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Latvian officers like Father Vanags ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and Sala ([[Vilis Daudzins]]) are seen using [[Nagant M1895]]. | Latvian officers like Father Vanags ([[Martins Vilsons]]) and Sala ([[Vilis Daudzins]]) are seen using [[Nagant M1895]]. | ||
[[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N]] | [[Image:Nagant 1895 produces 1920s.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:Nagant-1895.jpg|thumb|none|300px|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.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vanags gives orders to flank the sniper with his revolver in hand.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Nagant2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pinned down by machine-gun fire, Edgars takes cover with his Nagant with pre 1930 angular front sight]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
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Despite the fact, that Latvian troops during WWI were not equipped with the Dragoon rifle, it is widely used by them including Arturs Vanags ([[Oto Brantevics]]), Edgars Vanags ([[Raimonds Celms]]), Mikelsons ([[Jekabs Reinis]]) and Konrads ([[Gatis Gaga]]). But it is a more accurate choice than the M91/30 and [[Mosin Nagant Rifle#M39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifle|Finnish M39]] rifles seen in the first trailer. | Despite the fact, that Latvian troops during WWI were not equipped with the Dragoon rifle, it is widely used by them including Arturs Vanags ([[Oto Brantevics]]), Edgars Vanags ([[Raimonds Celms]]), Mikelsons ([[Jekabs Reinis]]) and Konrads ([[Gatis Gaga]]). But it is a more accurate choice than the M91/30 and [[Mosin Nagant Rifle#M39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifle|Finnish M39]] rifles seen in the first trailer. | ||
[[File:MosinDragoon1891.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R]] | [[File:MosinDragoon1891.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arturs proudly inspect his just received Dragoon Rifle.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-MosinDragoon3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Gewehr3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A young German soldier encounters Arturs during close-combat.]] | ||
==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ==Mauser Karabiner 98k== | ||
An anachronistic scoped [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by the German sniper and later by Arturs and his father. | An anachronistic scoped [[Karabiner 98k]] is used by the German sniper and later by Arturs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German soldiers. | ||
[[Image:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | [[Image:Mauser 98K with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An abandoned Kar98k with a fixed bayonet on the right.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A distant view through the tall grass of the sniper's Karabiner.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sniper tries to fire a warning shot.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vanags with his camouflaged Kar98k.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|There are indentations on the buttstock from his kills.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Kar6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arturs aims the carbine at a German soldier, who stands on top of the edge of the trench as a punishment.]] | ||
==Mauser Puška vz. 98/22== | ==Mauser Puška vz. 98/22== | ||
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[[Maxim M1910]]s are used by Latvian soldiers. | [[Maxim M1910]]s are used by Latvian soldiers. | ||
[[File:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR]] | [[File:Maxim1910.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-RusMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A PM 1910 is used to shoot at a German airplane.]] | ||
==Maxim MG08== | ==Maxim MG08== | ||
[[Maxim MG08]]s on ''Dreifuß'' 16 tripods are used by German soldiers. | [[Maxim MG08]]s on ''Dreifuß'' 16 tripods are used by German soldiers. | ||
[[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:MaximMG08.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08 on 'sledge' mount - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mext to its dying user.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-GerMaxim2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arturs takes a look at the dying soldier.]] | ||
==Maxim MG08/15== | ==Maxim MG08/15== | ||
One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a [[Maxim MG08/15]]. | One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a [[Maxim MG08/15]]. | ||
[[Image:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Maxim MG08-15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Maxim0815.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Maxim0815.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shot and fallen from his tree, the German keeps firing his MG 08/15.]] | ||
=Hand Grenades= | =Hand Grenades= | ||
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Instead of accurate German stick grenades ([[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]], [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|16]], [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate|17]]), the post-war [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is used. | Instead of accurate German stick grenades ([[Model 15 Stielhandgranate|Model 15]], [[Model 16 Stielhandgranate|16]], [[Model 17 Stielhandgranate|17]]), the post-war [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]] is used. | ||
[[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | [[File:M24handgrenade.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" High-Explosive Fragmentation Hand Grenade]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arturs pockets a captured M24.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Stick2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later the next day, he takes it.]] | ||
==RG-14== | ==RG-14== | ||
Artus and other Latvians use [[RG-14 hand grenade]]s. | Artus and other Latvians use [[RG-14 hand grenade]]s. | ||
[[File:RG14-30.jpg|thumb|none|300px|RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade (Model 1914/30 grenade)]] | [[File:RG14-30.jpg|thumb|none|300px|RG-14/30 Soviet hand grenade (Model 1914/30 grenade)]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-RG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-RG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, Artus carries a RG-14.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-RG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-RG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shorty after, he primes his grenade.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
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A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] hangs on a wall of the mother's home. | A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] hangs on a wall of the mother's home. | ||
[[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]] | [[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|J. Stevens and Company Side by Side Shotgun (Circa 1878) exposed hammers and designed to fire Black Powder shotgun shells - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The shotgun is seen hanging on the left side of the entrance.]] | ||
[[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:BlizzardofSouls-Shotgun2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German officer checks the shotgun.]] | ||
==15 cm sFH 13== | ==15 cm sFH 13== | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 6 January 2021
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Blizzard of Souls, or also titled as The Rifleman, is a 2019 Latvian war movie directed by Dzintars Dreibergs and based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandrs Grīns. Latvia 1915, 16-year-old Arturs Vanags joins the Imperial Russian Army after losing his mother and home to war. But the hope of glory and the thrill of training is soon followed by the harsh reality of the battlefield. When the war seems to be coming to an end, there is a revolution in their own ranks. Arthur fights from now on in a brutal civil war, which puts the hoped-for peace and the liberation of his homeland again in the far distance.
The following weapons were used in the film Blizzard of Souls:
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
Latvian officers like Father Vanags (Martins Vilsons) and Sala (Vilis Daudzins) are seen using Nagant M1895.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon
Despite the fact, that Latvian troops during WWI were not equipped with the Dragoon rifle, it is widely used by them including Arturs Vanags (Oto Brantevics), Edgars Vanags (Raimonds Celms), Mikelsons (Jekabs Reinis) and Konrads (Gatis Gaga). But it is a more accurate choice than the M91/30 and Finnish M39 rifles seen in the first trailer.
Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry
The Infantry variant of the Mosin Nagant M1891 is also used by Latvian infantrymen.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Most German soldiers are armed with Gewehr 98s.
Mauser Karabiner 98k
An anachronistic scoped Karabiner 98k is used by the German sniper and later by Arturs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German soldiers.
Mauser Puška vz. 98/22
Post-war Vz. 98/22 Czech Mausers can briefly be seen used by German soldiers.
Unknown Rifle
One German soldier can be seen with an unknown rifle in a deleted scene.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910s are used by Latvian soldiers.
Maxim MG08
Maxim MG08s on Dreifuß 16 tripods are used by German soldiers.
Maxim MG08/15
One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a Maxim MG08/15.
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Instead of accurate German stick grenades (Model 15, 16, 17), the post-war Model 24 Stielhandgranate is used.
RG-14
Artus and other Latvians use RG-14 hand grenades.
Other
Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun hangs on a wall of the mother's home.
15 cm sFH 13
Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 howitzers are seen in German positions.
Romfell Armored Car
An Austro-Hungarian Romfell Panzerwagen supports German forces.