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Most Russian soldiers are armed with [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] rifles.
Most Russian soldiers are armed with [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] rifles.
[[Image:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[Image:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R]]
[[File:M1891 MN rifle bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891 with attachable bayonet - 7.62x54mmR.]]
[[File:Zapomnim etot den-Mosin-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with M91 rifles.]]
[[File:Zapomnim etot den-Mosin-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with M91 rifles.]]
[[File:Zapomnim etot den-Mosin-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with M91 rifles on revolutionary meeting.]]
[[File:Zapomnim etot den-Mosin-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russian soldiers with M91 rifles on revolutionary meeting.]]
Revision as of 19:55, 13 April 2018
Remember This Day (Zapomnim etot den)
Modern Cover
Remember This Day (Zapomnim etot den ) is a Soviet 1968 (filmed 1967) B&W historical movie directed by Vladimir Korsh-Sablin. The story is set in Autumn 1917, during the Russian revolution. A grenadier regiment of Russian Army is positioned on the frontline. Pvt. Pyotr Komlyuk (Yuriy Puzyryov ), elected by soldiers as regiment commander, and other Bolsheviks lead the regiment in revolutionary events.
The following weapons were used in the film Remember This Day (Zapomnim etot den) :
Handguns
Nagant M1895
Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by Russian Army officers, notably Staff Capt. Grigoriy Yasen (Nikolai Yeryomenko, Sr. ), and revolutionaries Pyotr Komlyuk (Yuriy Puzyryov ), Zelyonka (Vladimir Marenkov ) and Aleksand Filippovich (Vladimir Yemelyanov ). Revolvers are mostly seen in holsters.
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Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891
Most Russian soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.
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Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Some Russian soldiers carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s.
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Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine
Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are used instead of correct M1907s. They are mostly used by Cossacks.
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Karabiner 98k
German soldiers carry anachronistic Karabiner 98k rifles.
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Machine Guns
Maxim M1910/30
A Maxim machine gun, most likely Maxim M1910/30 , is seen in Russian trenches. Maxims are also mounted on Russian armoured cars.
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Other Weapons
RG-14 Hand Grenade
Some Russian soldiers carry RG-14 (or RG-14/30 ) hand grenades.
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OSP-30 Flare Pistol
In one scene Pechenka (Vladimir Balashov ) gives a flare pistol to Sashka Shumigai (Aleksandr Potapov ). This is probably OSP-30 Flare Pistol .
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Trivia
Pistol Holsters
German officers carry holsters for Luger P08 pistols but they look rather flat and empty.
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Chemical Warfare
German troops use chemical weapons. Their equipment are gas cylinders, carried by soldiers. The props are possibly based on some common cylinders, like scuba tanks.
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Artillery
Russian troops use 3-inch (76.2mm) M1902 Field Guns.
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Anachronistic 122mm M-30 field howitzers are used by German and Russian troops.
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Armoured Cars
Russian troops use armoured cars. These are modern replicas of Austin armoured cars, widely used by Russian Army in Great War.
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