Syndicate-2 (Sindikat-2)
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Syndicate-2 Sindikat-2 ) is a Soviet 1981 adventure 6-part mini series directed by Mark Orlov. The story, based on real events, depicts the Operation "Syndicate-2", implemented by the Soviet OGPU in 1922-24 against Boris Savinkov, the prominent person in anti-Bolshevik movement.
The following weapons were used in the film Syndicate-2 (Sindikat-2) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely seen throughout the series. All Nagants in the movie are of anachronistic post-1930 version.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Nagant is seen in hand of Dryomov (Artyom Inozemtsev ). It switches from custom Nagant revolver (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing OGPU agent Krikman (Paul Butkevich ) holds the Nagant.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Krikman's Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet border guards commander fires in air. Custom Nagant M1895 Dryomov (Artyom Inozemtsev ), Savinkov's agent in Kiev, carries the Nagant revolver with removed ejector rod housing and front sight and fitted with custom wide grips. Later the same prop is seen in hands of Ivanov (Igor Starikov ), Pavlovskiy's henchman.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dryomov aims. Note the lack of the ejector rod housing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view from the back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver on the floor. Note the non-standard wide grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivanov draws his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The general view of Ivanov's Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the revolver. Pistols Mauser C96 A Mauser C96 is used by Sergey Pavlovskiy (Nikolay Olyalin ) when he, disguised as a Red Army commander, breaks across the Soviet-Polish border. Mauser C96 pistols are also used by OGPU personnel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavlovskiy fires his Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An OGPU agent holds the Mauser at the left. Walther P38 Anachronistic Walther P38 is used by Ivan Fomichyov (Petr Shelokhonov ), Savinkov's envoy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fomichyov draws his Walther in the scene on Soviet-Polish border. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fomichyov fires. FN Model 1903 or TT-33 When crossing the Soviet-Polish border, Boris Savinkov (Yevgeni Lebedev) holds a pistol that is seen only in distance. The general outlook allows to guess it to be original FN Model 1903 or similar looking TT-33 that was often used in films as a substitution for FN 1903.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1903, right side Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M1891s, are used by soldiers, border guards and prison guards in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers fire their rifles during the events of the rebellion in the town of Rybinsk in 1918. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet border guard Aleksandr Suvorov (Sergey Savvin) carries the rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet border guards fire their rifles in air during the funeral of their comrade-in-arms. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard carries the rifle with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A prison guard on the trial on Boris Savinkov. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army cavalryman (Vasili Fyodorov ) carries the M38 Carbine on sling in the scene in 1918. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closer view of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another cavalryman with M38 Carbine. Karabiner 98k Polish border guards are armed with anachronistic Karabiner 98k rifles, probably standing for Karabinek Wz. 1898, Polish version of Mauser 98AZ .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish border guard on watchtower. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Border guards arrest the infiltrator. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Border guards stop Andrei Fyodorov and his partner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Machine guns Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns, standing for original M1910s, are seen in the scene on the rebellion in in the town of Rybinsk in 1918.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Holsters Some characters carry holsters for sidearms but they seem rather flat and empty.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrei Fyodorov (Andrey Martynov ) carries the Nagant M1895 holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Sekunda (Sergey Lupiltsev), officer of Second Department of Polish General Staff (intelligence and counterintelligence service), carries the holster for Luger P08 . See Also Operatsiya "Trest" 
