My Destiny (Moya sudba)
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My Destiny Moya sudba ) is a Soviet 1974 made for TV historical drama movie directed by Leonid Pchyolkin. In 1970s Mikhail Yermakov, general of KGB, remembers his youth in 1919 when he began his service in Cheka and participated in investigation of counterevolutionary conspiracy.
The following weapons were used in the film My Destiny (Moya sudba) :
Handguns Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used by Chekists and conspirators. All revolvers are of the anachronistic post-1930 version.
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 Young Mikhail Yermakov (Evgeniy Gerasimov ) holds a Nagant during his first mission. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anarchist Smirnov (Valeri Anisimov ) readies his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Georgiy Saburov (Andrey Myagkov ), Commissar of Cheka, holds a Nagant during the operation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Saburov fires at escaping Smirnov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smirnov holds his revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smirnov holds his revolver, pressed against the wall by the pursuers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yermakov in ambush. A good view of angular front sight of his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anarchist Semyon Gorshkov (Aleksandr Kirilin ) at the left holds his Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gorshkov fires the revolver; note that the cylinder is empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anarchist Olga Nefyodova (Galina Volchek) holds her Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Nagant on the ground. Mauser C96 One of Nefyodova's men is briefly seen with a Mauser C96 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Many Chekists are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chekists fire their rifles in salute during the funeral of Commissar Kovalyov.Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard with his rifle in Cheka building. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Chekist points his rifle at a conspirator who fires an "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chekists follow Commissar Saburov while holding their rifles.Mosin Nagant "Obrez" An Anarchist uses a Mosin Nagant "obrez" during the assassination attempt on Mikhail Yermakov.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". It was mostly used by criminals and rebels. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading... Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Anarchist fires. Mosin Nagant M1891 Original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are seen in documentary footage of 1920s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Militsioneer with an M91 rifle on street. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red sailors carry M91 rifles with bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers holding their M91 rifles with bayonets. Various firearms A pile of requisitioned firearms contains numerous Nagant M1895 revolvers, a pair of pocket Smith & Wesson-style revolvers (1), a Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model revolver (2), a pistol similar to FN Model 1900 but seemingly larger (3), a Colt M1911 (4), and several unidentified rifles, one of which is possibly an Arisaka Type 38 (5).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38N. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model - .44 Russian Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1900 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hotchkiss Mk.I Hotchkiss Mk.I machine guns are seen mounted on Mk A Whippet tank.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hotchkiss Mk.I - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk A Whippet tank leads a column of Austin armoured cars. Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk V tanks of Red Army on parade. More than forty Mk Vs were captured by Red Army during the Russian civil war and used until early 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk A Whippet tank leads a column of Austin armoured cars. Barrels of two Hotchkiss Mk.I machine guns are seen. Red Army had a dozen of Mk A tanks. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Austin armoured cars on parade. They are armed with two Maxim M1910 machine guns in gun turrets. The turrets are placed diagonally that indicates Russian-produced vehicles. 
