Border Is Locked Tight (Granitsa na zamke)
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Border Is Locked Tight (original title Granitsa na zamke ) is a Soviet 1937 B&W adventure movie directed by Vasily Zhuravlyov and Konstantin Kogtev. A group of spies and saboteurs from Nazi Germany tries to cross the Soviet border but they intercepted by Soviet border guards (in reality, USSR and Germany had no common border in 1937).
The following weapons were used in the film Border Is Locked Tight (Granitsa na zamke) :
Handguns
M1911
The spy Von Steinbach aka "Ivan Timofeev" (Mikhail Grodskiy ) and his guide Dolbnya (Daniil Vvedenskiy ) carry M1911 pistols. The commander of border guard outpost Lt. Stashenko (Semyon Svashenko ) also carries an M1911, standing for a service Tokarev TT-33 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German intelligence officer (Pavel Massalsky ) handles an M1911 and a Mauser C96 to Von Steinback when he and his group prepares to cross the border.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinbach holds a Mauser and a Colt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dolbnya holds his Colt.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dolbnya fires...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...but is disarmed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinbach runs with a Colt in hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Stashenko leads pursuing border guards. His pistol also appears to be an M1911.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Lt. Stashenko's pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The hammer spur of Lt. Stashenko's is seen.
Mauser C96
Von Steinbach (Mikhail Grodskiy ) dual wields a Mauser C96 with an M1911 . Two more spies, Fedorchuk (Ernst Gunn ) and an uncredited one, also carry Mauser pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The German intelligence officer (Pavel Massalsky ) handles an M1911 and a Mauser C96 to Von Steinback when he and his group prepares to cross the border.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinback tuckes a Mauser at his belt in the same scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinbach holds a Mauser and a Colt during the shootout with border guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser and three F-1 hand grenades , taken away from captured Fedorchuk.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinbach holds a Mauser and an F-1 during the final encounter with border guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Stashenko (Semyon Svashenko ) holds a Mauser, taken away from captured Von Steinbach.
Rifles
Mosin Nagant M1891/30
Soviet border guards, including Sgt. Krayev (Konstantin Gradopolov ) and Pvts. Golovin (Viktor Arkasov ), Orekhov (Fyodor Seleznyov ) and Khemelyov (Mikhail Viktorov), are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles, mostly seen with attached bayonets.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The border guards stand in formation.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Stashenko (Semyon Svashenko ) handles a rifle to a rookie Pvt. Golovin.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of border guards load their rifles when going on patrol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M91/30 rifles in stand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of M91/30 rifle at the left.
Other Weapons
F-1 Hand Grenade
Von Steinbach (Mikhail Grodskiy ) and other spies are also armed with F-1 hand grenades .
F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two hand grenades are seen on the table when the group prepares to cross the border.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Mauser C96 and three F-1s, taken away from captured Fedorchuk.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Von Steinbach holds a Mauser and an F-1 during the final encounter with border guards.
Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894
In one scene Pvt. Khemelyov (Mikhail Viktorov) fires a flare pistol. Due to its relatively long barrel and grip it can be identified as Hebel Flare Pistol Model 1894 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hebel Flare Pistol M1894 - 26.5mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The long barrel is seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the flare pistol.