The Golden Eshelon (Zolotoy eshelon)
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The Golden Eshelon Zolotoy eshelon ) is a Soviet 1959 B&W adventure movie directed by Ilya Gurin. The story is set in Siberia during the Russian civil war. The White government of Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak control the large part of the gold reserve of Russian Empire. The gold is transported in a train, and Red partisans plan to intercept it.
The following weapons were used in the film The Golden Eshelon (Zolotoy eshelon) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by White Army officers, including Rotmistr (Capt.) Cheremisov (Mikhail Kozakov ), the chief of guards of gold train. Bolshevik Nikanor Ivanovich (Stepan Krylov ), the locomotive driver of the train, also uses a Nagant. All revolvers are of anachronistic post-1930 version.
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 Cheremisov carries Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cheremisov holds his Nagant when Red partisans capture the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Cheremisov's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White officer (Mikhail Bocharov ) fires at Red partisans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev (Vasiliy Shukshin ) with FN Model 1910 pistol and Nikanor Ivanovich with Nagant revolver prepare to repel the attack of Whites on the train. Pistols FN Model 1900 During the capture of the train one of the Red commanders, Hungarian revolutionary Istvan (Harijs Liepins ), is disguised as a White Army colonel and holds an FN Model 1900 , taken from real Col. Kir Semitsvetov (Viktor Koltsov ). Later Andrey Nizovtsev (Vasiliy Shukshin ) returns the pistol to Semitsvetov.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev with FN Model 1910 and Istvan with FN Model 1900. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Istvan in disguise holds an FN Model 1900. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev, also disguised as White officer, hands the pistol to Col. Semitsvetov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Semitsvetov holds the pistol. FN Model 1910 Commissar Andrey Nizovtsev (Vasiliy Shukshin ) carries an FN Model 1910 pistol throughout the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1910 - .380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev with FN Model 1910 and Istvan with FN Model 1900 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev holds White officer (Mikhail Bocharov ) at gunpoint. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Nizovtsev's pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev with FN 1910 and Nikanor Ivanovich (Stepan Krylov ) with Nagant revolver prepare to repel the attack of Whites on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nizovtsev holds his pistol in the same scene. Mauser C96 Some Red partisans, including Aleksey Bylinkin (Pavel Usovnichenko ), are armed with Mauser C96 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the left carries holstered Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan raises his Mauser in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bylinkin's Mauser in holster is partially seen. Mauser C96 "Bolo" What appears to be a Mauser C96 "Bolo" is briefly seen in hands of a Red partisan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 Short Barreled "Bolo" Model - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan cleans his Mauser pistol. The size of the barrel matches "Bolo" version. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are used by both Reds and Whites.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier on guard on railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with rifle on sling carries the belongings of Col. Semitsvetov's family. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Cossack of Admiral Kolchak's personal guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bylinkin (Pavel Usovnichenko ), disguised as White soldier, carries the M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossacks escort arrested Seraphima Ivanovna (Valentina Belyaeva). Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers fire at partisans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles in White Army barraks. Pattern 1914 Enfield Many Red partisans, including Lipat Korneevich (Arkadi Trusov ), Stepan Krutikov (Aleksandr Tolstykh ), Chernykh (Anatoli Yushko ) and Lee Chan (Xu Xiao-Zhong), are armed with Pattern 1914 Enfield rifles. P14s are also seen in hands of White soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pattern M1914 (P 14) Enfield - .303 UK Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers stand on guard on Omsk railway station. P1907 bayonets are attached to rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red partisan guards Col. Semitsvetov. A good view of the bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chernykh fires his rifle during the battle with Whites. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krutikov fires his rifle in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Lipat Korneevich's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles in stand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red partisan holds the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans fire from the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chernykh fires from the train. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun A partisan carries a Double Barreled Shotgun .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries a shotgun at the left. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are used by Reds and Whites.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier at the left carries a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Lee Chan (Xu Xiao-Zhong) fires a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on White Army armoured train Knyaz Pozharsky . Hotchkiss M1914 A machine gun with long thin barrel is seen mounted on White Army armoured train Knyaz Pozharsky . It is most likely Hotchkiss M1914 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun with tripod - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenade Some partisans carry RG-14 or RG-14/30 hand grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans with grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrey Nizovtsev (Vasiliy Shukshin ), disguised as White officer, holds a grenade when escaping from the station. Trivia Pistol Holsters Some characters carry pistol holsters that are possibly empty.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak (Aleksandr Shatov) carries a holster for FN Model 1910 or Walther PP pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Kolchak's holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing US Army Gen. Scaife (Galiks Kolchitskiy) carries a German pattern holster for FN Model 1922 pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Army Gen. Knox (Aleksey Krasnopolsky ) carries a German pattern holster for FN Model 1910 pistol. 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 A 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 is seen on railway station. A 3-inch gun is also seen mounted on White Army armoured train Knyaz Pozharsky .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1902 Putilov Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 3-inch gun is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 3-inch gun on Knyaz Pozharsky . 
