The Elusive Avengers (Neulovimye mstiteli)
Theatrical release poster
The Elusive Avengers Neulovimye mstiteli ) is a Soviet 1966 action movie directed by Edmond Keosayan. The story takes place during the Russian civil war. Teenager siblings Dan'ka and Ksanka lost their father, killed by the chieftain of bandits Sidor Lutiy (directly "Sidor the Fierce"). Together with their friends Valerka and Yashka the Gypsy they form a group that they call "The Elusive Avengers". The movie obtained high popularity among Soviet teenagers. Two sequels were filmed later, The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers Crown of the Russian Empire, or the Elusive Avengers Again
The following weapons were used in the film The Elusive Avengers (Neulovimye mstiteli) :
Handguns Nagant 1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are used by all four "Elusive Avengers": Dan'ka (Viktor Kosykh ), Ksanka (Valentina Kurdyukova ), Valerka (Mikhail Metyolkin ) and Yashka the Gypsy (Vasiliy Vasilyev ). Various minor characters are also seen with Nagant revolvers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N. This is post-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit (Viktor Kolpakov ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the shootout in the tavern the bartender Korney (Leonid Parkhomenko ) draws a Nagant but Ksanka disarms him and holds at gunpoint. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit (Viktor Uralskiy ) holds his revolver during the shootout in the tavern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka in ambush with his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valerka in ambush with his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka fires at pursuing bandits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dan'ka with his Nagant in the showdown scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valerka fires his Nagant in the showdown scene. Mauser C96 M1930 Mauser C96 pistols are personal sidearms of Burnash (Yefim Kopelyan ) and his second-in-command Sidor Lutiy (Vladimir Treshchalov ), the archvillain of the movie. Several of Sidor's henchman also carry Mauser pistols. This is M1930 model, identified by the stepped barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 M1930 - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sidor Lutiy executes Dan'ka and Ksanka's father in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Sidor's henchmen (Oleg Savosin ) carries a Mauser tucked at his belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another one of Sidor's henchmen, a former Orthodox priest (Vladimir Belokurov ), aims his Mauser when the bandits arranged a shooting contest in the tavern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Burnash's Mauser in wooden holster is seen on the wall. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka the Gypsy (Vasiliy Vasilyev ) aims Mauser and Nagant M1895 at Sidor Lutiy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Burnahs's men holds a Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sidor fires his Mauser in the showdown scene. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Most of the bandits are seen with anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines . In the final scene all four "Elusive Avengers", enlisted in Red Army, are seen with M1938 carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bandits carry M38 carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two bandits with M38 carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two more bandits with M38 carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M38 carbine is seen on the wall in the tavern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bandits reload their rifles during a shooting contest in the tavern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Buba Kastorskiy (Boris Sichkin) holds a rifle taken from an incapacitated bandit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ksanka (Valentina Kurdyukova ) with M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valerka (Mikhail Metyolkin ) with M38 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yashka (Vasiliy Vasilyev ) with M38 carbine. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Rifle Ignat (Gennadiy Yukhtin ), unlike other bandits, carry Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle with bayonet.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ignat holds his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In another scene the bayonet on Ignat's rifle is attached backwards. This is a exclusively cinematic practice; in reality such practice was banned by service manuals. Mosin Nagant Sawn-off Rifle ("Obrez") Several of Sidor's henchmen carry "obrez" sawn-off Mosin Nagant rifles in the scene in the tavern.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The former Orthodox priest (Vladimir Belokurov ) holds an "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit tries to reach an "obrez". Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns are briefly seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen on the cart in the night scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A barrel of the Maxim is seen between two bandits (Viktor Kolpakov at the left and Saveliy Kramarov at the right). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is seen at the background in the scene in the Red Army camp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim is mounted on a cart in the scene in Burnash's camp. Trivia 76.2-mm field guns M1902 are used by Red Army.
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