Peasant Son (Krestyanskiy syn)
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Peasant Son Krestyanskiy syn ) is a Soviet 1975 adventure war moive, adapted from same title novel by Raisa Grigoryeva and directed by Irina Tarkovskaya. During the Russian Civil war a peasant lad Kostya Baykov joins Red partisans.
The following weapons were used in the film Peasant Son (Krestyanskiy syn) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 revolvers are widely used in the movie by Reds, notably Ignat Gomozov (Yuriy Sherstnyov ) and Andrey Petrakov (Georgiy Burkov ), and Whites. Fed'ka Poklonov (Vyacheslav Glushkov ) and some other village kids also hold Nagants in several scenes. Both pre- and post-1930 versions are seen.
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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 Russian Nagant 1895, produced 1920s - 7.62x38R Nagant. The rounded front sight is a sign of revolvers produced from 1890s until 1930 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the Nagant in hand of White Poruchik (Lt.) Sasha (Aleksandr Kirillov ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sasha fires at escaping Andrey Petrakov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ignat Gomozov holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrey Petrakov, disguised as White Army officer, fires a Nagant at pursuers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisan Pasha (Aleksandr Yanvaryov ) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fed'ka Poklonov (Vyacheslav Glushkov ) holds a Nagant when he joins Anarchists gang. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Fed'ka's revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrakov in disguise fires a Nagant. Note the pre-1930 rounded front sight. Pistols Mauser C96 Andrey Petrakov (Georgiy Burkov ) gets a Mauser C96 that belonged to the chieftan of Ananrchists (Rasmi Dzhabrailov ) and uses the pistol in following scenes. This C96 appears to be Wartime Commercial model.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Wartime Commercial version looks generally the same. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 on the table in front of the gang chieftan. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrakov holds the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrakov fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrakov holds the Mauser during the battle against bandits. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891 Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are used by Red partisans, White soldiers and bandits.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Ogarok (Yuriy Dubrovin ) holds an M91 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length rifles and a Maxim M1910 machine gun in bandits den. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of the stand with rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ignat Gomozov (Yuriy Sherstnyov ), the commander of Red partisans unit, fires M91 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers in attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gomozov fires M91 rifle. Behind him a partisan holds a double barreled shotgun . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of Gomozov's M91 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing White soldiers attack partisans camp. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some White Army soldiers are armed with out of time Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A centry carries an M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing White cavalrymen with M38 Carbines massacre wounded partisans. Mosin Nagant Short Rifle Red partisans, White Army soldiers and bandits are also armed with custom shortened Mosin Nagant M1891/30s . Visually they resemble M1907 Carbines. Such props are seen in several other Gorky Film Studio productions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant Model 1907 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Army soldier carries a short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One more White soldier carries a short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pasha (Aleksandr Yanvaryov ), disguised as a White soldier, holds a custom short rifle that seems to have the muzzle part of the barrel sawed-off or simply broken. Very similar, possibly same props are seen in Propavshaya ekspeditsiya Khleb, zoloto, nagan Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries a short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another partisan carries a short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan in blue shirt at the background fires a short rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier at the right reloads his short rifle. Mosin Nagant "Obrez" A bandit Ryzhiy (Yuriy Legkov) carries a Mosin Nagant sawed-off "obrez" .
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 Ryzhiy (at the left) carries an "obrez" tucked in his belt. Berdan No.2 A partisan holds a rifle that is supposed to be a Berdan No.2 rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Russian Berdan No.2 (M1870) Infantry rifle - 10.67x58mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan in center holds a supposed Berdan rifle. Unidentified Rifle A partisan is seen carrying a rifle that has protruding magazine but of different shape than Mosin Nagant rifles. This gun may be some Mannlicher model though the bolt handle is positioned differently.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan on horse carries a rifle. Shotguns Double Barreled Shotgun Some partisans are armed with Double Barreled Shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A shotgun is seen in partisans camp. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries several shotguns, captured from bandits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Double barreled shotgun is on top, and single barreled shotgun is below it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan at the background fires a shotgun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan on horse carries a shotgun. Single Barreled Shotgun A Single Barreled Shotgun (supposedly some IZh model) is seen among partisans guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A partisan carries several shotguns, captured from bandits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Double barreled shotgun is on top, and single barreled shotgun is below it. Machine Guns Lewis Machine Gun A Lewis machine gun is seen in several scenes, at first used by bandits and then by Red partisans. During the final battle the same Lewis is mounted on Sokolov mount (absolutely incredible combination). This movie prop, identified by a makeshift barrel cover (supposedly it's a damaged piece that was very roughly repared on cinema factory), is seen in several other Gorky Film Studio productions, including Konets imperatora taygi Khleb, zoloto, nagan Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany... Smotri v oba!
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A bandit fires at partisans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Andrey Petrakov (Georgiy Burkov ) takes the Lewis from the horse. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Petrakov fires the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kostya Baykov (Sergey Kurakin) fires the Lewis. The machine gun emits fire... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and smoke. Possibly the firing is a pyrotechnical effect. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis on Sokolov mount. It appears to be same prop but in the story there are two different machine guns. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the Lewis. Note the makeshift barrel cover. Maxim M1910 The gang has a Maxim M1910 machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandtis' Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ryzhiy (Yuriy Legkov) at the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ryzhiy fires the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The battle is over. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Partisans carry captured machine gun. Other Weapons RGD-5 Hand Grenade In one scene partisan Pasha (Aleksandr Yanvaryov ) holds an egg-shaped hand grenade. As it seems to lack external ribbing, it appears to be a heavily out of time RGD-5 .
RGD-5 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pasha holds a Nagant and a hand grenade. Stick Hand Grenade Mockup hand grenades, resembling RG-14 , are seen in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: RG-14 Russian hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing What appear to be a pile of hand grenades is seen at the background in bandits den. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A pile of hand grenades is seen in the basket, carried by a partisan. Trivia Artillery Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two artillery pieces of White troops are seen on railway flatcar. They appear to be 76.2 mm M1909 mountain guns. 
