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Movie poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Arturs Vanags
Oto Brantevics
Edgars Vanags
Raimonds Celms
Vanags
Martins Vilsons
Mikelsons
Jekabs Reinis
Konrads
Gatis Gyga
Spilva
Renars Zeltins
Sala
Vilis Daudzins
Blizzard of Souls , or also titled as The Rifleman , is a 2019 Latvian war movie directed by Dzintars Dreibergs and based on the novel of the same name by Aleksandrs Grīns. Latvia 1915, 16-year-old Arturs Vanags joins the Imperial Russian Army after losing his mother and home to war. But the hope of glory and the thrill of training is soon followed by the harsh reality of the battlefield. When the war seems to be coming to an end, there is a revolution in their own ranks. Arthur fights from now on in a brutal civil war, which puts the hoped-for peace and the liberation of his homeland again in the far distance.
The following weapons were used in the film Blizzard of Souls :
Revolvers
Nagant M1895
Latvian officers like Father Vanags (Martins Vilsons ) and Sala (Vilis Daudzins ) are seen using Nagant M1895 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. This example was dated 1939 manufacture and was a War time issued weapon. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vanags gives orders to flank the sniper with his revolver in hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pinned down by machine-gun fire, Edgars takes cover with his Nagant with pre 1930 angular front sight
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon
Despite the fact, that Latvian troops during WWI were not equipped with the Dragoon rifle, it is widely used by them including Arturs Vanags (Oto Brantevics ), Edgars Vanags (Raimonds Celms ), Mikelsons (Jekabs Reinis ) and Konrads (Gatis Gaga ). But it is a more accurate choice than the M91/30 and Finnish M39 rifles seen in the first trailer.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arturs proudly inspect his just received Dragoon Rifle.
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Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry
The Infantry variant of the Mosin Nagant M1891 is also used by Latvian infantrymen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second soldier from the left fires with other soldiers a salute salve.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
Most German soldiers are armed with Gewehr 98s .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German solders at the mother's house with their Gewehrs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the Seitengewehr bayonet that has missed Arturs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young German soldier encounters Arturs during close-combat.
Mauser Karabiner 98k
An anachronistic scoped Karabiner 98k is used by the German sniper and later by Arturs and his father. Some unscoped Kar98ks are also used by German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with S84/98 bayonet - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing An abandoned Kar98k with a fixed bayonet on the right.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A distant view through the tall grass of the sniper's Karabiner.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The sniper tries to fire a warning shot.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vanags holds his camouflaged Kar98k covers Arturs' face with mud.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing There are indentations on the buttstock, to show how many kills he got.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arturs aims the carbine at a German soldier, who stands on top of the edge of the trench as a punishment.
Mauser Puška vz. 98/22
Post-war Vz. 98/22 Czech Mausers can briefly be seen used by German soldiers.
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Unknown Rifle
One German soldier can be seen with an unknown rifle in a deleted scene.
Machine Guns
Maxim M1910
Maxim M1910s are used by Latvian soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PM 1910 on the barracks' rooftop is used to shoot at a German airplane.
Maxim MG08
Maxim MG08s on Dreifuß 16 tripods are used by German soldiers.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim next to its badly wounded user.
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Maxim MG08/15
One German soldier hiding in a tree is armed with a Maxim MG08/15 .
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Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
Instead of accurate German stick grenades (Model 15 , 16 , 17 ), the post-war Model 24 Stielhandgranate is used.
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RG-14
Artus and other Latvians use RG-14 hand grenades .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing On the left, Artus carries a RG-14.
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Other
Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun hangs on a wall of the mother's home.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shotgun is seen hanging on the left side of the entrance.
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15 cm sFH 13
Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 howitzers are seen in German positions.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of sFH 13s in the German artillery position after the battle.
Romfell Armored Car
An Austro-Hungarian Romfell Panzerwagen supports German forces.