Native Shores (Rodnye berega)
DVD with four Soviet war movies,
Native Shores Rodnye berega ) is a Soviet 1943 B&W war movie directed by Vladimir Braun and Nikolai Sadkovich. It consists of two segments, both of which take place in Summer 1942 on the Black Sea coast. In the first segment "Tri gvardeytsa" ("Three soldiers of Guard unit") a small group of Soviet soldiers is sent on commando mission in a German-occupied coastal town. The second segment, "Propavshiy bez vesti" ("Missing in action") depicts the adventures of the crew of Soviet motor torpedo boat that appears without fuel near the lighthouse that is now manned by Germans. Due to unclear reasons the movie was never released in USSR, only in mid-2000s it was found in Gosfilmofond Archive and released on DVD.
The following weapons were used in the film Native Shores (Rodnye berega) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are carried by some of the crewmembers of the motor torpedo boat.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman crawls with a Nagant in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman (Semyon Goldshtab ) holds a Nagant and a PPD-40 SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crewmembers of motor torpedo boat fire a salvo during the burial at sea. Two Nagants are seen at the left. Tokarev TT-33 In several scenes Soviet officers are seen with pistols that are most likely TT-33s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A officer holds a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An officer at the left holds a pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crewmembers of motor torpedo boat fire a salvo during the burial at sea. A TT is seen at the far left. Luger P08 In one scene a German officer holds a Luger P08 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A slain German officer drops his pistol. Submachine Guns PPD-34/38 Some Soviet soldiers and officers, including the battalion commander (Ivan Pereverzev ), carry PPD-34/38 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD-34/38 with 71-round drum magazine - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing The battalion commander carries a PPD-34/38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with PPD-34/38 is seen at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with PPD-34/38s and PPD-40s stand in formation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The battalion commander with a PPD-34/38 on sling greets the victorious group of Sgt. Kustov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Sergey Lazarev (Valentin Shcheglov ) carries a PPD-34/38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crewmembers of motor torpedo boat fire a salvo during the burial at sea. A PPD-34/38 is seen in center. PPD-40 Some Soviet soldiers and seamen carry PPD-40 SMGs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD-40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the right carries a PPD-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman cleans his PPD-40. A drum magazine is seen next to him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starshina (Ivan Bobrov ) fires a PPD-40 during the shootout on the lighthouse.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Sergey Lazarev (Valentin Shcheglov ) fires a PPD-40 in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman (Semyon Goldshtab ) fires a PPD-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The crewmembers of motor torpedo boat fire a salvo during the burial at sea. Two PPD-40s are seen in center. PPSh-41 Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov (Daniil Sagal ), Pvts. Pyotr Savkin (Anatoliy Nikitin ) and Semyon Lyashenko (Andrey Miroshnichenko ) are armed with PPSh-41 SMGs. In one scene PPD-34/38 in hands of the battalion commander (Ivan Pereverzev ) switches to PPSh and then back to PPD.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three PPSh-41s are seen on the wall in the opening scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Kustov carries a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kustov with a PPSh and RGD-33 hand grenade in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The battalion commander's (Ivan Pereverzev ) PPD-34/38 switches to PPSh-41. Tokarev M1927 During the battle on the lighthouse a German soldier carries a gun that isn't seen clear but it's general outlook greatly resembles Tokarev M1927 submachine gun. It was an experimental weapon, chambered for 7.62mm Nagant cartridges. Tokarev SMG was never adopted for service but several hundred pieces were produced for extensive trials, so one of these guns could appear in the movie.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev M1927 submachine gun - 7.62x38N Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires the SMG. Note the size and position of charging hangle that matches Tokarev SMG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another angle of view. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A side view, blurry due to fast mostion. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Many Soviet soldiers are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with M91/30 uses an IPS personal flotation device. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier in center carries an M91/30 rifle. Tokarev SVT-38 Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Tokarev SVT-38 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-38 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier holds SVT-38 with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the top left aims an SVT-38. Tokarev SVT-40 Some Soviet soldiers are armed with Tokarev SVT-40 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers carry SVT-40 rifles with bayonets. Mauser Gewehr 98 Mauser Gewehr 98 rifles are seen in hands of German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires his rifle during the shootout on the lighthouse. Typical Lange-Visier sight allows to identify the exact model. Mauser Rifles Except for abovementioned Gewehr 98s , in several scenes German soldiers are seen with other Mauser-style rifles, often with attached sword bayonets. They are mostly seen unclear so the exact model is hard to be identified. Possibly there are several different models.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires a Mauser rifle during the battle for the town. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the rifle. It has a straight bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier crawls with a Mauser rifle in hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sofya Ivanovna (Faina Ranevskaya ) holds a rifle, taken from a slain German soldier. It appears to be a carbine version. Note the sling swivel, placed unusually close to the muzzle end. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 Degtyaryov DP-27 machine guns are used by Soviet troops during the attack of the coastal town. All DP-27s, seen in the movie, lack their conical flash hiders, supposedly due to the problems when firing blank cartridges in full auto mode.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP-27 is mounted on the bow of an A-3 inflatable boat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier fires the DP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DP is mounted on a boat. Degtyaryov DA A single Degtyaryov DA machine gun is mounted on Soviet G-5-class motor torpedo boat. Twin DA-2 machine guns are mounted on MBR-2 hydroplanes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DA machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two seamen at DA machine gun on a torpedo boat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman fires the DA at enemy plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DA-2 twin machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Twin DA-2 on MBR-2 hydroplane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of DA-2. Maxim M1910/30 Maxim M1910/30 (or possibly Maxim M1910 ) machine guns are used by Soviet troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim machine guns are mounted on the bows of boats. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Maxim fires from a boat, supporting the landing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers in center carry a Maxim from a boat to the land. MG34 German troops use MG34 machine guns in several scenes. They are mostly mounted on tripods.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 on tripod - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 on tripod. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers fire at landing Soviet troops. Unidentified machine gun During the battle for the town a machine gun is used by German soldiers. It appears to be a Maxim but has a strange-looking bipod. It is possible that it's a standard Maxim, and the bipod was used during the filming to secure the machine gun on the roof.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun fires from the roof. Other Weapons RGD-33 Hand Grenades RGD-33 hand grenades are used by Soviet soldiers and seamen. German soldiers also use RGD-33 grenades instead of correct Model 24 Stielhandgranate .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov (Daniil Sagal ) throws a grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier next to the officer holds two grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman with a grenade in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A seaman carries wounded Lt. Lazarev. He is armed with an RGD-33 grenade and a Nagant in holster. RM-38 Mortar During the commando mission Sgt. Vasiliy Kustov (Daniil Sagal ) fires a 50-mm RM-38 Mortar .
A drawing of Soviet 50-mm M1938 mortar Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt. Kustov carries the mortar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kustov holds the mortar. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kustov loads a mortar shell. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the mortar in action. 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 During the battle in the town German soldiers use a 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 AT gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 anti-tank gun - 75x350mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The typical perforated muzzle break is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers move the cannon on the battlefield. Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing G-5-class motor torpedo boat. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Novik -class destroyer stands of a Krigsmarine ship. It is armed with 4"/L60 Pattern 1911 naval guns and 18" torpedo tubes. 
