series about the Russian Empress Catherine the Great. The series stars Elle Fanning as Empress Catherine II and Nicholas Hoult as Emperor Peter III. 
Season 1 was released on Hulu streaming platform on May 15, 2020, and Season 2 on November 19, 2021. In January 2022, the third season was announced.
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= Pistols =
A large number of various Flintlock Pistols are used throughout the series. In most cases the exact model can be identified. Of course, the screen guns are modern replicas, many of those by Pedersoli. It should be noted that the majority of pistols used is of British or French origin which is historically inaccurate. For the Russian setting in this period, Russian or Germanic pistols would be more fitting. 
== British Heavy Dragoon Flintlock Pistol ==
General Velementov (Douglas Hodge) and Count Grigor Dymov (Gwilym Lee) hold British Heavy Dragoon Flintlock Pistols during the storming of Peter's chambers in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01). A highwayman (Tarik Badwan; credited as Bandit #2) holds a Heavy Dragoon pistol in "Walnut Season" (S02E09).
== Ketland Flintlock Trade Pistol ==
Colonel Svenska (Blake Harrison), the commander of the troops, loyal to Peter, holds a British Ketland Flintlock Trade Pistol during the storming of Peter's chambers in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01). Grigor Dymov (Gwilym Lee) holds a Ketland pistol during the rabbit hunt in "Animal Instincts" (S02E05) and during the confrontation with Orlo in "A Simple Jape" (S02E06). The Ketland pistol is anachronistic as these were made in the late 18th - early 19th century and were probably derived from the Pattern 1796 Flintlock Pistol.
== British Tower Sea Service Pistol ==
In the opening scene in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01) that recalls the events of the final of Season 1, Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) holds a Tower Sea Service Pistol. Peter also holds a pair of Sea Service pistols in "A Simple Jape" (S02E06).
== French Charleville Model 1777 Cavalry Officer Flintlock Pistol ==
Grigor Dymov (Gwilym Lee) holds an anachronistic Charleville Model 1777 Cavalry Officer Flintlock Pistol during the ambush on the carriage of a European scientist in "Stapler" (S02E07).
== French Model 1763/66 Flintlock Pistol ==
In the opening scene in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01) that recalls the events of the final of Season 1, Leo Voronsky (Sebastian De Souza) holds an anachronistic French Model 1763/66 Flintlock Pistol.
== French Model An IX Cavalry Flintlock Pistol ==
Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) holds an anachronistic, Napoleonic era French Model An IX Cavalry Flintlock Pistol in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01) and "Wedding" (S02E10). Marial (Phoebe Fox), Catherine's confidante, obtains an An IX pistol from a Life Guards officer in "A Simple Jape" (S02E06). While similar to Mle 1763/66, the An IX is shorter, has a more curved grip and simplified muzzle cap.
== French Model An XIII Cavalry Flintlock Pistol ==
General Velementov (Douglas Hodge) carries an anachronistic, Napoleonic era a Saint Etienne Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol throughtout the series. Tatyana (Florence Keith-Roach), the wife of Count Arkady, holds an An XIII pistol during the hunt in "Animal Instincts" (S02E05). What appears to be an An XIII pistol is seen in hands of Peter's double Pugachev (Nicholas Hoult) in "Stapler" (S06E07). The screen guns are probably replicas by Pedersoli.
== Prussian Dragoon 1731 Flintlock Pistol (replica) ==
During the storming of Peter's chambers in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01), Grigor Dymov (Gwilym Lee) holds a long flintlock pistol that is supposed to be a Prussian Potzdam Dragoon 1731 model, already seen in Season 1. Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) holds a pair of long flintlock pistols with brass decorations during the rabbit hunt in "Animal Instincts" (S02E05). These guns are non-firing replicas, called "Prussian M-1780 Flintlock Horse Pistol" (the manufacturer isn't found yet). The replica is inspired by such pistols as Potzdam Dragoon 1731, but no real 1780 model is known. A pair of such decorated pistols could be considered a gift to Peter from Fredrick II of Prussia (omitting the 1780 year in the name of the model, of course).
== Hadley of London 1760 Flintlock Pistol (replica) ==
What appears to be some kind of a replica of Hadley of London 1760 Flintlock Pistol is used by General Velementov in a flashback scene in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01). 
== Queen Anne Flintlock Pistol ==
Count Orlo (Sacha Dhawan) holds a Queen Anne Flintlock Pistol in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01). A Queen Anne Pistol with brass barrel and furniture (a replica by Pedersoli) is used by Count Arkady (Bayo Gbadamosi) during the hunt in "Animal Instincts" (S02E05), and during the confrontation with Orlo in "A Simple Jape" (S02E06). Arkady's wife Tatyana (Florence Keith-Roach) also holds the same pistol in "Animal Instincts". The same "brass" replica is seen in hands of Aunt Elizabeth (Belinda Bromilow) in "Wedding" (S02E10).
== Oriental Flintlock Pistol ==
The Ottoman Sultan (Billy Postlethwaite) carries a Flintlock Pistol in Oriental style in "Wedding" (S02E10).
== Unidentified Flintlock Pistols ==
Several Flintlock Pistols of unclear models are used in various scenes.
= Long Guns =
== Charleville Flintlock Musket ==
Russian soldiers are armed with French Charleville Muskets. This is actually wrong as the design of Russian Army muskets in the 18th century was different and unique. The muskets should have been the Russian Model 1737 or earlier but since these are rare and obscure, Charleville Mle 1777 are seen instead.
=== Charleville Musket (rubber prop) ===
In some scenes, the muskets turn out to be rubber props.
== Kentucky Flintlock Rifle ==
During the pheasant hunting in "The Devil’s Lunch" (S02E04), Catherine (Elle Fanning) and the Ottoman ambassador Sunduk (Raphael Acloque) use modern replicas of Kentucky Flintlock Rifle.
== Paget Flintlock Cavalry Carbine ==
Ab anachronistic Paget flintlock cavalry carbine, a very short gun of the British cavalry introduced in 1805, is used by the highwaywoman Manya (Toto Bruin) during the robbery of the Empress' carriage in "Walnut Season" (S02E09).
== Flintlock Blunderbuss ==
A guard on the Empress' carriage holds a flintlock Blunderbuss in "Walnut Season" (S02E09) and "Wedding" (S02E10).
== Unidentified Flintlock Guns ==
During the storming of Dymov's estate in "Heads It’s Me" (S02E01), the Cossacks, defending Peter, are armed with flintlock guns that look mostly like hunting rather than military weapons, with some resemblance with Pedersoli replicas of Trade Musket and Jaeger Rifle. A notable feature of these guns are braided colored cords used as gun slings, probably to make them look more exotic, "Cossack style".
= Trivia =
== Field Cannons ==
Russian field cannons are seen during the Russian-Turkish war in "Wedding" (S02E10).
== Toy Soldiers ==
Category:Television
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