The Girl from the Legend
Modern Poster
The Girl from the Legend Devushka iz legendy ) is a Soviet Uzbek 1980 made for TV two-part movie directed by Georgi Bzarov and Akmal Akbarkhodzhaev. It depicts the life of Uzbek girl Mayna Khasanova (Shoira Tursunbayeva ) who becomes a revolutionary and then Red Army soldier during the Russian Civil war and was awarded by the Order of the Red Banner.
The following weapons were used in the film The Girl from the Legend (Devushka iz legendy) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Bolshevik Shakir Madyarov (Dzhavlon Khamrayev ) uses a Nagant M1895 revolver during the attack on the train. Later a Nagant is seen in hands of an officer of Emirate of Bukhara army. Both pre- and post-1930 versions are seen.
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 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madyarov holds a Nagant. This is a pre-1930 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madyarov holds a Nagant during the defence of Kogon cotton factory. Here he has a post-1930 revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bukharan officer holds a Nagant while escorting arrested workers. Pistols Mauser C96 A Mauser C96 , mostly used with attached holster-stock, is a personal handgun of Mayna Khasanova (Shoira Tursunbayeva ). She captured this gun from a Emirate of Bukhara high rank official Valikhan (Kuatbai Abdreimov ). C96 pistols are also carried by several Red commanders.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster-stock - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valikhan attaches the holster-stock to his Mauser when going on hunt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mayna holds her Mauser during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commander of Red unit Abdukarim (Khamza Umarov ) (in center) carries a Mauser C96 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mayna fires her pistol during the defence on Kogon cotton factory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Commissar of Kogon Revolutionary Committee (Revcom ) Ivan Vasilyevich Shuvalov (Yuriy Nazarov ) carries a Mauser in holster. This holster with an award plating appears in several other films by Uzbekfilm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mayna, currently Red Army soldier, awarded by the Order of the Red Banner, carries a Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of Mayna's Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mayna in action during the last battle against Usmanbek's Basmachi . Tokarev TT-33 A bright chrome plated TT-33 , anachronistic for 1920s, is a personal handgun of Usmanbek (Mokhammed Rafikov ), high rank commander of Bukharan army and Qurboshi (Basmachi chieftan) after the fall of Emirate.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek carries his pistol tucked in the belt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek carries the same pistol while commanding the Emirate troops during the suppression of Kogon uprising. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek, currently a Qurboshi , with his signature gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek, disguised as a Red Army soldier, fires during the shootout with Mayra and Abdullah. Rifles and Muskets Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are widely used by revolutionaries, Red Army and Emirate of Bukhara army soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uprising peasants of Mayna's native kishlak (village) Guzar have only a single rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uprising workers of Kogon carry M91/30 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rifles in Kogon Revcom . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bukharan soldier holds an M91/30 rifle during the battle for Kogon cotton factory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A defender of the cotton factory fires an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel of M91/30 rifle in hands of a wounded worker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivanych (uncredited) carries an M91/30 with bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red soldiers carry M91/30 rifles. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines are also by revolutionaries, Red Army and Emirate of Bukhara army soldiers and Basmachi .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionaries use M38 Carbines during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of Zamon's (Nazrulla Saibov ) carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abdullah (Rustam Turayev ) fires at Usmanbek's Basmachi . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nigmat (Dzhamal Khashimov ) fires his carbine in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the scene in Kogon Revcom a man in white turban holds an M38 Carbine. In previous moment he had an M44 Carbine (see below). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zamon with M38 Carbine during the defence of Kogon cotton factory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abdullah with M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Adbullah fires his carbine during the final shootout with Usmanbek's Basmachi . Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbines are also seen in several scenes, often switching with M38 Carbines. They all have bayonets removed, so it is possibly to be a single prop, reused several times.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the scene in Kogon Revcom a man in white turban holds an M44 Carbine with removed bayonet. Next moment it switches to an M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Boitbey (Khabibulla Karymov ) (at the left) holds an M44 carbine with removed bayonet in the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Cossack Ermolaev (Yevgeni Krasavtsev ) holds an M44 Carbine with removed bayonet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abdullah (Rustam Turayev ), currently Red Army soldier, carries an M44 Carbine with removed bayonet instead of previously seen M38. Enfield Pattern 14 Enfield Pattern 14 rifles are used by Mirad-Mirza's and Valikhan's henchmen, Bukharan soldiers and Basmachi .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pattern M1914 (P 14) Enfield - .303 UK Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mirad-Mirza's men escort arrested Abdukarim. The buttstock of the rifle matches P14 model rather than M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Valikhan's men carry Enfield rifles during the hunt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Abdukarim and his friends disarms a prison guard. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bukharan soldier, holding an Enfield rifle, is attacked by revolutionaries. Error creating thumbnail: File missing His rifle is broken. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bukharan soldiers with Enfield rifles in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kabul (Sharif Kabulov ), one of the last henchmen of Usmanbek, holds an Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usmanbek's henchman Habib (Yakhye Faizulayev ), disguised as a Red Army soldier, holds an Enfield rifle. The groove on the stock matches P14 model rather than M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Habib fires his Enfield at the background during the shootout with Mayra and Abdullah. Karabiner 98k Bukharan soldiers and Basmachi also use anachronistic Karabiner 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kabul (Sharif Kabulov ) with 98k rifle at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Bukharan soldier with 98k rifle escorts arrested workers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Usmanbek's men (at the left) carries a 98k rifle. Karamultuk Matchlock MusketA karamultuk , typical Central Asian kind of Matchlock Musket , is used by aged hunter Hassan (Khabib Narimanov ), Mayna's father.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tibetan 19th century matchlock musket, bipods equipped. Screen gun has similar bipod and Jezail -style horn-shaped stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karamultuk is mounted on a bipod.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karamultuk fires (a pyrotechnical charge is used).Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hassan holds his gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mayna holds her father's gun. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 (visually modified to resemble Lewis) Degtyaryov DP-27 machine guns, visually modified to resemble Lewis , are used by Burharan soldiers and revolutionaries (probably a single prop is used).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-28 machine gun - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Emirate Army soldier fires a fake Lewis during the attack on the train. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of Abdukarim's Red fighters fires a fake Lewis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Emirate soldier fires a fake Lewis during the battle for Kogon cotton factory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the muzzle. Maxim M1910 A Maxim M1910 is used by revolutionaries during the battle for Kogon cotton factory.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim 1910, simplified version with smooth water jacket - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fatima (Uktam Lukmanova ) fires the Maxim. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The machine gun uses anachronistic metal-link belt. Other Weapons Dummy Training Grenade During the battle for Kogon cotton factory one of the defenders uses a hand grenade that appears to be a dummy training stick grenade. It stands for RG-14 hand grenade .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Training stick grenade. Such cast aluminum dummies were widely used in USSR for basic training. Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG-14 Russian hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shakir Madyarov carries a kirza (Russian type of artificial leather) Nagant holster of Soviet pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army commander-in-chief Mikhail Frunze (Roman Khomyatov ) and several other commanders carry kirza Nagant holsters of Soviet pattern. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 holster-stock. Artillery Field guns, used by Red Army, appear to be mockups, and pyrotechnical effects are used to imitate artillery fire. Same looking props are seen in several other films by Uzbekfilm.
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