Kalashnikov
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Kalashnikov AK-47 AK-47 , Mikhail Kalashnikov. The film takes place from 1943 to 1949, and chronicles the story of how Kalashnikov went from a tanker on the Eastern Front to the inventor of the service rifle of the Soviet Union.
The following weapons were used in the film Kalashnikov :
Handguns Tokarev TT-33 Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) uses a Tokarev TT-33 , given to him by Sahakyants (Armen Arushanyan ). State Security captain Lobov (Aleksey Vertkov ) also uses a Tokarev TT-33 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants giving Kalashnikov his TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov holds the TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov provides suppressing fire against Wehrmacht soldiers with his TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov returns fire against Wehrmacht soldiers with his TT-33. Error creating thumbnail: File missing State Security captain Lobov holds Mikhail Kalashnikov at gunpoint. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Sahakyants (Armen Arushanyan ) is armed with a PPSh-41 . PPSh-41s are also seen on the conveyor belt at a factory production line.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants aiming his PPSh-41 at Wehrmacht soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants returning fire with his PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A wounded Sahakyants lies in pain, with his PPSh-41. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov demonstrates early on his passion for weapons engineering as he examines Sahakyants' PPSh-41, which failed to fire earlier; he concludes that water got inside the magazine, making the rounds freeze. He also comments that the spring is weak and not finished properly, making it not powerful enough to fire the rounds. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41s at a factory production line. PPS-43 Alexey Sudaev (Dmitry Bogdan) presents his PPS-43 at the 1943 weapons competition. In 1945, some Red Army soldiers are seen armed with PPS-43s and celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPS-43 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rejoicing at the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, a Red Army soldier fires his PPS-43 skyward in celebration. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same soldier celebrating, holding his PPS-43. PPK prototype Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) creates a prototype at a railway plant and goes with it to Alma-Ata to present it at state trials.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK prototype resting on Mikhail Kalashnikov's lap as he prepares to present it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK prototype is presented at state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the PPK protoype. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the PPK protoype. PPK-42 Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) modifies his prototype to the PPK-42 in order to present it at state trials, competing against Sudaev's PPS-43 . His weapon, however, loses the contest to the PPS-43.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPK-42 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kalashnikov meets weapons designer Alexey Ivanovich Sudaev (Dmitriy Bogdan) for the first time. Sudaev inspects Kalashnikov's modified PPK protoype, now designated PPK-42. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov showcasing how to operate the PPK-42 during state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Katya (Olga Lerman) inspects the PPK-42. She was an engineer and did much technical drawing work for her husband, Mikhail Kalashnikov, which is displayed in great detail in the film. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The PPK-42 lying on the kitchen counter by Katya. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Test-firing the PPK-42. Rifles Mosin Nagant Red Army soldiers are seen at the beginning of the film armed with shoulder-slung Mosin Nagant rifles, although they are somewhat difficult to make out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with shoulder-slung Mosin Nagants Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldier on horseback with a shoulder-slung Mosin Nagant SVT-40 Some Red Army soldiers are seen with shoulder-slung SVT-40s , although they are difficult to make out.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier in the background with an SVT-40 shoulder-slung. Mauser Karabiner 98k Mikhail Kalashnikov and Sahakyants engage some German Wehrmacht soldiers, who are armed with Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sahakyants confronts the Wehrmacht soldiers armed with Kar98k rifles. Notice one has his sight raised. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Wehrmacht soldier quickly reacts and reaches for his Kar98k. Notice the raised sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Wehrmacht soldier, armed with a Kar98k, sneaks behind Sahakyants. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Wehrmacht soldier reloads. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Wehrmacht soldier, still clutching his Kar98k, lies dead after being shot by Mikhail Kalshnikov.
