Dzhulbars
Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Capt. Ivan Matveevich Shevtsov
Nikolay Machulskiy
Kira Andreevna Pavlova
Mariya Andreeva
Pavel Sergeevich Polyakov
Aleksey Barabash
Liza Pavlova
Vitaliya Kornienko
Glasha Smirnova
Sofya Ozerova
Starshina (Sgt.Maj.) Yegorych
Aleksandr Marushev
Yasha Nikolaev
Vyacheslav Subrakov
Dzhulbars
The title of the TV series is a reference to the Soviet 1935 film about the Border Guards service dog named Dzhulbars.
The following weapons were used in the film Dzhulbars :
Revolvers Nagant M1895 Starshina (Sgt.Maj.) of the Border Guards Yegorych (Aleksandr Marushev ) carries a Nagant M1895 revolver. In firing scenes his standard Nagant is replaced with blank-firing "Blef".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nagant M1895 - 7.62x38R Nagant. Note the angular front sight which was used from 1930s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Blef" (VPO-503 "Nagan-S"), a blank-firing version of Nagant M1895 - .22 Gevelot small cap Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yegorych carries his Nagant un holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of the Nagant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yegorych holds his Nagant, preparing for battle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Shevtsov with a TT-33 and Yegorych with a Nagant. This revolver is a blank-firing 'Blef", identified by the visible groove on the frame between the cylinder and the barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yegorych in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "Blef" fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Pistols Tokarev TT-33 Capt. of the Border Guards Ivan Matveevich Shevtsov (Nikolay Machulskiy ) and Major of State Security Boris Arapov (Gennadiy Yakovlev ) carry TT-33 pistols. Shevtsov's TT several times switches between pre- and post-1947 versions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shevtsov fires at a German saboteur. The pistol is of post-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shevtsov's pistol in holster. This is a correct pre-1947 version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The grip with the Soviet star is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of the pre-1947 pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shevtsov with a TT and Starshina (Sgt.Maj.) Yegorych with a Nagant M1895 . The protruding muzzle of the TT is an element of deactivation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arapov holds a TT of pre-1947 version. Walther P38 A German Lt. (uncredited) holds a Walther P38 during the battle at the bridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Lt. with the P38 in hands is seen during the opening credits. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the P38. Submachine Guns PPSh-41 Several Soviet scouts carry PPSh-41 submachine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The scouts with PPSh-41s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The scouts with PPSh-41s on the battlefield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A scout carries a PPSh. MP38 German soldiers and plainclothes saboteurs are armed with MP38 submachine guns. Captured MP38s are used by several Soviet border guards and soldiers, notably Capt Ivan Shevtsov (Nikolay Machulskiy ) and Starshina Yegorych (Aleksandr Marushev ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur (stunt performer Oleg Poddubnyy ) lands on parachute. Carrying a loaded submachine gun during the parachuting is highly incorrect. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur with the MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good view of an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur fires an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A saboteur (Oleg Poddubnyy ) with an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers pursue Polyakov, Kira and Liza. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shevtsov and Yegorych carry captured MP38s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet of the Border Guards school carries an MP38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yegorych with the MP38. Rifles Tokarev SVT-40 SVT-40 rifles are used by both Soviet border guards and German soldiers. While in reality captured SVT rifles were popular among German troops, in August 1941 they were still rarely seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev SVT-40 - 7.62x54mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet of the Border Guards school holds an SVT-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cadets with Mosin Nagant and SVT rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with an SVT in action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Border Guards cadets carries an SVT on march. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier fires an SVT-40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers carry SVT-40s. Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon Many Soviet soldiers and border guards are armed with Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon rifles. German soldiers also use Mosin Nagant rifles that are probably used in this case due to insufficient number of correct Kar 98k rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891 Dragoon - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Border Guards cadets hunt for the saboteurs. The rifle at the right is an M91 Dragoon while the partially seen rifle at the left has a hex receiver and may be an original M91 or an early M91/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cadets with M91 Dragoon rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the soldiers in the column of the retreating Soviet troops carries an M91 rifle with wiped to white bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cadets with M91 Dragoon rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier holds an M91 rifle. This rifle has the front sight with a non-standard, too long base. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with a mix of M91, M91/30 (visible at the background left) and Karabiner 98k rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pavel Sergeevich Polyakov (Aleksey Barabash ) with an M91 Dragoon rifle. In previous scene he is seen with a Kar 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with a mix of M91, M91/30 and Karabiner 98k rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cadets, mostly with M91 Dragoon rifles, in the last stand. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles are also seen, but they are less common.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1891/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cadet Yasha Nikolaev (Vyacheslav Subrakov) holds an M91/30 rifle. Note that the sling slot is placed uncommonly close to the top barrel band; possibly the rifle is a kind of rework. Throughout the series, Nikolaev's rifle several times switches between full-length rifle and various carbines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers in center and at the left carry M91/30 rifles. These rifles turn out to be a kind of rework as the barrel bands are placed incorrectly, too near to the sling slots. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet with an M91/30 rifle. Note the round receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Karabiner 98k (at the right) and M91/30 rifles execute Soviet POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet with an M91/30 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier with an M91/30 rifle. Note the round receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with a mix of M91, M91/30 and Karabiner 98k rifles. Mosin Nagant Dummy Rifles Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dummy M91/30 without the muzzle bore. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A rubber prop gun. Note that it is bended. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A dummy M91 without the muzzle bore. Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper Rifles , without the scopes but idenfitied by the turned down bolt handles and brackets for scopes, are seen in hands of Soviet soldiers and Border Guards cadets and German soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle with PU 3.5x sniper scope and down turned bolt handle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the German soldiers carries an M91/30 Sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet at the right carries an M91/30 Sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cadets cover the retreat of the main unit. In previous moment a cadet with the rifle is armed with a standard M91/30 that switches to a sniper version. