Soviet Border (Na granitse)
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Soviet Border Na granitse ("On the border") is a Soviet 1938 B&W movie directed by Aleksandr Ivanov. It depicts a local Soviet-Japanese conflict in mid-1930s on the border of USSR and Manchukuo.
The following weapons were used in the film Soviet Border (Na granitse) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are service sidearms of Soviet Border Guard officers. Several saboteurs also are armed with Nagants.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unnamed Border Guard lieutenant escorts arrested Volkov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Ivan Tarasov (Nikolay Kryuchkov ) holds a Nagant during the battle. Nambu Type 14 Capt. Numata (Yuri Lavrov ) and several other Japanese Imperial Army officers are armed with Nambu Type 14 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Early Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Numata threatens Varvara. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Numata pistol-whips captured Anton Mikhalkov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer (Faivish Arones) holds a Nambu during the battle. Mauser C96 Most Japanese Imperial Army officers carry Mauser C96 pistols. Mauser pistols are also seen in hands of saboteurs and former White Army cossacks, like Volkov (Erast Garin ), Nikodim Gubin (Nikolay Michurin ) and Usvakh (Evgeniy Nemchenko ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saboteur Usvakh, disguised as a Soviet Border Guard soldier, draws his Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires through the window. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikodim Gubin draws a Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Camouflaged Volkov aims a Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese officer with a Mauser is shot by Soviet sniper. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Japanese officer threatens Varvara Vlasova. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Soviet Border Guard soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, mostly seen with attached bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Anton Mikhalkov (Stepan Krylov ) aims his rifle. Pvt. Mito (K. Bzarov) carries the similar rifle at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Mikhalkov and an unnamed soldier carry M91/30 rifles with bayonets while on patrol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bolts and stocks of the rifles are seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Ivan Tarasov (Nikolay Kryuchkov ) holds an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anton Mikhalkov and Varvara (Zoya Fyodorova ) take rifles when the Japanese attack interrupts their wedding. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhalkov, as he was in black suit, goes to battle. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle During the battle Soviet snipers use M91/30 rifles, fitted with VP or PE sniper scopes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifle with PE scope - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sniper takes aim. Mosin Nagant M1907 A Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine is seen on the wall in Vlasov's house.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant Model 1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M1907 carbine and a shashka sabre in scabbard are seen on the wall below the portrait of Stepanida Vlasova late husband. Arisaka Type 38 Japanese Imperial Army soldiers are armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles. Some of former White Army Cossacks are also seen with Arisaka rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Cossack (a second role of Stepan Krylov in the movie) holds an Arisaka rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese troops cross the border river. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldiers ready for attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A centry is surprised by the old hunter Yerofey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepanida Vlasova (Yelena Tyapkina) grabs an Arisaka from a slain Japanese soldier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Varvara (Zoya Fyodorova ) bayonets Capt. Numata. Arisaka Type 38 Carbine What appears to be an Arisaka Type 38 carbine is seen in hands of a White Cossack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 Carbine - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing The man sleeps with a carbine in hands. Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" Musket The rifle, used by the aged hunter Yerofey Vlasov (Nikolay Vinogradov ), appears to be a Winchester 1866 Musket .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1866 Musket - .44 RF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yerofey Vlasov takes his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vlasov in battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the barrel of the rifle allows to identify is as musket version of "Yellow Boy". Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun A double barreled shotgun is seen in hands of a Chinese hunter Lee Soong-sin (uncredited) in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hunter holds his shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing External hammers are seen. Machine Guns Maxim M1910 During the battle Soviet Border Guard soldiers use Maxim M1910 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the Maxim. It has a smooth water jacket. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yerofey Vlasov (Nikolay Vinogradov ) mans the machine gun when the gunner is slain. Degtyaryov DP-27 Degtyaryov DP-27 machine guns are used by Japanese troops. They replace unobtainable Japanese light machine guns, such as Type 96 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese soldier fires a DP-27. The machine gun lacks the typical conical flash hider. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two DPs are seen when Japanese troops cross the border river. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Grenades Mills Bomb Volkov (Erast Garin ), the chief saboteur, uses several hand grenades against border guards. They appear to be some version of Mills Bomb .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing No. 36M Mk.I "Mills Bomb" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Border Guard soldier takes a Mills grenade from captured Volkov. RG-14/30 RG-14/30 hand grenades are used by Soviet border guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Border Guard soldier throws a grenade durind the battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another soldier with a grenade is seen at the background. Trivia 76 mm regimental gun M1927 Soviet 76 mm regimental gun M1927 stand for Japanese field artillery.
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