Assault Rifles AK-46 In the process of developing an assault rifle for a weapons competition, Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) creates the AK-46.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-46 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing With the war over, Mikhail Kalashnikov stands before his AK-46 with worry, contemplating the ambiguous future of the weapon. An easy way to notice this is the AK-46 and not the Type I AK-47 prototype is to look at the vent holes in the handguard; the AK-47 has two, whereas the AK-46 had three. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov showcasing his AK-46 as a means to request further research and development on the weapon. AKS-47 Together with the AK-47 , Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) creates and presents the AKS-47 at state trials. It competes against the AD-46 (Dementiev KB-2) and the AB-46 (Bulkin TKB-415), managing to surpass them both. In the film, Kalashnikov produces and submits for trials an early development of the AK design, the AKS (S—Skladnoy or "folding"), equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. The AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces in 1949 and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact thereafter. The weapon and its derivatives quickly became legendary, the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world since then, known for its ease of use, reliability and simplicity.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov receives a crate with his brand-new Type I AKS-47 models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov checks one of the Type I AKS-47 models. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inserting a fresh magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up on the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov aiming the Type I AKS-47 at a makeshift target without authorization, after being denied entrance to the firing range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close-up of the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Type I AKS-47 lying on a table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 during state trials, being tested for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Retrieving the Type I AKS-47 after water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AKS-47 during state trials, being tested for sand/dust proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Type I AKS-47 during state trials. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the sand-covered and water-tested Type I AKS-47 during state trials; needless to say, it exceeds all expectations. AK-47 Kalashnikov's work culminates in the creation of the legendary AK-47 rifle series.
Type I Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) creates the first AK at the Degtyaryov plant, but it is not seen in the film; only the AKS is shown and submitted to state trials.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AK-47 - 7.62x39mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A technical drawing of the AMK, which eventually was simplified and turned into the Type I AK-47 model. Type III Soviet soldiers are seen armed with the AK-47 Type III in 1949.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type III AK-47 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov being congratulated on the adoption of the AK-47 as the official service rifle of the Soviet Army in 1949. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Army soldiers with their brand-new final production Type III AK-47s, applauding in celebration of Mikhail Kalashnikov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Army soldiers holding their AK-47s while giving a "Urrah!" battle cry. Note the prototype slab sided magazines, which differ from the final production magazines seen in the image below. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note these are the final production magazines. AB-46 Along with the AKS-47, AD-46 and other assault rifles, the AB-46 (Bulkin TKB-415) is presented at the assault rifle state trials. It competes against the AD-46 (Dementiev KB-2) and the AKS-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AB (Avtomat Bulkina) -46 (TKB-415) - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AB-46 about to be tested. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Testing the AB-46 for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Testing the AB-46 for water-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the AB-46. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AB-46 manages to fire a single round before jamming; the breech block mechanism is unresponsive. AD-46 Along with the AKS-47, AB-46 (Bulkin TKB-415) and other assault rifles, the AD-46 (Dementiev KB-2) is presented at the assault rifle state trials. It competes against the AB-46 and the AKS-47.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AD (Avtomat Dementieva) -46 (KB-2) - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AD-46 about to be tested. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Testing the AB-46 for sand/dust-proofing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the sand-covered and water-tested AD-46. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The AD-46 can't even manage to fire a single round. A blocked safety mechanism seems to be the reason. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 Red Army soldiers are seen armed with DP-27s . The DP-27 also competes against the Kalashnikov LMG at state trials.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing DP-27 machine gun at the state trials. Kalashnikov LMG Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov ) creates his very first LMG at the Degtyaryov plant, and later presents it during state tests.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kalashnikov LMG 1943 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mikhail Kalashnikov inspecting his very first LMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lobov opens a crate containing the Kalashnikov LMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kalashnikov LMG tried at state tests. Other T-34 Mikhail Kalashnikov (Yuri Borisov) drives a T-34 at the beginning of the film. The tank runs over an anti-tank gun and destroys it.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The T-34 about to crush a German anti-tank gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The T-34 crushes the German anti-tank gun. 
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