Keep Your Eyes Open!
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Keep Your Eyes Open! Smotri v oba! ) is a Soviet 1981 adventure movie, directed by Vladimir Martynov and Eldor Urazbaev . The story is set in 1921. Aleksey Komanov (Fyodor Sukhov ), a young Red Army soldier, is sent as a commissioner of the local Revolutionary Committee with a mission to deliver a payload of warm clothes, gathered for Petrograd orphan asylums. He is assisted by Lykov (Borislav Brondukov ), a motorman on a river tug. Komanov feels suspicious against Lykov, but when they are under attacks, two men fight side by side.
The following weapons were used in the film Keep Your Eyes Open! (Smotri v oba!) :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 A Nagant M1895 revolver is Aleksey Komanov's (Fyodor Sukhov ) personal sidearm. Nagants are also used by a Red Army commander (a cameo of film director Vladimir Martynov), White Army Yesaul (Capt. rank is Cossack troops) Govorukhin (Leonid Trutnev ) and one of his men (Nartay Begalin ), and a bandit Dlinniy (Viktor Ilyichyov ). All revolvers are out of time post-1930 model.
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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 Komanov shows his Nagant to Lykin. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army commander (Vladimir Martynov) holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Army soldier in North Caucasian outfit (Nartay Begalin ) draws a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yesaul Govorukhin and previously mentioned soldier fire their Nagants at Komanov on river tug.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Komanov fires at Whites who try to board the tug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Komanov holds a Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dlinniy holds Komanov's revolver. Pistols Mauser C96 A Mauser C96 is a personal sidearm of gang leader Filin (Aleksandr Yakovlev ). Some Reds and Whites also use Mauser pistols.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Revolutionary Committee (Revcom ) Commissar (Nikolai Smirnov ) carries a Mauser in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White Army cavalryman fires a Mauser while trick riding. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A White soldier with a Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Filin with Mauser and his henchman Mitya (Yuriy Dubrovin ) with "obrez" threaten Komanov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grip of Filin's Mauser is seen at the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grapple for Mauser. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Filin holds a Mauser and aims. Rifles Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, standing for original M91s, are used by several characters, notably Lykov (Borislav Brondukov ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lykin holds a rifle. The bayonet is attached backwards which is exclusively cinematic practice, banned in real life. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zakirov (Radner Muratov ), a Maxim gunner of Revcom unit, holds Lykin's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Burlak (uncredied), a sentry on the bridge, carries an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing White cavalryman (Nartay Begalin ) holds an M91/30 rifle. Mosin Nagant M1891 Some original Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles are also seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Imperial Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Revcom unit member at the right holds an M91 rifle. Note the bayonet clamp, a typical feature of M91 model. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Some Reds and Whites use anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sawn-off Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R. In Russian such weapon is called "obrez " which means "cut". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mitya with "obrez". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mitya holds his "obrez" at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A grapple for "obrez". Machine Guns Maxim M1910 Zakirov (Radner Muratov ) carries a Maxim M1910 in one scene.
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 Zakirov carries the Maxim. Lewis A Lewis Gun is used by Aleksey Komanov (Fyodor Sukhov ). This movie prop, identified by a makeshift barrel cover, is seen in several other Gorky Film Studio productions, including Konets imperatora taygi Khleb, zoloto, nagan
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun with cooling jacket removed and carry handle - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lewis in deckhouse of the tug. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Komanov fires the Lewis. Other Weapons RG-14/30 Hand Grenade Savchenko (uncredited), a member of Revolutionary Committee, hands a pair of RG-14/30 hand grenades to Lykov (Borislav Brondukov ). In one scene Zakirov (Radner Muratov ) holds one of these grenades.
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