Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation (Snayper. Oruzhie vozmezdiya)

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Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation (2009)

Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation is a foreign film made in Russia about Yashin, a Russian soldier in World War II assigned to first lead a group of Russian snipers to fight off the German onslaught in Stalingrad and in 1944, to combat a German sniper team hidden inside the Soviet Union guarding Hitler's secret weapon.

The following firearms were seen in the film: Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation.

Pistols

Luger P08

The German standard sidearm is the Luger P08. Karl and Berta have Lugers as their sidearm. In a "Chekhov's Gun" moment, Yashin also uses the Luger.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm

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A German officer is shot holding his P08.

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Karl executes a NKVD soldier with his Luger.

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Karl threatens Michalowski with his Luger.

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A close-up of the Luger.

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A German officer dies holding his Luger.

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Berta shoots a Russian trying to make her a POW with a Luger.

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The German engineer Otto threatens Michalowski and Osipov.

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Yashin picks up a German officer's Luger lying on the ground.

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Yashin trying to be the next James Bond with a Luger.

Walther P38

A German officer in the beginning is seen with the Walther P38.

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Walther P38 - 9x19mm

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A German officer smiles fanatically with his P38 as sniper bullets whiz overhead.

Tokarev TT-33 Pistol

Yashin has a TT-33 with him. Osipov can be seen with a TT-33 as well. These Tokarevs are postwar productions noted by the straight slide grooves, anachronistic for the time period the movie is set in.

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Postwar Tokarev TT-33 - 7.63x25mm

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Yashin takes out his TT-33

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Yashin aims his TT-33

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A good view of the TT-33's hammer. Note the straight slide grooves

Submachine Gun

MP40

German soldiers are seen equipped with the MP40. Osipov also acquires a MP40 after his weapon runs dry.

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MP 40 - 9x19mm

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Two German soldier on the left are equipped with MP40s.

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A German soldier spray-fires his MP40.

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One soldier in the German sniper team carries a MP40.

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Osipov gets a MP40 to replace his PPSH-41 after it runs out of ammo.

PPSH-41

Various Russian characters and soldiers are equipped with PPSh-41.

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PPSH-41 - 7.62xx25mm Tokarev

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A Russian soldier with his PPSh-41 with a drum mag.

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A Russian soldier readies his PPSH-41.

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Yashin commandeers a dead soldier's PPSH-41. An interesting note is that in the scene before, Yashin pulls back the bolt, yet it is seen here with the bolt still forward (which would render the weapon unable to fire), which means the PPSH portrayed in the image could just be a prop with fixed parts.

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Yashin and Osipov with PPSH-41s.

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A NKVD soldier with his PPSH-41 just when he gets shot.

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Yashin fires his PPSH-41 at the German snipers.

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Osipov with his PPSH-41 as he and Yashin assault the German snipers.

Rifles

Mosin Nagant

The Russian Snipers are all armed with Mosin Nagants M91/30 with the Russian PU 3.5x Scope. They cover their Mosins with burlap camouflage to enhance their concealment. Russian soldiers are also equipped with standard M91/30's.

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Mosin Nagant M91/30 with Russian PU 3.5x sniper scope - 7.62x54mm R

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Petya sets up his Mosin Nagant M91 to prepare for the German assault.

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Mikola readies his Mosin Nagant.

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Boris readies his Mosin Nagant.

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Boris with the Mosin while hunting for a German sniper.

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Petya (Left) and Boris (Middle) hold onto some Mosin Nagants with scopes.

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Mikola aims down his Mosin Nagant.

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A view through the Mosin Nagant's scope.

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Yashin searches for Karl with his Mosin Nagant.

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Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R

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A Russian soldier chambers his M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant. Note the hex reciever and black round

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A Russian soldier searches for snipers with his Mosin-Nagant. Note the straight bolt handle, making it the standard M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant variant

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A Russian soldier is later killed holding his M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant

Karabiner 98k

The Kar 98k is the German soldier's standard rifle. Karl Kleist and his team of German snipers are all equipped with the scoped Kar 98k except Berta, who wields a sport model

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Karabiner 98K - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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A German sniper lies dead with his Kar 98k with scope.

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Karl takes aim with his Kar 98k at Yashin.

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A view through the Kar 98k scope.

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Karl aims through his Kar 98k scope, note the kill flash on the scope.

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A camouflaged German sniper with his Kar 98k .

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Karl's Kar 98k laying on a table.

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A German sniper peers out of his balcony with his Kar 98k.

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Kar 98k on a German sniper.

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A German sniper takes aim with his Kar 98k.

Karl's partner/apprentice, Berta, uses a Karabiner 98k Sporter as her sniper rifle, unique compared to the Karabiner 98ks the other German snipers are using.

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Karabiner 98 Sporter - 7.92x57mm.

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Berta aims through her Karabiner Sporter.

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Berta aims her Karabiner Sporter at Yashin.

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Berta with her Karabiner Sporter.

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Berta with her Karabiner Sporter.

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Good view of the Karabiner Sporter's barrel.

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Berta's rifle in hand as she takes position.

PTRD-41 Rifle

Russian soldiers are seen carrying the PTRS-41 rifle as they deploy.

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PTRD-41 - 14.5x114 mm

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The PTRD can be seen being carried by two Russians on the left area. Noticeable by the bulge in the barrel area that the PTRD has but the PTRS doesn't.

Machine Gun

MG42

In the opening scene, German soldiers use the MG42 in an attempt to kill the Russian snipers. The film depiction of the rate of fire is somewhere closer to a M60 rather than its usual ~1200 RPM rate.

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MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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MG42 barrel end.

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A German soldier aims the MG42 at the snipers.

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Another angle of the MG42 in the same scene.

Degtyaryov DP-28

Boris, one of the Russian snipers, sits besides a DP-28 in one scene.

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DP-28 - 7.62x54mmR

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Boris casually sitting next to a DP-28 and his rifle.

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Boris with his rifle next to the DP-28.