The Axe. 1943 (Topor. 1943)
Poster
The Axe. 1943 Topor. 1943 ) is a 2021 Russian two-part made for TV war film directed by Vladimir Semenovykh. It is a sequel to The Axe (Topor) Andrey Smolyakov ) serves performs a mission behind enemy lines and discover a German tank division that the Soviet headquarters is unaware about. But the scouts are ambushed, and the injured commander orders Rodin to return and bring the news. But after the return Rodin is suspected in disinformation as the same division is discovered by another scout group in a very different place. Rodin has not only to prove his truth but also to avenge his comrades-in-arms.
The following weapons were used in the film The Axe. 1943 (Topor. 1943) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by the division commander Col. Alyoshin (Dmitriy Shevchenko ) and the commander of the scout group Capt. Odintsov (Aleksandr Golubev ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Col. Alyoshin carries his revolver in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alyoshin surrenders his revolver when he is arrested. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov captures a German tank crewmember. Luger P08 Ivan's younger brother Nikolay Rodin (Nikolay Kozak ), a Major of the German Brandenburg special forces unit, carries a Luger P08 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. Nikolay Rodin carries the Luger in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay Rodin draws his pistol in the climactic scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He aims at Ivan... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...but is gunned down by Capt. Odintsov. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Many Soviet soldiers and officers, including Ivan Rodin (Andrey Smolyakov ) and Capt. Belov (Ivan Shibanov ), are armed with PPSh-41 submachine guns. Both drum and stick magazines are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 with 35-round box magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Belov holds a PPSh during the mission behind enemy lines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Rodin holds a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sergeant with a PPSh accompanies Col. Alyoshin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kasymov (Igor Radnaev), a scout of Capt. Odintsov's group, fires a PPSh during the battle with Maj. Nikolay Rodin's Brandenburgers . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kruglov (uncredited), another scout of Capt. Odintsov's group, fires his PPSh in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kasymov guards captured Nikolay Rodin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starshina (Sgt. Maj.) Somov (Dmitriy Pustilnik) carries Ivan Rodin's PPSh (Somov's own weapon is a PPS-43, see below).Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kruglov fires his PPSh during the final battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two of the soldiers, accompanying Marshal Zhukov, are armed with PPSh-41s with stick magazines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet scouts with PPSh-41s on promotional images. PPS-43 Capt. Odintsov (Aleksandr Golubev ) and Starshina Somov (Dmitriy Pustilnik) are armed with PPS-43 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov (in center) and Somov with their PPS-43 submachine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov fires his PPS during the battle with Maj. Nikolay Rodin's Brandenburgers . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somov fires his PPS in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somov's PPS is seen from another side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov holds a PPS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somov fires at a Feldgendarm (Wehrmacht military police). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somov in the final battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov and Somov with PPS-43s on a promotional image. MP38 Capt. Odintsov (Aleksandr Golubev ) is armed with an MP38 when he is disguised as a Feldgendarm . An MP38 is briefly seen in hands of a German soldier.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires at Ivan Rodin who hides in a river. In the next moment this soldier's MP38 switchtes to an MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov, in the Feldgendarmerie uniform, aims an MP38 at a Lieutenant of the tank troops. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Odintsov fires at the said Lieutenant who tries to escape. MP40 A number of German soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns. Some of them turn out to be Denix non-firing replicas.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Denix non-firing replica of MP40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 (seems to be a Denix replica) is killed by Rodin. In previous scene he was seen with an MP38 (see above). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Brandenburger Zakharchenko (stunt coordinator Igor Novosyolov) fires an MP40 during the battle with Odintsov's group. This is definitly a real MP40 as it fires correctly. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Feldgendarm with an MP40, seemingly a Denix. Error creating thumbnail: File missing For a moment, Odintsov's MP38 swithches to an MP40 due to a continuity error. This MP40 is also a Denix replica. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A driver of the radio direction finder car is killed by Rodin. His MP40 also seems to be a replica. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A radio operator fires from the car in the same scene. His MP40 is a real gun, and a very battered one. Rifles and Assault Rifles SVT-40 One of Odintsov's scouts and a German soldier are seen with SVT-40 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German dog handler holds an SVT-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet scout carries poorly seen SVT. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Several Soviet soldiers in trench are armed with Mosin Nagant Rifles , most likely M91/30.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldiers with Mosin Nagant rifles on positions in the night scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier carries an M91/30 rifle on a promotional image. Karabiner 98k Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Feldgendarm on motorcycle carries a Kar 98k. This is a late model with hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Brandenburger fires his rifles during the battle with Odintsov's group. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier carries a rifle on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the foreground holds a rifle that is identical to Karabiner 98k but has straight bolt handle. Supposedly this is a rework Kar 98k with Gewehr 98 bolt. The barrel of the rifle is very battered. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Kar 98k rifles in the lorry. The same battered barrel is seen at the background left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the soldiers in the lorry. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Brandenburger fires his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Jäger with a 98k rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifle on the body of a Brandenburger . Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle Major of the Brandenburg special forces Nikolay Rodin (Nikolay Kozak ) uses a Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF39 sniper scope during the ambush on the Soviet scouts.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF39 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This sample has a hooded front sight unlike the screen gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolay Rodin ambushes the scouts. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The front sight is seen. Sturmgewehr 44 In one scene a German soldier holds an anachronistic Sturmgewehr 44 with an even more anachronistic Zielgerät 1229 Vampir infrared night vision device (it was first used in combat only in February 1945). The device is an inexact replica only marginally resembling the real Vampir .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier observes the Soviet scouts crossing the front line through the night vision device. The battery backpack is seen on the soldier's back. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 A DP-27 machine gun is seen in the Soviet trenches.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP-27 is seen in the night scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun opens fire. MG42 MG42 machine guns are mounted on Feldgendarmerie motorcycles. Kasymov (Igor Radnaev) uses a captured MG42, covering with fire the retreat of the other scouts. Very likely a single prop is reused in all these scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 on the motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An MG42 on another motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An abandoned MG42 near the German headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kasymov with the MG42. Other Weapons SPSh Flare Pistol A Soviet officer fires an SPSh flare pistol , signalling to attack.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SPSh Flare Pistol - 26.5mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 Ivan Rodin (Andrey Smolyakov ) throws an RGD-33 hand grenade during the battle with the Brandenburgers .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing F-1 Deadly wounded Kasymov (Igor Radnaev) holds an F-1 hand grenade .
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia German Pz V Panther tanks are mockups build on T-34 chassis.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A camouflaged Panther tank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Germans use plywood mockups of Panther tanks to fool the Soviet scouts. 
