White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni): Difference between revisions
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni): Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni): Difference between revisions
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rakhimov ([[Musa Dudayev]]), the commander of a squadron of Red Army, fires his Nagant in air.]]
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rakhimov ([[Musa Dudayev]]), the commander of a squadron of Red Army, fires his Nagant in air.]]
[[File:WSoD-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon ([[Vladimir Kadochnikov]]), former Russian Army officer and Abdullah's second-in-command, holds two Nagants (one is his own and the other taken from Sukhov). Note a Japanese ''Shin gunto'' sword at his side.]]
[[File:WSoD-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon ([[Vladimir Kadochnikov]]), former Russian Army officer and Abdullah's second-in-command, holds two Nagants (one is his own and the other taken from Sukhov). Note a Japanese ''Shin gunto'' sword at his side.]]
[[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Abdullah's men hit with lasso. He holds a Nagant M1895 in one hand and a [[Reichsrevolver M1879]] in other.]]
[[File:WSoD-SW1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Abdullah's men ([[Nikolai Vashchilin]]) hit with lasso. He holds a Nagant M1895 in one hand and a [[Reichsrevolver M1879]] in other.]]
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon holds his Nagant in another scene.]]
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Semyon holds his Nagant in another scene.]]
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Sukhov's Nagant.]]
[[File:WSoD-BD-Nagant-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A close view of Sukhov's Nagant.]]
White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni) is a 1970 classic Russian "Eastern" film by Vladimir Motyl, one of the most popular Russian films of all time. The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov) fight against the gang of outlaws lead by Abdullah the Black (Kakhi Kavsadze).
The following weapons were used in the film White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni):
The Nagant M1895 revolver is the personal weapon of the main character, Fyodor Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov). This weapon was handed to him by his commander as award, so Sukhov appreciates his revolver and use it in most firefight scenes. Several Abdullah's men also use Nagant revolvers.
Reichsrevolver M1879 revolvers are used by several Abdullah's men. Sayid (Spartak Mishulin) takes the revolver from one of the brigands but never fired it. Only a single Reichsrevolver can be seen in a time, so it looks like only one movie prop was used in the film.
Mauser C96 is a personal weapon of Abdullah the Black (Kakhi Kavsadze) and several of his men. During the scene on the shore Sukhov (Anatoly Kuznetsov) also use Mauser C96, knocking out the weapon from hand of Ibraghim (D. Gerami), commander of small group sent to capture Sukhov.
One of the Abdullah's men is armed with a lever action rifle that appears to be a Marlin Model 1893. It is a well-worn and partially broken gun; it lacks the hammer that was simply lost and has other traces of home-made repair.
Lewis light machine gun is seen in Sukhov's (Anatoly Kuznetsov) hands. In firing scenes it is substituted with a visually modified Degtyaryov DP-27. A museum plate, attached to the machine gun, tells: "English machine gun, Lewis system, Pattern 1909".
A Hotchkiss LMG is seen in the house of retired custom officer Pavel Vereshchagin (Pavel Luspekaev). It never fired during the movie and wound up being dumped into the sea by Vereshchagin's wife who wanted to keep her husband at home.
