Dersu Uzala (rus. Дерсу Узала; jap. デルス・ウザーラ) is a 1975 Soviet-Japanese film, directed by Akira Kurosawa . It is based on memoirs of Vladimir Arsenyev, the Russian explorer of the Far East. Dersu Uzala, the native hunter and pathfinder, was a guide for Arsenyev's expeditions in 1902-1907, and they became close friends.
The following weapons were used in the film Dersu Uzala :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Captain Vladimir Arsenyev (Yuriy Solomin ) carries a Nagant M1895 revolver that is seen mostly in holster.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing A small part of a grip with lanyard ring can be seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev fires his Nagant in air, signalling to his men. Rifles Winchester Model 1895 Captain Vladimir Arsenyev (Yuriy Solomin ) is armed with a Winchester Model 1895 Russian Contract rifle. Jan Bao (Suymenkul Chokmorov ), the leader of Chinese volonteers, and many of his men also carry Winchester Model 1895 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Russian contract Model 1895 in 7.62x54 Russian. Note the loading bridge over the reciever Error creating thumbnail: File missing Captain Vladimir Arsenyev with a rifle Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev (at the left) holds his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev on the raft with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev aims his rifle at a tiger. Winchester Model 1895 Carbine In the final scene Arsenyev gifts a Winchester Model 1895 Carbine to Dersu Uzala. The rifle is fitted with a fake underbarrel magazine, to make it look like as a Winchester Model 1892 /Model 1894 . This is presumably the same rifle, which earlier appears in the Businessmen (Delovye lyudi)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1895 carbine - .30 Cal Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Winchester Model 1892 - .38-40 Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle on the wall in Arsenyev's house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev gifts the rifle to Dersu Uzala. A loading bridge over the reciever can be seen, so this carbine must be a converted Russian contract full-length rifle. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Russian soldiers, members of Arsenyev's expeditions, are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles (standing for original M1891 rifles).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier cleans his rifle before rest. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian soldier fires his rifle at a target... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...but misses. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers hold their rifles while Dersu Uzala examines the traces of honghuzi (Chinese brigands). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the left carries a rifle. Berdan Rifle Dersu Uzala (Maksim Munzuk ) is armed with a Berdan No.2 rifle. This gun matches the one that Dersu Uzala carried in real life.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev with Winchester Model 1895 and Dersu Uzala with Berdan rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dersu Uzala with Berdan rifle (at the left). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dersu Uzala takes aim with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arsenyev with Winchester Model 1895 and Dersu Uzala with Berdan during the encounter with a tiger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dersu Uzala with his rifle during the encounter with a tiger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dersu Uzala aims at an elk. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun A Double Barreled Shotgun is briefly seen in Arsenyev's house.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A double barreled shotgun is seen on the wall next to Winchester Model 1895 Carbine . Trivia During the final scene (set in 1908), a pristav (chief of local police in Russian Empire) (Daniil Netrebin ) carries a holster for Luger P08 thought it seems to be empty.
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