Tachanka from the South
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Tachanka from the South Tachanka s yuga ) is a Soviet 1977 action movie directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov . The story takes place during the Russian Civil War. Red commissar Bardin and his young assistant Shura are sent to infiltrate a gang and kidnap the chieftain of the gang, Arkadyev.
The following weapons are seen in the movie Tachanka from the South (Tachanka s yuga):
Handguns Nagant 1895 A Nagant M1895 revolver is a personal weapon of Kirill Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ). Various minor characters also carry Nagants. All revolvers are of post-1930 model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N. This is post-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Cheka agents holds a Nagant in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nagant is seen among other weapons on the shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at Bardin's Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin fires his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin gives his Nagant to Siry (Viktor Stepanenko ) .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin aims his Nagant and M1911A1 at Arkadyev. Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistols are seen in hands of Cheka agents in the opening scene. Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) carries a Mauser in wooden holster and gives it to Shura (Aleksandr Strigalyov ) in one scene. Several other characters, including Arkadyev (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ), also carry holstered Mausers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cheka agent with Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura fires Mauser on the shooting range. Also Colt M1911 , Nagant M1895 and several Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles and Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura holds discharged Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin carries a Mauser in wooden holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Siry (Viktor Stepanenko ) fires a Mauser. Later his "Broomhandle" switches to "Bolo" model. Mauser C96 "Bolo" A Mauser C96 "Bolo" is a personal weapon of Siry (Viktor Stepanenko ), Arkadyev's second-in-command. In one scene Pirozhenko (Georgi Dvornikov ) disarms Siry and uses his Mauser.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 Short Barreled "Bolo" Model - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Siry holds a "Bolo" Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Siry fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pirozhenko draws Siry's Mauser from the holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pirozhenko fires at Siry's men. Walther PPK An anachronistic Walther PPK is Arkadyev's (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ) backup weapon. He gives it to Shura (Aleksandr Strigalyov ) as a gift, and in the final scene Shura gives it to Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ). The pistol is correctly called "Walther".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK - 9mm Kurz aka .380 ACP. Note the ring just behind the magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arkadyev draws a Walther from his carpetbag. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He gives the pistol to Shura. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura examines the Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura with Walther. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura gives the pistol to Bardin. Colt M1911A1 One more weapon carried by Arkadyev (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ) is an M1911A1 pistol. In the final scene Shura (Aleksandr Strigalyov ) uses this pistol. The pistol is correctly called "Colt".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Colt M1911 is seen among other weapons on the shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) aims his Nagant M1895 and M1911 at Arkadyev. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shura with M1911 in the final scene. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 and M1891/30 A mix of Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon and Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are used by both Red Army soldiers and bandits.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Red Army soldiers at the background carries an M91/30 rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several M91 and M91/30 rifles are seen among other weapons on the shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit (Yuriy Gavrilyuk) with an M91 or M91/30 rifle is seen at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuzma (Artur Nishchenkin ) carries an M91 or M91/30 rifle in the final scene. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are used by both Red Army soldiers and bandits..
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Red Army soldiers at the background carries an M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several M38 carbines are seen among other weapons on the shooting range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuzma (Artur Nishchenkin ) carries an M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three M38 carbines, a disk magazine for Lewis and two F1 hand grenades are seen on tachanka cart. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) fires a carbine in the final scene. Mosin Nagant Sawn-off Rifle ("Obrez") Several bandits carry "obrez" sawn-off rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 "obrez" Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit at the right holds an "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sawn-off stock is seen at the right. Shotguns IZh-K Single Barreled Shotgun In one scene an old villager (Ivan Matveev ) holds a Single Barreled Shotgun with external hammer. It appears to be an IZh-K in 16 or 20 gauge, one of the most common single barreled shotguns in USSR.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Izhmekh IZh-K - 16 Gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grooves on the stock allows to differ IZh-K from its descendant IZh-17 . Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Maxim M1910 machine guns with typical smooth barrel cover are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim in repair. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on tachanka cart. Degtyaryov DP-27 (visually modified to resemble Lewis) A Degtyaryov DP-27 , visually modified to resemble Lewis , is used by Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) in the final scene. It is fitted with barrel shroud of very unusual shape, fake magazine in Lewis style and pistol grip.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kuzma (Artur Nishchenkin ) carries a fake Lewis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin readies to fire the machine gun at the pursuers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin reloads the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin holds the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin in ambush. Hand Grenades F1 hand grenade In several scenes "pineapple"-style hand grenades are seen. They resemble Soviet F-1 hand grenades but in one scene Latin "V" and "P" letters are clearly seen on a grenade. Such inscriptions are typical for French F1 hand grenades . The general outlook also better matches French F1 of WW1 pattern (Mle 1915). So the screen used grenades are most likely French F1s equipped with Soviet Koveshnikov fuze. Such combinations were really used in Red Army in 1920s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at two grenades on the belt of Siry's coachman. Note "V" and "P" letters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pirozhenko (Georgi Dvornikov ) threatens Siry (Viktor Stepanenko ) with a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view at the fuze. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two F1 grenades are seen among other weapons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) throws a grenade at the pursuers. Unidentified stick hand grenade In the final scene Bardin (Stanislav Korenev ) also uses stick hand grenades. They are seen very briefly. Supposedly it is a training version of RGD-33 stick grenade .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A stick grenade is seen next to a fake Lewis. 
