Cross and Mauser (Krest i mauzer)
Original Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Father Iyeronim Desnitskiy
Nikolay Kutuzov
Mariyka
Nina Lee
Galinskiy
Aleksey Pirogov
Vicar Shur
Naum Rogozhin
Yulka
T. Sinitsina
Pavlikha
V. Kiselyova
The Archbishop
Vladimir Kriger
Cross and Mauser Krest i mauzer ) is a 1925 Soviet B&W silent film directed by Vladimir Gardin. The plot is set in a small town in Western Russia (modern Belarus) in 1912 and then in 1922. The main character is a Roman Catholic priest Father Iyeronim Desnitskiy. In the first part of the film, set in 1912, he makes a career in the Church, not shying away from vile deeds, including provocation of the Jewish pogrom. In 1922 Father Iyeronim is a member of an anti-Soviet conspiracy, but the visions of the past at last make him to redeem. He renounces and is brutally murdered by other conspirators.
The following weapons were used in the film Cross and Mauser (Krest i mauzer) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 In 1912 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by the fighters of the Jewish self-defence group and by Russian Imperial police.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38R Nagant. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Gorodovoy (policeman) carries a Nagant holster. The lanyard is also seen, proving that the revolver is inside the holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Jewish fighters fire Nagants. Unidentified revolver During the shootout with Soviet Militsiya in 1922, one of the conspirators holds an unidentified revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A conspirator in center fires a revolver. It looks larger than a Nagant. Mauser C96 In the final scene Vicar Shur (Naum Rogozhin ), the foreign spy and head of the conspiracy, takes a Mauser C96 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shur readies his Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shur fires at Militsiya . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the Mauser in Shur's dead hand. Shotguns Single Barreled Shotgun In one scene in 1922, a hunter with a Single Barreled Shotgun is seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hunter shoots birds. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles, mostly Infantry model, are seen in the scenes of both 1912 and 1922.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the pogrom in 1912, a thug fires at Jews who try to seek shelter in the Catholic cathedral. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fighter of the Jewish self-defence group fires at thugs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jewish fighters with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the operation against the conspirators in 1922, Militsioners get in the lorry. Note the shadow at the bottom right that shows the shape of Mosin Nagant rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Militsioners hold M91 rifles during the operation. The rifles are of Infantry model.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conspirators fire at Militsiya . Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine What seems to be a Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine is seen in hands of a Militsioner in 1922.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant Model 1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A short barrel of the rifle at the right allows to identify the gun as M1907 Carbine. 
