Here Lies the Border (Zdes prokhodit granitsa)Here Lies the Border (Zdes prokhodit granitsa) - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video GamesHere Lies the Border (Zdes prokhodit granitsa)
Here Lies the Border (a direct translation of the original title Zdes prokhodit granitsa) is a Soviet B&W 1975 (according to various sources, filmed in 1971, 1973 or (most credible) 1974) adventure mini series directed by Eduard Khachaturov and Yuri Stepchuk. The series depicts the story of Soviet border guards officer Yakov Koreshnikov (Yuri Dedovich) from 1920s until 1970s (Ep.1 is set in 1926 and 1936, Ep.2 in 1942 and Ep.3 in early 1970s) and his encounters with Abzal (Nabi Rakhimov), a Basmach in 1920s and later foreign spy and saboteur.
The following weapons were used in the film Here Lies the Border (Zdes prokhodit granitsa):
TT-33 pistols are service sidearms of Soviet border guards and NKVD personnel in late 1930s and 1940s (Eps.1 and 2), notably used by the commander of outpost Sr. Lt. Fyodor Afanasyevich Lozovoy (Ivan Savkin), Sr. Lt. Yakov Koreshnikov (Yuri Dedovich) and NKVD Major, posing as "Engineer Georgiy Bragin" (Viktor Rozhdestvenskiy). In Ep.2 the leader of saboteur group Talibkhan (Yakub Akhmedov) has a chrome plated TT, probably same prop used in The Girl from the Legend (Devushka iz legendy), filmed by same studios several years later.
Mauser C96 pistols are used in Ep.1 by Basmachi Talibkhan (Yakub Akhmedov), Dzhafarbek (Razak Khamrayev) and some others. Both classic C96 and C96 M1930 models are seen.
In Ep.2 saboteurs carry PPS-43 SMGs. These guns have barrel covers removed, probably to make them look similar to MP40s (a very strange choice as MP40s were widely available for Soviet moviemakers).
Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are widely used by Soviet border guards and members of the voluntary brigade of assistance to border guards in Ep.1 (in early scenes, set in 1926, these rifles stand for original M91s).
In Eps.1 and 2 Soviet border guards, volunteers and Basmachi are armed with Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines. Fyodor Afanasyevich Lozovoy (Ivan Savkin), at that time Lt. Col., uses an M38 Carbine, fitted with a sniper scope. Such combination wasn't issued to service but sometimes seen on carbines, converted to hunting weapons.
Soviet border guards use Degtyaryov DP-27 machine guns in a scene in Ep.1, set in 1936. In a scene, set in 1926, a DP-27, visually modified to resemble Lewis, is used by a mine worker against Basmachi.
