The Man with the Rifle
Original Theatrical Poster
The Man with the Rifle Chelovek s ruzhyom ) is a Soviet 1938 historical movie directed Sergei Yutkevich and based on the play by Nikolay Pogodin. The story is set in Autumn 1917. Pvt. Ivan Shadrin (Boris Tenin ) gets an leave from frontline and appears in Petrograd next day after the October Revolution. Here Shadrin accidentally meets Vladimir Lenin and is deeply impressed with his personality. He joins Red Guards and leads a unit against the counterrevolutionary forces.
The following weapons were used in the film The Man with the Rifle (Chelovek s ruzhyom) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Red Guards member Kostya Zhigilev (Mark Bernes ) carries a Nagant M1895 revolver. Nagants are also carried by Russian Army officers, mostly seen in holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian Captain (uncredited) carries a Nagant in holster in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip of officer's Nagant is partially seen in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An artilleryman at the left carries a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhigilev's Nagant is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer at the right holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhigilev carries a Nagant in another scene. Pistols Mauser C96 Red Guards Commissar Nikolai Chibisov (Vladimir Lukin ), Andrei Dymov (Stepan Kayukov ), Sidorov (Nikolay Kryuchkov ) and some others carry Mauser C96 pistols in typical wooden holsters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chibisov (at the left) carries his Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sidorov's Mauser is seen at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chibisov (at the right) holds his Mauser, while Dymov (at the left) carries a Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chibisov fires his Mauser at an officer on armoured train. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are used by Russian soldiers, including Shadrin (Boris Tenin ), Yevtushenko (Boris Chirkov ), Matushkin (Pavel Sukhanov ), and Petrograd Red Guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian Captain (uncredited) fires at his soldiers who started fraternization with Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Guard carries a rifle with bayonet on Petrograd street. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shadrin carries a rifle with bayonet, attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards in Smolny. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shadrin agitates fellow soldiers (Vladimir Volchik at the right of Shadrin) for the Soviet power. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shadrin leads a unit of revolutionary soldiers (Matushkin at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bayonets ready! Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Cossack (Konstantin Sorokin ) fires M91 rifle. In previous scene this character carries M1907 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of Shadrin's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Shadrin with M91 rifle and Andrei Dymov (Stepan Kayukov ) with M1907 carbine and RG-14 hand grenades in the final scene. Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbine Some Red Guards, notably Kostya Zhigilev (Mark Bernes ) and Andrei Dymov (Stepan Kayukov ) are armed with Mosin Nagant M1907 Carbines .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire a Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Maxims are mounted on Red Guards armoured car. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen in Smolny. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yevtushenko readies to fire the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim fires from the armoured train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yevtushenko fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of the Maxim from the back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhigilev fires the Maxim. Maxim M1910 In one scene a Maxim M1910 with smooth water jacket is seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards Maxim M1910 on positions. Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenade RG-14 (or RG-14/30 ) hand grenades are used by Red Guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kostya Zhigilev (Mark Bernes ) carries a grenade in his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bundle of three grenades is seen next to Zhigilev who plans to attack the enemy armoured train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolai Chibisov (Vladimir Lukin ) (at the right) holds a grenade in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhigilev uses his bandle of grenades to break the rail and block the way for the armoured train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrei Dymov (Stepan Kayukov ) with M1907 carbine and a pair of RG-14 hand grenades in the final scene. Trivia Armoured Car An armoured car is seen on Petrograd streets. It looks very similar to Russo-Balt Type C that was the first serially produced Russian armoured car. None of Type C survived after 1920s but the film used vehicle is possibly a genuine hull, placed on more modern chassis.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armoured car on Petrograd street. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armoured car is seen at the background. Armoured Trains An armoured train is used by conterrevolutionary forces against the Red Guards. It is a fairly correct replica of Great War era Russian armoured train. It is armed with two 3-inch M1902 field guns, one in each vagon, and numerous Maxim machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armoured train approaches. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of 3-inch gun in turret. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim M1910/30 on armoured train. Another armoured train is used by Red Guards in the final scene. It has very formidable outlook but all its guns are pure mockups.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The main gun of Red Guards armoured train. It is definitely a mockup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The armoured train in the last frames of the film. 122-mm Howitzer M1910 During the battle against the armoured train Red Guards use two 122-mm howitzers M1910.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An aged artilleryman (Vyacheslav Volkov) rests at his gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view on the howitzer from the back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two howitzers on position. 
