An Extraordinary Assignment
Original Russian Theatrical Poster
An Extraordinary Assignment Chrezvychajnoe poruchenie , Armenian title Artakarg handznararutyun ) is a Soviet Armenian 1966 (filmed 1965) adventure movie directed by Erazm Karamyan and Stepan Kevorkov. This is the second film of the trilogy about Armenian Bolshevik Simon Ter-Petrosian, better known by his nom de guerre Kamo. It follows Personally Known (Lichno izvesten) The Last Deed of Kamo (Posledniy podvig Kamo)
The following weapons were used in the film An Extraordinary Assignment (Chrezvychajnoe poruchenie) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Kamo (Gurgen Tonunts ) and numerous Bolshevicks, Anarchists and members of counterrevolutionary organisation use Nagant M1895 revolvers. Most if not all revolvers are of anachronistic post-1930 model.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 Revolver - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamo threatens an agent of Savinkov's organisation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Kamo's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist (Aleksey Bakhar ) arrests former police spy (Boris Chirkov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Anarchist's Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist (Saveliy Kramarov ) holds a Nagant at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same scene on a promotion still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same Anarchist threatens Staff Capt. Getmanov (Leonid Pirogov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamo holds a Nagant during the confrontation with Savinkov in restaurant. Note that the revolver is deactivated (a hole at the base of the barrel). Pistols Mauser C96 Several Anarchists carry Mauser C96 pistols. In one scene Kamo (Gurgen Tonunts ) takes a Mauser from Anarchists leader Krivoy (Vladimir Kenigson ). Most likely the same prop is reused in all scenes, and it appears to be a C96 Wartime model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser. The screen gun is of slightly different Wartime version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An irascible delegate on the Congress of Transcaucasian peoples draws his Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krivoy's C96. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krivoy threatens a former police spy (Boris Chirkov ), arrested by Anarchists. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krivoy's Mauser on table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist (Karen Dzhanibekyan) carries a Mauser C96 and a "pineapple" hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same character carries a Mauser C96 and a grenade on a promotion still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Krivoy shoots on a bet towards Kamo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamo holds Krivoy's Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamo shoots on a bet, hitting a card in Krivoy's hand. Unidentified pistol Boris Savinkov (Semyon Sokolovsky ), the leader of counterrevolutionary organisation, uses a pistol. It resembles Walther PP (out of time for 1917) but it's hard to say for sure.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Walther PP - 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the scene in a restaurant Savinkov draws his pistol... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and shoots at a visitor, mistaking him for Kamo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more view of the pistol. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Red Guards, Anarchists and White troops widely use Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles. Both Infantry and Dragoon models are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Infantry Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards in Smolniy hold M91 rifles, most likely Infantry model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A revolutionary soldier at the right carries an M91 Infantry rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guards on Petrograd streets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A revolutionary sailor holds an M91 Infantry rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two sailors and a soldier with M91 Infantry rifles in the Moscow Bolsheviks headquarters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91 Infantry rifles are seen in the scene on Moscow railway station. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist in large fur hat at the right holds an M91 rifle, possibly Infantry model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers with M91 rifles. The one at the left holds a Dragoon rifle while the second from left seem to have an Infantry rifle. Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Red Guards, Anarchists and White troops widely use Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles. Both Infantry and Dragoon models are seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Guard Niko (Tristan Kvelaidze) holds an M91 Dragoon rifle when he convoys arrested Kamo. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamo disarms Niko and holds his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist in round hat carries an M91 Dragoon rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers stand in formation in the scene on Rostov-na-Donu railway station. M91 Dragoon rifle is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers with M91 rifles. The one at the left holds a Dragoon rifle while the second from left seem to have an Infantry rifle. Mosin Nagant Carbine One of the native Caucassian guides of Kamo carries a Mosin Nagant carbine, possibly an M1938 , with partially removed handguard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man at the right holds a carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the carbine. Note the partially removed handguard. Shotguns Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun One of the native Caucassian guides of Kamo carries a long gun that appears to be a Mosin Nagant/Frolov Shotgun (or maybe but less likely this is a "sporterized" Mosin Nagant rifle).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frolov Shotgun - 28 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appears to be a "Frolovka" shotgun is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A man at the left holds a supposed "Frolovka". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the "Frolovka". Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 machine guns, standing for original M1910s, are used by Bolsheviks and Anarchists.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim M1910/30, post 1940 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A post-1940 Maxim is seen in Red Guards headquarters in Moscow. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxims near Anarchists armoured train. The one in center is also of post-1940 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anarchists' Maxims. These machine guns are of pre-1940 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more Anarchists Maxim of post-1940 version. Other Weapons RG-14 Hand Grenade Red Guards and Anarchists carry RG-14 or RG-14/30 hand grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14 Russian hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Guard at the left carries a pair of stick hand grenades while a Red Guard at the right has a stick grenade and a "pineapple" grenade (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist at the background carries a pair of hand grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist at the right carries a pair of hand grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist in large fur hat at the right carries a hand grenade. One more grenade is seen at the far right (it looks too simplified and possibly is a mockup). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grenade on the table. Hand Grenade (mockup) What appears to be a mockup of "pineapple" hand grenade is seen in several scenes. Possibly it is intended to impersonate British Mills Bomb or French F1 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Guard at the right carries a "pineapple" hand grenade together with a stick hand grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Anarchist (Karen Dzhanibekyan) in center carries same looking grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same character carries a Mauser C96 and a grenade on a promotion still. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the grenade. It is probably a mockup. Trivia 3 inch M1902 Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76.2mm M1902 Field Gun Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pair of 3 inch M1902 field guns is seen at the entrance of Smolniy, the headquarters of Bolsheviks in the days of Revolution 1917. Armoured Train Anarchists' armoured train appears to be a crude mockup.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unlike very elaborated replicas of armoured trains in some Soviet movies about the Civil war, this version looks crude and inaccurate. 