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The cadet operates the bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet with an M91/30 Sniper rifle during the battle at the bridge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier at the foreground holds an M91/30 Sniper rifle. Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine Cadets Yasha Nikolaev (Vyacheslav Subrakov), Alekseev (Anton Shpinkov) and several others carry Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbines .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alekseev fires at saboteurs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha carries an M38 Carbine. In earlier scene he is armed with an M44 Carbine . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha with the M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starshina Valeriy Ivakin (uncredited), the commander of a group of encircled soldiers, holds an M38 Carbine. He also carries a holster for a Nagant M1895 revolver.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alekseev carries an M38 Carbine. Mosin Nagant M1938 Sniper Carbine In several scenes Yasha Nikolaev's (Vyacheslav Subrakov) and Alekseev's (Anton Shpinkov) M38 Carbines switch to a sniper version, without the scopes but with turned down bolt handles. Several other cadets also carry same looking carbines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M1938 Carbine with PU 3.5x sniper scope - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M38 Carbine with turned down bolt handle is seen in the lorry at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha's carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha's carbine leans against a stone. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier at the right carries an M38 carbine with turned down bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha carries the carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alekseev with the carbine with turned down bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet in center holds a carbine with turned down bolt handle. Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbine Anachronistic Mosin Nagant M1944 Carbines are also used by Yasha Nikolaev (Vyacheslav Subrakov) and several other cadets. The carbines have the folding bayonets removed but the brackets are still seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mosin Nagant M44 Carbine, with attached side-folding bayonet - 7.62x54mm R. Screen guns have their bayonets removed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolaev (at the right) and another cadet carry M44 Carbines with removed bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nikolaev fires at saboteurs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M44 Carbine is seen at the right. Karabiner 98k A number of German soldiers carry Karabiner 98k rifles. Pavel Sergeevich Polyakov (Aleksey Barabash ) holds a captured Kar 98k in one scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Manufactured in Germany, 1937. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two Kar 98k are seen among the rifles of German soldiers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two soldiers try to capture Yasha Nikolaev (Vyacheslav Subrakov) . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yasha picks up one of the 98k of the killed enemies. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers with Kar 98k (at the right) and Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifles execute Soviet POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the motorcyclists holds a Kar 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polyakov fires at a German soldier who wounded Kira. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the Kar 98k in hands of Polyakov. In the next moment his rifle switches to an M91. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of a Kar 98k. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier at the foreground fires a Kar 98k while others are armed with various versions of Mosin Nagant. Karabiner 98k Dummy Rifle A dummy Karabiner 98k is reused in several scenes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Soviet soldier with a dummy 98k under the attack of a German plane. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same looking dummy rifle of a German soldier. It seems to be made of painted wood. IZh-38 Pavel Sergeevich Polyakov (Aleksey Barabash ) shoots an IZh-38 air rifle in the shooting gallery. In reality IZh-38 appeared only in 1980s.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IZh-38 Air Rifle - .177. The screen gun is an late 1980s version with differently placed adjustable rear sight and the brown plastic stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Polyakov takes one of the air rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing He shoots at targets. Machine Guns Degtyaryov DP-27 The border guards cadets use two DP-27 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Degtyaryov DP-27 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet with a DP-27 during the evacuation of the school. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet carries a DP-27 on sling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two cadets cover the retreat of the main unit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-ups of the DP-27 in the same scene. Note the marking "MMG DP 234". "MMG" ("Maket masso-gabaritniy", literally "Weight and dimensions dummy") is a term used for non-firing replicas that could be deactivated live guns or specially made dummies. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another DP in hands of a cadet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The DP in action. This one lacks the markings. PKM (visually modified as MG34) PKM machine guns, visually modified to resemble MG34 , are used by German troops (very likely a single prop is reused).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A picture of the original MG34 and PK conversion Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier carries a fake MG34. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gun on position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A machine gun is mounted on the motorcycle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing The fake MG34 in action. The blank ammo can be seen in the belt. Other Weapons RGD-33 Hand Grenade RGD-33 hand grenades are used by Soviet border guards.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RGD-33 high-explosive fragmentation stick grenade, shown with the diamond-patterned fragmentation sleeve. Error creating thumbnail: File missing During the battle at the bridge, a cadet throws an RGD-33 grenade at the German machine gun. The grenade lays on the ground without any "explosion" effect. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the same scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A cadet with a bundle of RGD-33 grenades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Ivan Shevtsov (Nikolay Machulskiy ) with an RGD-33 grenade and a TT-33 pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starshina Yegorych (Aleksandr Marushev ) holds a grenade during the last stand.Model 24 Stielhandgranate A German soldier holds a Model 24 Stielhandgranate hand grenade during the battle against Yegorych's group that covers the retreat of the main unit..
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier with a grenade. His rifle is a dummy 98k (see above). Trivia Error creating thumbnail: File missing A CGI Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter in flight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The CGI Bf 109 attacks the Soviet soldiers. The muzzle flashes match the armament used on Bf 109 F: a single engine-mounted cannon and two synchronized machine guns over the engine. Nevertheless the fins with supports match Bf 109 E that was mainly armed with two wing-mounted cannons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A replica of Sd.Kfz.222 light armored car is seen at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the armored car. The barrel of the 2 cm KwK 30 autocannon is definitly a mockup. Note the holsters for Luger P08 on the belts of two German officers and an NCO. The holsters are supposed to be empty. 
