Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Dikaya okhota korolya Stakha)

Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Dikaya okhota korolya Stakha) is a Soviet 1980 (filmed 1979) mystical drama two-part movie directed by Valeri Rubinchik and based on the 1964 novel by Vladimir Korotkevich. In 1900, ethnographer and folklorist Andrey Beloretskiy (Boris Plotnikov) comes to the swampy, god-forgotten Belarusian outscirt of the Russian Empire to research local folk legends. Here he meets Nadezhda Yanovskaya (Elena Dimitrova), the last of a once rich and powerful noble family, and learns a dark legend about King Stakh, whom Nadezhda's ancestor once betrayed and killed, and who returned at the leader of the Wild Hunt, chasing all the descendants of his killer. At first, Beloretskiy perceives this story as nothing more than a fairy tale, but then a series of strange deaths occur, and Beloretskiy himself has to face the Wild Hunt.
Note: the American release title Savage Hunt... is obviously wrong, as the plot utilises the famous folklore motif of the Wild Hunt. Russian word "Dikaya" have meanings both "savage" and "wild", but of course "wild" is correct in this case (the original novel was released in English as King Stakh's Wild Hunt).
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= Handguns =
== Nagant M1895 ==
Pristav (chief of local police) (Viktor Ilyichyov) and his subordinates carry Nagant M1895 revolvers in holsters.
== Percussion Dueling Pistol ==
During the duel between Andrey Beloretskiy (Boris Plotnikov) and the local nobleman Ales Vorona (Boris Khmelnitskiy), each duelist is armed with three Percussion Dueling Pistols. Three cased sets of dueling pistols with all necessary accessories are used. When the characters fire the pistols, the genuine percussion guns are replaced with visually modified Single Barreled Shotguns (see below).
== M1809 Cavalry Flintlock Pistol ==
A Russian M1809 cavalry flintlock pistol is seen on the wall in Dubotovk's estate.
== Flintlock Pistol ==
A Flintlock Pistol is also seen in the wall in Dubotovk's estate. This is probably a kind of travel pistol, more compact than military models but larger than common pocket pistols.
= Shotguns =
== Double Barreled Shotgun ==
Local hunter Rygor (Igor Klass) holds a Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers in several scenes. In the climactic scene the landowner pan Dubotovk (Roman Filippov) fires a shotgun from a window in his estate.
== Single Barreled Shotgun (visually modified as percussion cap pistol) ==
When Andrey Beloretskiy (Boris Plotnikov) and Ales Vorona (Boris Khmelnitskiy) fires their pistols during the duel, the previously seen genuine Percussion Dueling Pistols are replaced with sawed-off, visually modified Single Barreled Shotguns. IZh-18 were most commonly used for such conversion, but the guns are seen in distance, and it's hard to say for sure.
== Single Barreled Shotgun (visually modified as flintlock musket) ==
In the climactic scene Andrey Beloretskiy (Boris Plotnikov), Ales Vorona (Boris Khmelnitskiy) and one of the peasants hold Single Barreled Shotguns, visually modified as a kind of early versions of Flintlock Musket (like Doglock Musket). Only a single gun is seen in a time, so very likely a single prop is used throughout the scene. This gun is fitted with a wide buttstock with a shape characteristic for 16th-17th century muskets and with a large, massive muzzle cap. The lock itself is seen unclear.
== Percussion Cap Musket ==
A military style percussion cap musket hangs on the walls in Dubotovk's estate. While the general appearance resembles the Russian Infantry Musket M1845, the barrel bands are placed differently.
== Unknown long guns ==
Several long guns hang on the walls in Dubotovk's estate.
= Rifles =
== Mosin Nagant Rifle ==
In the final scene soldiers who arrived to quell the riots are armed with Mosin Nagant rifles that may be M1891 or M1891/30.
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