Shattered Sky (Raskolotoe nebo)
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Shattered Sky Raskolotoe nebo ) is a Soviet 1979 mini-series directed by Anatoliy Ivanov. During the Great War several Russian military pilots are trained in France. After Russian revolution 1917 they return back, and the Civil war splits former comrades-in-arms between Reds and Whites.
The following weapons were used in the film Shattered Sky (Raskolotoe nebo) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used by both Reds and Whites, notably Daniil Semyonovich Shchepkin (Aristarkh Livanov ) and Leonid Leopoldovich (Leon) Sventitskiy (Sergey Nikonenko ), former Russian Army and White Army Poruchiks and later Red Army pilots, and White Army Lt. Col. Viktor Nikolayevich Cherkizov (Ernst Romanov ). Revolvers are of anachronistic post-1930 version.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White Army Poruchik Mariupolskiy (Dmitri Mirgorodsky ) holds a Nagant during the flight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Molochkov (Viktor Miroshnichenko ), a member of Special Department (military counterintelligence of Red Army), holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shchepkin holds his Nagant. This gun is a personal award weapon, and thus plays a significant role in the plot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shchepkin hands his Nagant to Sventitskiy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army commander Mikhail Konyaev (Yuriy Nazarov ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Sventitskiy holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Col. Cherkizov holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Nagant falls from Cherkizov's dead hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Konyaev (at the left) holds a Nagant while Shchepkin picks up Cherkizov's revolver... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and finds out that this is his own award gun. Pistols Mauser C96 "Bolo" Red Army pilot Yakov Gnevnyy (Abesalom Loria ) carries a Mauser C96 "Bolo" pistol, out of time for 1919.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 Short Barreled "Bolo" Model - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gnevnyy carries a Mauser in wooden holster-stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the grip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Konyaev (Yuriy Nazarov ) holds Gnevnyy's Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Konyaev holds Mauser ammo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wounded Gnevnyy holds his pistol. Percussion Cap Pistol (Possibly Mockup) A Percussion Cap Pistol is seen on the wall. Its general shape also causes suspicion that it can be a single barreled shotgun, mocked up as percussion cap pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pistol and a pair of cavalry swords are seen on the wall. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Red Army soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s. In one scene Daniil Shchepkin (Aristarkh Livanov ) is seen with a rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rifle of Red Army sentry (Leonid Yanovsky ) is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers with M91/30 rifles on convoy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shchepkin holds a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers of Konyaev's unit with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers of the Red air squadron with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers with rifles. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 A Maxim M1910/30 is seen mounted on a makeshift mounting for air gunnery training. A Maxim on standard Sokolov mount is used by Konyaev's soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the mounting. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yakov Gnevnyy (Abesalom Loria ) with Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers with a Maxim. MG08/15 An MG08/15 is used as aircraft machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Daniil Shchepkin (Aristarkh Livanov ) fires an MG08/15, mounted on his plane. Trivia Holsters The series shows a wide variety of handgun holsters, including some anachronistic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British pilots Henry Lowford (V. Beliy) and unnamed one (Aleksandr Zadneprovsky) carry holsters for Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolvers, standing for Webley revolver holsters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Army pilots with Nagant holsters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shchepkin carries a Nagant holster. Airplanes Full size replicas (on land) and scale models (in flight) of WW1 era airplanes are seen in the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Farman recognaissance plane on airfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Farman in flight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nieuport fighter planes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A mockup of air bomb, used by White Army pistol Poruchik Baron Aleksandr Tubenshlyak (Yuri Mochalov ) during the aerial bombardment. Documentary footage of Russian Civil war is seen in the series.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm field gun on railway flatcar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An armoured train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Maxim M1910 machine guns and Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles. 
