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
A [[Hotchkiss Model 1922|Hotchkiss LMG]] is seen in the house of custom officer Pavel Vereshchagin ([[Pavel Luspekaev]]). It never fired during the movie and at last it was drowned in the sea by Vereshchagin's wife who wanted to keep her husband at home, far from fight.
A [[Hotchkiss Model 1922|Hotchkiss LMG]] is seen in the house of 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.
[[File:HotchkissM1922.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hotchkiss Model 1922. Strip-fed version]]
[[File:HotchkissM1922.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hotchkiss Model 1922. Strip-fed version]]
[[File:WSoD-PK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''No, lads, i'll not give you machine gun...''. Drunken Vereshchagin with his machine gun. Note the flexible belt which wasn't used on real Hotchkiss and look like taken from [[PK]] MG.]]
[[File:WSoD-PK1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''No, lads, I'll not give you machine gun...''. Drunken Vereshchagin with his machine gun. Note the flexible belt which wasn't used on the real Hotchkiss and appears to be taken from the [[PK]] MG.]]
[[File:WSOD-Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of Vereshchagin's machine gun]]
[[File:WSOD-Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Close up of Vereshchagin's machine gun]]
[[File:WSoD-PK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''These guns, these bullets... plague on them!''. Vereshchagin's wife throw overboard her husband's weapon.]]
[[File:WSoD-PK2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|''These guns, these bullets... plague on them!''. Vereshchagin's wife throws her husband's weapon overboard. .]]
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 (Kakhi Kavsadze).
The following weapons are seen in the movie White Sun of the Desert:
The Nagant M1895 is personal weapon of 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. Later Sayid (Spartak Mishulin) took the revolver from one of the brigands but never fired it.
Mauser C96 is personal weapon of Abdullah and several of his men. Sukhov also use Mauser C96 during firefight on the shore, knocking out the weapon from hand of Ibraghim, commander of small group sent to capture Sukhov.
An unidentified rifle is seen in hands of one of Abdullah' men. It look similar to Winchester Model 1894 though it dosn't have a hammer. Also, the receiver and barrel look different.
A Hotchkiss LMG is seen in the house of 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.
