Baltic Glory (Baltiyskaya slava)
Original Theatrical Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Fyodor Lyutov
Iosif Kutyansky
Aleksandr Borisovich Ordyntsev
Pavel Kadochnikov
Timofey Ivanovich Vikharev
Leonid Kmit
Vasiliy Yeryomin
Nikolay Makeyev
Boatswain Petrovich
Mikhail Ivanov
Lyusya Zarnitsyna
Inna Vykhodtseva
Tatyana
Natalya Katashyova
Zhilin
German Orlov
Baltic Glory Baltiyskaya slava ) is a Soviet 1957 historical war movie directed by Yan Frid. During the revolutionary events of Summer-Autumn 1917 in Russia Fyodor Lyutov (Iosif Kutyansky), Minniy Starshina (Leading Torpedo Operator) of Baltic Fleet destroyer Grom , and the commander of said destroyer Aleksandr Borisovich Ordyntsev (Pavel Kadochnikov ) have to make an uneasy choice. In October 1917 Grom participates in the Battle of Moon Sound against the overwhelming forces of Imperial German Navy. When the destroyer is heavily damaged, Lyutov prevents the capture of defenceless ship in cost of his life.
The following weapons were used in the film Baltic Glory (Baltiyskaya slava) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by numerous sailors, both Bolsheviks and Anarchists.
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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 An Anarchist sailor (Aleksandr Massarski ) carries a Nagant and a Webley .455 Mk VI (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor at the right with a Nagant tucked in his belt and a mockup of RG-14 hand grenade (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the grip of Nagant of abovementioned sailor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A messenger in Bolsheviks headquarters carries a Nagant in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An agent provocateur of Provisional Government holds a Nagant. The angular front sight of post-1930 version can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another agent provocateur with a Nagant. His revolver seems to be nickel plated. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The chairman of ship committee of Grom Vasiliy Yeryomin (Nikolay Makeyev) carries a Nagant in Naval pattern holster. Webley .455 Mk VI One of Anarchist sailors (Aleksandr Massarski ) carries a Webley .455 Mk VI revolver. It appears to be the same prop, used in several other Lenfilm productions, notably Priklucheniya Sherlocka Holmsa i Doktora Watsona
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Anarchist carries a Nagant and a Webley in his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing More views of the Webley revolver. British Constabulary One more Anarchist sailor carries a British Constabulary revolver. It appears to be the same prop, used in several other Lenfilm productions, notably Priklucheniya Sherlocka Holmsa i Doktora Watsona
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British Constabulary revolver with 5.25" barrel - .50 CF Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the revolver. Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 One more Anarchist carries a revolver that is possibly a Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 , also used in several Lenfilm productions, like said Priklucheniya Sherlocka Holmsa i Doktora Watsona
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 - .44 S&W Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man in violet shirt and green peaked cap carries a revolver that appears to be a S&W New Model No.3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the revolver. Reichsrevolver M1879 One more Anarchist sailor carries a revolver that is possibly a Reichsrevolver M1879 , used in numerous Lenfilm productions, like said Priklucheniya Sherlocka Holmsa i Doktora Watsona
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reichsrevolver M1879 Revolver - 10.6x25R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Anarchists carries a revolver with orange neck lanyard of Russian police pattern. The curved shape of the grip resembles Reichsrevolver M1879 which present in Lenfilm armoury. Smith & Wesson Revolver One more Anarchist sailor carries a revolver that appears to be a Smith & Wesson top break model. Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model is a possible but not necessary guess.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor in center carries a S&W revolver. Pistols Mauser C96 Commissar of Tsentrobalt (Central Committee of the Baltic Fleet) Timofey Ivanovich Vikharev (Leonid Kmit ) carries a Mauser C96 pistol. Mauser pistols are also carried by two Anarchist sailors.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Anarchists carry Mauser C96 pistols in holsters. The one at the right also carries a mockup of RG-14 hand grenade (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the Mauser in holster of an Anarchist. A bit of trivia: a sailor in center carries a Bebut M1907 dagger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vikharev carries a Mauser C96 in holster. The lanyard ring matches early models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vikharev carries his Mauser in another scene. Ruby Pistol Captain 1st Rank Ivan Karlovich Berngardt (Adolf Shestakov ), officer of the staff of Baltic Fleet, carries a Ruby Pistol .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gabilondo Ruby - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Berngardt counters an insolent sailor. A bit of trivia: Berngardt carries a Soviet M1940 Kortik (naval dirk). Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Many sailors are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionary sailors march with M91/30 rifles. The bayonets are attached backwards (in reality such practice was banned by service manuals). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionary sailors with rifles in another scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sailors with M91/30 (at right and left) and M91 (in center) rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A revolutionary worker carries an M91/30 rifle when guarding Bolsheviks printing house. Mosin Nagant M1891 Original Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry rifles are also carried by soldiers and sailors.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers from the battlefield (the bearded one - Anatoliy Alekseev , the one in peaked cap - Boris Lyoskin ) watch at marching sailors. They carry M91 Infantry rifles while the sailors are armed with M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor in center (Aleksei Smirnov ) carries an M91 rifle; other sailors are armed with M91/30s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of M91 bayonet on the rifle of the soldier at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionary sailors mostly carry M91 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier (Boris Lyoskin ) fires at Cossacks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sailor carries M91 rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most sailors carry M91 rifles. Mosin Nagant Carbine Cossacks carry Mosin Nagant carbines . They aren't seen close enough to identify the exact model, but out of time M38 seems to be a better guess than correct M07.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cossacks carry carbines. Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenade (mockup) Many Anarchists carry stick hand grenades that look like RG-14s . But the grenades have bright white bodies, so they are possibly aluminum mockups, though not training dummy grenades, often used as a screen replacement of RG-14s, as these grenades have typical lever on grip, making them more lookalike with original RG-14s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: RG-14 hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several men in center carry grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist sailor with a grenade and a Mauser C96 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade on the belt of one of sailors (at the left). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of a grenade of an Anarchist (Pavel Pervushin ) is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of a grenade is seen in center. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist sailor at the right carries a Nagant M1895 in his belt and holds a grenade. This grenade is definitely a mockup as it lacks the hole for fuze on the top of the body. Trivia Warships Scenes of naval battle are filmed on the gunboat Krasnoye Znamya (former Khrabryy ) that was a real participant of the Battle of Moon Sound. Krasnoye Znamya stands for both destroyer Grom and for herself. During the filming, the ship was already decommissioned and partially dismantled.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 130mm B-13 naval guns are mounted on Krasnoye Znamya . In this scene the ship stands for destroyer Grom . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view on the breech of the gun allows to positively identify it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A B-13 gun on the bow of the ship. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three 130mm guns on the stern of the ship. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Former Khrabryy appears in the movie as herself. During the naval battle Fyodor Lyutov operates a triple torpedo launcher that is 533mm 39-Ju model, issued to Soviet Navy only in 1936. Judging by the fact that the torpedo launcher is mounted not on the centerline (as it is on destroyers) but at the board, the ship on which the scene was filmed must be a cruiser, almost certainly Kirov .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A torpedo is launched. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the torpedo launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The launcher is mounted at the board of the ship. Artillery A pair of ancient mortars is seen at the walls of Admiralty building in Petrograd.
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