Frontier (Aerograd)
Original Poster
Frontier Aerograd ("Air City")) is a Soviet 1935 B&W drama, directed by Aleksandr Dovzhenko . "Aerograd" is the name of a new Soviet outpost on Pacific coast near the mouth of Amur river. Japanese saboteurs try to raise rebellion of local religious sect, but a group of former Red Army soldiers, now peasants and hunters, stop these activities.
The following weapons were used in the film Frontier (Aerograd) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Vladimir Glushak (Sergei Stolyarov ), a pilot, carries a Nagant M1895 revolver as his service sidearm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vladimir Glushak holds his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vladimir aims the revolver. Note the pre-1930 rounded front sight. Mauser C96 Old hunter Stepan Glushak (Stepan Shagaida ) carries a Mauser C96 pistol in addition to his Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan Glushak uses Mauser pistol in shootout with saboteurs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan follows an escaped saboteur, carrying rifle on sling and Mauser pistol in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A side view of the Mauser C96. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Several hunters, including Stepan Glushak (Stepan Shagaida ) and Vasili Khudiakov (Stepan Shkurat ), use Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles. These rifles have unhooded front sights, so they are supposed to be converted original M1891 Dragoon rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan Glushak follows an escaped saboteur, carrying M91/30 rifle on sling and Mauser C96 pistol in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hunter holds an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stepan in a shootout with sectants. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Khudiakov fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Khudiakov holds his rifle. Arisaka Type 38 Arisaka Type 38 rifles are widely used by Japanese agents and Russian sectants, including their leader Aniky Shabanov (Boris Dobronravov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of Japanese saboteurs ((Leonid Kan) and (I. Kim)), armed with Arisaka rifles, are making their way through the taiga. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shabanov holds an Arisaka with opened bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most of the sectants carry Arisaka rifles. Winchester Model 1895 Several hunters use Winchester Model 1895 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian contract Model 1895 in 7.62x54 Russian. Note the loading bridge over the reciever Error creating thumbnail: File missing A hunter goes to taiga, carrying a Winchester 1895. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A local young hunter (Nikon Tabunasov) greets the airplane. He carries a Winchester 1895. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wang Ling (G. Tsoy) with a Winchester. Vetterli Rifle One of the sectants carries what appears to be a Vetterli Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vetterli Model 1869/70 - 10.4mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1866 A native hunter carries what appears a Winchester Model 1866 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester 1866 "Yellow Boy" Rifle - .44 RF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shotguns Bolt Action Shotgun In one scene Aniky Shabanov (Boris Dobronravov ) holds a hunting gun that is possibly a converted Vetterli Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shabanov with his son and a gun. Note the Vetterli style shape of trigger guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same looking gun is carried by one of the sectants. 
