Rebellious "Orion" (Myatezhnyy "Orion")
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Rebellious "Orion" Myatezhnyy "Orion" ) is a Soviet 1978 adventure movie directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov . In 1917, just after the Russian revolution, Russian sail ship Orion starts its voyage from England to Russia. Its crew is torn by strife between Bolsheviks and Anarchists while some officers are sill loyal to monarchy. Meanwhile a German submarine starts hunting for Orion .
The following weapons were used in the film Rebellious "Orion" (Myatezhnyy "Orion") :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of Russian officers and NCOs, including Lt. Georgiy Obolenskiy (Georgi Dvornikov ), Michman (2nd Lt.) Bobrin (Yuri Mochalov ), Conductor (chief petty officer) Breveshkin (Artur Nishchenkin ). Nagants are also seen in hands of rebel sailors Mukhta (Nikolai Olejnik ) and Gosha Swishch (Sergei Svechnikov ). Revolvers are of both pre- and post-1930 versions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38N. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Michman Bobrin and Conductor Breveshkin hold their Nagants during the rebellion.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bobrin fires at Mukhta, the leader of Anarchists. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mukhta holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Swishch holds a Nagant (at the left). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Obolenskiy fires his revolver at boarding German sailors. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An uncredited petty officer holds a Nagant at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Bobrin's Nagant. This is pre-1930 version with rounded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bobrin's pre-1930 Nagant switches to a post-1930 version with angular front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conductor Breveshkin aims his Nagant at sailors.Pistols FN Model 1900 Capt. 1st Rank Voin Andreevich Zorin's (Yuriy Puzyryov ) personal handgun is an FN Model 1900 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zorin holds his pistol. Vis wz. 35 Sr. Lt. Yury Stepanovich Novikov (Leonid Yanovsky ) and Chief Officer Nikolay Pavlovich (Vladimir Brodskiy ) carry Vis wz. 35 pistols (probably standing for Colt M1911 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay Pavlovich hands his Vis to Lt. Obolensliy (Georgi Dvornikov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sr. Lt. Novikov hands his Vis to Michman Bobrin (Yuri Mochalov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bobrin holds the pistol. Luger P08 Kaiserliche Marine officers Kapitan zur see von Hiller (Aleksey Safonov ), Friedrich (Yuriy Mysenkov ) and others carry Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Friedrich climbs on the board, holding his Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German submarine crewmember with Luger holster on his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Hiller holds a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of von Hiller with P08 in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Hiller fires his pistol during the night shootout. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Russian sailors mostly use Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor (Sergey Dvoretskiy ) on guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sailor Trushin (Valery Panarin ) fires at boarding Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Gromov (Anatoli Yurchenko ), the leader of Bolsheviks, and other sailors hold rifles with bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spiridon Zuykov (Viktor Stepanenko ) and other sailors with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor holds his rifle at the background. Mosin Nagant M1891 Some original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two original M91s are seen at the left. Vz. 24 Czech Mauser Crewmembers of the German submarine are armed with Mauser rifles that are supposedly Vz. 24 Czech Mausers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Officer Friedrich (Yuriy Mysenkov ) aims his rifle in the scene on island. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Friedrich carries his rifle at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of Mauser is seen at the left. The front sight lacks protector but other features match Czech Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser rifle in close combat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German sailors fire their Mauser rifles. Straight bolt handles are seen. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Two Maxim M1910 machine guns are mounted on the bridge of Orion .
Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount & shield - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Maxims on genuine naval mountings. The one at the right has corrugated-type water jacket so it can be original M1910 or M1910/30 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Conductor Gryzlov (Vladimir Sulimov ) mans the Maxim M10 with smooth water jacket.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the machine gun. Maxim MG08 Two Maxim MG08 machine guns are mounted on German boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The tripod is taken from Schwarzlose MG M. 7/12. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rückert (Vladimir Talashko ) stands at another MG08. Note that its spade grips lack the wooden parts and the long flash hider is partially removed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mounting is not standard German "sledge" but looks more like Schwarzlose Machine Gun tripod. Other Weapons 21-K AA Cannon 45mm 21-K AA cannon, standing for 47mm Hotchkiss, is mounted on Orion . 21-K is a naval version of 53-K AT gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21-K Naval Gun - 45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Crewmembers at the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading. Trivia Orion Soviet Navy school ship, three-mast barque Tovarishch (originally German Gorch Fock (1933), returned to Germany in 2003) appears in the movie as Orion . This is one of a dozen movies where Tovarisch has participated.
Navy Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian M1908 or M1912 naval mine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Project 613 (NATO code Whiskey-class) submarine of 1950s stands for Great War era Kaiserliche Marine U-boat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Project 30-bis destroyer stands for a Royal Navy ship. B-2LM 130mm twin turrets, 85mm 92-K mounting and quintuple torpedo tubes can be seen. 
